AB16EJ Plus Operation Manual
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© March 2023
CONTENTS
1 Safety Warning Symbols
and Signs .........................1
2 Important Safety Rules .....5
2.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.2 Preparing for Operation . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.3 Operation Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.4 Towing, Hauling and Lifting
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.5 Maintenance Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3 Responsibilities of Rele-
vant Parties .................... 17
3.1 Owner’s (or Lessor’s)
Responsibilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3.2 Employer’s Responsibilities . . . . . . 17
3.3 Trainer’s Responsibilities . . . . . . . . 17
3.4 User’s Responsibilities . . . . . . . . . . . 17
4 Technical Parameters ..... 19
4.1 Machine Specifications . . . . . . . . . . 19
4.2 Movement Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
5 Pre-operation Inspection 23
5.1 Machine Components. . . . . . . . . . . . 23
5.2 Machine Positions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
5.3 Pre-start Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
5.4 Functional Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
6 Controllers and
Indicators....................... 27
6.1 Ground controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
6.2 Turntable display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
6.3 Platform Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
6.4 Platform Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
7 Operation Instructions.... 35
7.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
7.2 Working Envelope Diagram . . . . . . 36
7.3 Stability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
7.4 Gradeability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
7.5 Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
7.6 Turntable Slewing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
7.7 Traveling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
7.8 Boom Movements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
7.9 Platform Movements . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
7.10 Auxiliary Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
7.11 Transport and Lifting . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
7.12 Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
8 Emergency Procedures .. 47
8.1 Reporting Accidents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
8.2 Emergency Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . 47
8.3 Emergency Lowering . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
8.4 Emergency Towing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
8.5 Override operation with an
overloaded platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
9 Diagram of Decal
Positions........................ 49
10 Maintenance................. 53
10.1 Lubrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
10.2 Oil Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
10.3 Tire Assembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Check Wheel Nuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Replacement Requirements . . . . . . . . . 56
Replacing tires. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
10.4 Inspection and Preventative
Maintenance Schedule. . . . . . . . . . . 57