Premaintenance
Procedures
Manyofthesubjectscoveredinthismaintenancesection
requireraisingandloweringthebed.Thefollowing
precautionsmustbetakenorseriousinjuryordeathcould
result.
WARNING
Araisedbedfullofmaterialwithouttheproper
safetysupportrodmaylowerunexpectedly.
Workingunderanunsupportedraisedbedmay
causeinjurytoyouorothers.
•Beforeservicingormakingadjustmentstothe
machine,shutofftheengine,settheparking
brake,andremovethekeyfromtheignition
switch.
•Removeanyloadmaterialfromthebedorother
attachmentandinsertthesafetysupporton
afullyextendedcylinderrodbeforeworking
underaraisedbed.
UsingtheBedSupport
Important:Alwaysinstallorremovethebedsupport
fromtheoutsideofthebed.
1.Raisethebeduntiltheliftcylindersarefullyextended.
2.Removethebedsupportfromthestoragebracketson
thebackoftheROPSpanel(Figure31).
Figure31
1.Bedsupport
3.Pushthebedsupportontothecylinderrod,ensuring
thatthesupportendtabsrestontheendofthecylinder
barrel,andonthecylinderrodend(Figure32).
Figure32
1.Bedsupport3.Bed
2.Cylinderbarrel
4.Removethebedsupportfromthecylinderandinsertit
intothebracketsonthebackoftheROPSpanel.
Important:Donottrytolowerthebedwiththe
bed-safetysupportonthecylinder.
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