Manitowoc Published 05-09-17, Control # 011-29 3-3
16000 OPERATOR MANUAL OPERATING CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Item Description
1 HOISTāWith forearm vertical, forefinger pointing up, move hand in small horizontal circles.
2LOWERāWith arm extended downward, forefinger pointing down, move hand in small horizontal circles.
3 USE MAIN HOISTāTap fist on head. Then use regular signals.
4USE WHIPLINE (Auxiliary Hoist)āTap elbow with one hand. Then use regular signals.
5 RAISE BOOMāArm extended, fingers closed, thumb pointing upward.
6 LOWER BOOMāArm extended, fingers closed, thumb pointing downward.
7
MOVE SLOWLYāUse one hand to give any motion signal and place other hand motionless in front of hand
giving the motion signal (hoist slowly shown as an example).
8
RAISE BOOM & LOWER LOADāWith arm extended, thumb pointing up, flex fingers in and out as long as
load movement is desired.
9
LOWER BOOM & RAISE LOADāWith arm extended, thumb pointing down, flex fingers in and out as long as
load movement is desired.
10 SWINGāArm extended, point with finger in direction of swing of boom.
11 STOPāArm extended, palm down, move arm back and forth horizontally.
12 EMERGENCY STOPāBoth arms extended, palms down, move arms back and forth horizontally.
13 TRAVELāArm extended forward, hand open and slightly raised, make pushing motion in direction of travel.
14 DOG EVERYTHINGāClasp hands in front of body.
15
TRAVEL (Both Tracks)āUse both fists in front of body, making a circular motion about each other, indicating
direction of travel forward or backward. (For Land Cranes Only).
16
TRAVEL (One Track)āLock the track on side indicated by raised fist. Travel opposite track in direction
indicated by circular motion of other fist, rotated vertically in front of body. (For Land Cranes Only).
17 EXTEND BOOM (Telescoping Booms)āBoth fists in front of body with thumbs pointing outward.
18 RETRACT BOOM (Telescoping Boom)āBoth fists in front of body with thumbs pointing toward each other.
19 EXTEND BOOM (Telescoping Boom)āOne Hand Signal. One fist in front of chest with thumb tapping chest.
20
RETRACT BOOM (Telescoping Boom)āOne hand signal. One fist in front of chest, thumb pointing outward
and heel of fist tapping chest.