21Bobcat T40140with PlatformOperation and Maintenance ManualOPERATING INSTRUCTIONSSetup prior to lifting peopleThis operation consists of setting up and preparing the machine prior to carrying out people lifting operations.Installation of the platform onto the handler1.Installing the platform onto the handler's tool carrier.• Refer to the relevant paragraphs of the correspond-ing handler manual. Depending on which option thehandler is fitted with, locking is either manual or hy-draulic.2.To install the additional pin [Figure 35]:• Make sure the platform is correctly locked by thestandard device.• Slide the additional pin into the designated bores onthe platform and the tool carrier.• Put the safety pin in place.Figure 35Setup of the PEMPThis operation consists of setting up the machine on the work site in the position in which the people lifting manoeu-vres will be carried out.1.Immobilise the machine in a place such that:• the strokes available for boom lifting and telescop-ing as defined in the charts allow the planned workzones to be reached and even exceeded.• there are no mobile or immobile obstacles in theplanned turning area which would make the ma-noeuvres dangerous.• both the transversal and longitudinal cants do notexceed the fixed limits.• the sites where the stabilisers and wheels of the ma-chine will stand:• are apt to support the pressure generated bythem.• present no risk of sinking or collapsing.2.Put the transmission control lever in neutral.3.Set the cant correction to the middle stroke position.4.Lower the two stabilisers:• until both stabilisers rest on the ground and supportthe machine.• so as to correct the transversal cant in order to re-turn the boom to a vertical plane (angle B = 0°).5.Put on the parking brake.6.Position the work platform horizontally andlongitudinally then rest it on the ground.7.Put one of the transmitter's two accumulators into thecharger.8.Stop the engine and remove the key from the ignition.9.Turn the driving mode selector to the radio controlposition (clockwise) and remove the key.10.Close all the windows, leave the cab, close and lockthe door and remove the key from the lock.11.Give a complete set of the following keys to thepersonnel remaining on the ground during peoplelifting manoeuvres:• key for the ignition switch.• key for the cab door lock.• key for the driving mode selector.• key for the fuel tank cap.12.Connect the platform cable to the handler.13.Remove the track rod lock from the platform rotationsystem (only rotating platforms) if rotation is to be usedduring planned people lifting manoeuvres. Otherwise,leave it in place.WARNINGDo not use the machine if the additional pin is notin place and secured by its pin.1293900
