Sutphen SP70 - Table of Contents

SINGLE AXLE AERIALS 2012
Manual-2012 _SL75-SA75-SP70.docx Page 2 of 55 8/31/2012
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................... 4
OPERATION SAFETY POINTS ................................................................................................ 5
GENERAL WARNING................................................................................................................ 7
AERIAL TOWER OPERATION ............................................................................................... 8
Do not exceed the rated capacities! ........................................................................................................................... 8
CAB SET-UP FOR AERIAL OPERATION............................................................................................................ 8
STEPS FOR PLACING PTO IN GEAR .................................................................................... 9
ENGAGE THE POWER TAKE-OFF (PTO) PLACING PTO IN GEAR .............................................................. 9
CAB SET-UP FOR PUMP OPERATION ................................................................................ 10
SET UP FOR SIMULTANEOUS TOWER AND PUMP OPERATIONS ........................................................... 10
AERIAL TOWER SET-UP ....................................................................................................... 12
TOWER OPERATION .............................................................................................................. 15
GROUND STABILIZERS ...................................................................................................................................... 15
RAISE/LOWER ...................................................................................................................................................... 15
EXTEND AND RETRACT .................................................................................................................................... 16
ROTATION ............................................................................................................................................................. 16
HIGH SPEED CONTROL......................................................................................................... 17
AUXILIARY HYDRAULIC POWER SWITCH .................................................................... 18
SAFETY INTERLOCK SYSTEM ............................................................................................ 19
INTERLOCK JACK RELEASE............................................................................................................................. 20
WATERWAY AND NOZZLE .................................................................................................. 21
DRAINING OF WATERWAY AND NOZZLE ..................................................................................................... 21
PLATFORM MOUNTING AND LEVELING SYSTEM....................................................... 22
OPTIONAL BREATHING AIR SYSTEM .............................................................................. 22
RETRACT THE TOWER ....................................................................................................................................... 23
ROTATE THE TOWER ......................................................................................................................................... 23
LOWER THE TOWER ........................................................................................................................................... 23
REMOVE WHEEL CHOCKS ................................................................................................................................ 23
RETRACT THE STABILIZERS ........................................................................................................................... 24
AERIAL TOWER LUBRICATION AND SERVICE............................................................. 25
STABILIZERS ........................................................................................................................................................ 25
MAIN LIFT CYLINDERS ..................................................................................................................................... 25
PIVOT SHAFT BEARINGS .................................................................................................................................. 25
TURNTABLE BEARING ....................................................................................................................................... 25
ROTATION GEAR REDUCER ............................................................................................................................. 26
DRIVE GEARS ....................................................................................................................................................... 26
TOWER EXTENSION/RETRACTION CYLINDER (Models SA65, SA75, & SP70) ......... Error! Bookmark not
defined.
TOWER EXTENSION/RETRACTION CYLINDER (Model SL75 only) ............................................................ 26
SHEAVES AND CABLES ..................................................................................................................................... 27
SLIDE BLOCKS ..................................................................................................................................................... 29
WATERWAY AND SEALS .................................................................................................................................... 29
WATERWAY AND SEALS ...................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
WATERWAY NOZZLE .......................................................................................................................................... 30
PLATFORM MOUNTING AND LEVELING SYSTEM ...................................................................................... 30
HYDRAULIC OIL TANK ...................................................................................................................................... 31
High Pressure Filtration System................................................................................................ 35
MAINTENANCE OF STRUCTURE ........................................................................................ 35
ALUMINUM TOWER STRUCTURE ................................................................................................................... 35
TURNTABLE ATTACHMENTS ........................................................................................................................... 35
ATTACHMENT OF SUPPORT STRUCTURE TO TRUCK FRAME ................................................................ 36
EXTENSION SYSTEM .......................................................................................................................................... 27