Manitowoc National Crane 1400A User Manual

National Crane Published 12-21-2012 Control # 103-06 3-1
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1400A OPERATORS MANUAL OPERATING CONTROLS & PROCEDURES
SECTION 3
CONTROLS AND OPERATING PROCEDURES
SECTION CONTENTS
Truck Cab Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Truck Cab Ignition Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Power Take Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Park Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Engine Speed Governor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Neutral Start/Safety Switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Outriggers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Outrigger Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Crane Level Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Remote Engine Throttle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Outrigger Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Crane Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Hydraulic Oil Temperature Warning Light. . . . . . . 3-4
Crane Ignition Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Crane Function Power Switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Warning Horn Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Swing Control Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Swing Brake Pedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Swing Brake Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Adjustable Swing Speed Valve. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Telescope Control Lever. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Boom Telescope Pedal (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Hoist Control Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
High Speed Switch Hoist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Hoist Rotation Indicator (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Boom Lift Control Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Boom Lift Control Pedal (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Foot Throttle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Hand Throttle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Radio Remote Switch (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Handheld Outrigger Controls (Optional) . . . . . . . . 3-7
Load Chart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Rated Capacity Limiter (RCL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Crane Cab Climate Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Diesel Heater Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Heater Cold Weather Fuel Mixture . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Air Conditioner Controls (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Operating Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Equipment Familiarization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Crane Cab Access. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Equipment Checks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Cold Weather Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Anti-two-block Check. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
RCL Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
hoist System Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Hoist Two Speed Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Work Site Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Before Leaving the Truck Cab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Before Making the Lift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Load Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Using the Load Chart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Lifting the Load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Unattended Crane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Shut Down and preparation For Road Travel . . . 3-11
This section contains information on the controls and
operating procedures to include:
• Truck Cab Controls
• Outrigger Controls
• Crane Controls
• Operating Procedures
• Hoist System Operation
• Work Site Location
• Load Chart
• Lifting the Load
• Shutdown and Preparation for Travel
TRUCK CAB CONTROLS
The truck cab controls described here are those controls that
are used in conjunction with the crane controls.
Truck Cab Ignition Switch
Truck cab ignition switch must be OFF in order for crane cab
ignition switch to be operable.
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Manitowoc National Crane 1400A Specifications

General

Brand	Manitowoc
Model	National Crane 1400A
Category	Construction Equipment
Language	English