07-03-19 Control # 091-09 3-1
600H SERIES OPERATOR MANUAL CONTROLS AND OPERATING PROCEDURES
SECTION 3
CONTROLS AND OPERATING PROCEDURES
SECTION CONTENTS
Truck Cab Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Power Take-Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Park Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Crane Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Boom Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Swing Speed Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Boom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Boom Telescope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Hoist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Outriggers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Foot Throttle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Emergency Stop Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
RCL System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
RCL Power Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Momentary RCL Override Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Load Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Boom Angle Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Boom length indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Operating Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Equipment Familiarization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Equipment Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Cold Weather Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Crane Warm-up Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Hoist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Swing Drive and Turntable Bearing . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Axles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Hydraulic Oil System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Jump Starting Hazard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Anti-Two-Block Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
RCL Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Hoist System Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Hoist Burst of Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Working Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
600 H-BC Working Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
600 H-RM Working Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Work Site Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Before Leaving the Truck Cab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Before Making the Lift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Load Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Using the Load Chart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Lifting the Load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Load Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Range Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Hoist Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Shut Down and Preparation for Road Travel . . . 3-12
Unattended Crane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Danger Remote Start Hazard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
Hydraulic System Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
Radio Remote Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
Electrical Circuit Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
Emergency Stop Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
TRUCK CAB CONTROLS
Power Take-Off
Manual Shift Control
The PTO’s are engaged when the knobs on dash or floor are
pulled out and disengaged when the knobs are pushed in.
The truck gear shift lever must be in neutral and the clutch
depressed whenever the knobs are moved.
Air Shift Control
The PTO is engaged when the switch is moved to apply air to
PTO and disengaged when switch in off position. The truck
gear shift lever must be in neutral and clutch depressed
when switch is moved. The transmission selector lever must
be returned to “N” for stationary vehicle operation. The
power take-off may be disengaged while in any transmission
range provided that the load has first been removed from the
PTO.