Manitou 170 AETJ L - Loading, Unloading, and Securing for Transport

TRANSPORTING THE PLATFORM
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IMPORTANT
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Check that the safety instructions associated with the flatbed have been correctly applied before loading the platform and ensure that the driver of the vehicle has been
informed of the dimensional characteristics and total weight of the platform.
Make sure that the dimensions and load capacity of the flatbed are adequate for transporting the platform, e SPECIFICATIONS.
It is essential that the turntable is locked when the platform is being transported, e SAFETY COMPONENTS: TURNTABLE LOCKING PIN.
Covers must be closed and locked while the platform is being transported.
LOADING/UNLOADING THE PLATFORM
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IMPORTANT
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The flatbed must be parked on a level surface. The wheels must be blocked with shims
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The loading ramps must be attached to the flatbed so as to obtain as small an angle
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as possible.
Turntable rotation is prohibited while the platform is being loaded onto the flatbed and during unloading.
The turntable must be locked before loading the platform onto a transport flatbed or before unloading it, e SAFETY COMPONENTS: TURNTABLE LOCKING PIN.
The platform must be loaded and unloaded using a winch if the loading ramps are slippery, e 3-MAINTENANCE: OCCASIONAL OPERATION: TOWING/WINCHING THE
PLATFORM.
The platform must be loaded and unloaded using a crane if the angle of the loading ramps exceeds the maximum slope accessible value, e 3-MAINTENANCE:
OCCASIONAL OPERATION: LIFTING THE PLATFORM.
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LOADING THE PLATFORM ONTO THE FLATBED
- Switch the platform on.
- From the ground control panel:
• Put the platform in transport position, eOPERATING THE PLATFORM: TRANSPORT/WORKING POSITION.
• Put the turntable, the basket and the jib (150AETJ3D (150AETJC3D) in neutral position, eOPERATING THE PLATFORM:
TRANSPORT/WORKING POSITION.
- Lock the turntable, eSAFETY COMPONENTS: TURNTABLE LOCKING PIN.
- Get into the basket.
- Raise the jib slightly to prevent the basket hitting the ground or the loading ramps.
- Drive the platform forward slowly with the basket at the bottom of the slope, see illustration above.
UNLOADING THE PLATFORM FROM THE FLATBED
NOTE: The platform is in TRANSPORT position
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, eCONFIGURING THE PLATFORM FOR TRANSPORT on the next page.
- Ensure that the turntable is locked,
eSAFETY COMPONENTS: TURNTABLE LOCKING PIN.
- Switch the platform on.
- Get into the basket.
- Raise the jib slightly to prevent the basket hitting the ground or the loading ramps.
- Drive the platform backward slowly with the basket at the bottom of the slope, see illustration above.
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