Nilfisk-Advance CS7000 - Hopper Interlock Switch; Hopper Prop Rod and Pull Rod

Hopper System 257Service Manual – CS7000
Hopper Interlock Switch
The Hopper Interlock Switch is a proximity sensor on the left front
of the machine frame that senses when the hopper is all the way
down in the normal operating position.
Hopper Prop Rod and Pull Rod
The Hopper Prop Rod is a safety mechanism that must
be engaged when personnel are working underneath the
hopper to prevent the hopper from being lowered. The
Hopper Prop Rod pivots toward the rear of the machine
to engage the top of the Hopper Lift Cylinder and hold the
hopper in its raised position.
Warning! Before working underneath the
raised hopper, engage the Hopper
Prop Rod as follows:
1. Raise the hopper all the way up.
2. Pull the Pull Rod to pivot the bottom of the
Hopper Prop Rod toward the Hopper Lift
Cylinder
until it contacts the Hopper Lift
Cylinder
.
3. Lower the hopper until the Hopper Prop Rod
contacts the top of the Hopper Lift Cylinder.
To disengage the Hopper Prop Rod:
4. Raise the hopper all the way up.
5. Push the Pull Rod to pivot the bottom of
the Hopper Prop Rod off of the Hopper Lift
Cylinder
.
6. Lower the hopper.
Hopper
Interlock
Switch
Hopper
Prop
Rod
Hopper
Lift
Cylinder
Pull
Rod