McNeilus Contender - 5.2 Procedure for the Pneumatic Canopy Lift Design

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Contender Front Loader
Preventive Maintenance
6. Push up on the canopy until it can no longer go up. Hold it
in place during the next step (Figure 57).
7. Rotate the wing nuts until they are tightened.
Figure 57
8. The canopy is now held in the UP position.
9. The cab can now be tilted up.
Lowering the Canopy
1. Lower the cab.
2. Place the ladders, one next to the street side cab door
and one next to the curb side cab door in order to reach
under the canopy.
3. Locate the wing nuts to rotate the canopy (Figure 55).
4. Rotate the wing nuts until they can no longer be
loosened.
5. Lower the canopy all the way down.
6. Rotate the wing nuts until they are tightened.
7. Procedure is complete. Return truck to service.
5.2 Procedure for the Pneumatic Canopy
Lift Design
Lifting the Canopy
The truck uses a pneumatic cylinder to lift and lower the
canopy (see Figure 58 for location of the pneumatic cylinder
under the canopy).
Figure 58
1. Place unit on a at surface, block truck tires.
2. Make sure the truck has enough air.
3. Raise the arms into the hopper.