Manitou MAN'GO 12 User Manual

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F - DRIVING THE PLATFORM
SAFETY NOTICE
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Operators should be aware of the risks connected with using the platform, notably:
- Risk of losing control.
- Risk of losing lateral and frontal stability of the platform.
The operator must remain in control of the platform.
- Do not carry out operations which exceed the capacities of your platform.
- Familiarise yourself with the platform on the terrain where it will be used.
- Ensure that the brakes work efficiently when stopping a travelling movement, taking into account the braking distances.
- Drive smoothly at an appropriate speed for the operating conditions (land configuration, load in the basket).
- Take extreme care if manoeuvring the platform with the basket in the high position. Ensure you have adequate visibility.
- Take bends slowly.
- In all circumstances make sure you are in control of your speed.
- Travel slowly on damp, slippery or uneven terrain or on truck ramps.
- Always remember that the hydraulic form of steering is very sensitive to movements.
- Never leave the I.C. engine on when the platform is unattended.
- Look where you are going and always make sure you have good visibility along the route.
- Drive round obstacles.
- Never drive on the edge of a ditch or steep slope.
- Whatever your travelling speed, you must reduce the speed as much as possible before stopping.
- The lifting platform must work in an obstacle-free area, where there is no danger descending to the ground.
- The operator using the lifting platform must be assisted by an appropriately instructed person on the ground.
- Comply with the limits shown on the lifting platform’s load graph.
INSTRUCTIONS
- When moving the platform a long distance, always travel with the arms folded or the scissors in the low position.
- Engage the appropriate gear (see chapter 2 - DESCRIPTION, CHECKING AND CONTROL INSTRUMENTS pages).
G - STOPPING THE PLATFORM
SAFETY NOTICE
- Never leave the ignition key in the platform during the operator’s absence.
- Make sure that the platform is not stopped in any position that will interfere with the traffic flow and at less than one
meter from the track of a railway.
- In the event of prolonged parking on a site, protect the platform from bad weather, particularly from frost (check the
level of antifreeze), close and lock all the platform accesses (cowls…).
- Park the lifting platform on a flat surface or on a slight slope of less than 10%.
INSTRUCTIONS
• PLATFORMS WITH IC ENGINES
- Before stopping the platform after a long working period, leave the I.C. engine idling for a few moments, to allow the
coolant liquid and oil to lower the temperature of the I.C. engine and transmission.
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Do not forget this precaution, in the event of frequent stops or warm stalling of the I.C. engine, or else the temperature of certain parts will rise significantly due to the
stopping of the cooling system, with the risk of badly damaging such parts.
- Stop the I.C. engine with the ignition switch.
- Remove the ignition key.
- Check that all the accesses on the platform are closed and locked (cowls…).
• ELECTRIC PLATFORMS
- - Remove the ground/platform control selection key.
- - Check that all the accesses on the platform are closed and locked (cowls…).
- - Set the battery cut-out to the OFF position (ELECTRIC PLATFORM).
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Manitou MAN'GO 12 Specifications

General

Brand	Manitou
Model	MAN'GO 12
Category	Boom Lifts
Language	English