Oshkosh Corporation JLG 830P Use and care manual

Operation and Safety Manual
ANSI
Original Instructions - Keep this manual with the machine at all times.
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Model
830P
SN P900004871 to Present
31215862
December 12, 2019 - Rev A
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WARNING
Operating, servicing and maintaining this vehicle or equipment
can expose you to chemicals including engine exhaust, carbon
monoxide, phthalates, and lead, which are known to the State of
California to cause cancer and birth defects or other
reproductive harm. To minimize exposure, avoid breathing
exhaust, do not idle the engine except as necessary, service your
vehicle or equipment in a well-ventilated area and wear gloves
or wash your hands frequently when servicing. For more
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FOREWORD
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FOREWORD
The Mobile Elevating Work Platform (MEWP) models covered in this manual are designed and tested to meet
or exceed various compliance standards. Please refer to the manufacturer’s nameplate affixed to the subject
MEWP for specific standard compliance information.
This manual is a very important tool! Keep it with the machine at all times.
The purpose of this manual is to provide owners, users, operators, lessors, and lessees with the precautions and
operating procedures essential for the safe and proper machine operation for its intended purpose.
Due to continuous product improvements, JLG Industries, Inc. reserves the right to make specification changes
without prior notification. Contact JLG Industries, Inc. for updated information.
Refer to www.JLG.com for Warranty, Product Registration, and other machine-related documentation.
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SAFETY ALERT SYMBOLS AND SAFETY SIGNAL WORDS
DANGER
INDICATES AN IMMINENTLY HAZARDOUS SITUATION. IF NOT
AVOIDED, WILL RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. THIS DECAL
WILL HAVE A RED BACKGROUND.
IND IC ATES A POTENTI ALLY HA ZAR DOUS SITUATION. IF NOT
AVOIDED, COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. THIS DECAL
WILL HAVE AN ORANGE BACKGROUND.
CAUTION
INDICATES A POTENTIALLY HA ZARDOUS SI TUATION. IF NOT
AVOIDED, MAY RESULT IN MINOR OR MODERATE INJURY. IT MAY
ALSO ALERT AGAINST UNSAFE PRACTICES. THIS DECAL WILL HAVE A
YELLOW BACKGROUND.
NOTICE
INDICATES INFORMATION OR A COMPANY POLIC Y THAT RELATES
DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY TO THE SAFETY OF PERSONNEL OR PRO-
TECTION OF PROPERTY.
This is the Safety Alert Symbol. It is used to alert you to the potential personal
injury hazards. Obey all safety messages that follow this symbol to avoid possi-
ble injury or death
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REVISION LOG
Original Issue - A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .December 12, 2019
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SECTION - 1 - SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
1.1 GENERAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
1.2 PRE-OPERATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Operator Training and Knowledge . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Workplace Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Machine Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
1.3 OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Trip and Fall Hazard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Electrocution Hazard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Tipping Hazards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Crushing and Collision Hazards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
1.4 TRANSPORTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Tipping Hazards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
1.5 MOVING, LIFTING AND REPOSITIONING . . . . . . . .1-10
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Additional Safety Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
1.6 MAINTENANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-10
Maintenance Hazards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Battery Hazards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
SECTION - 2 - PREPARATION AND INSPECTION
2.1 PERSONNEL TRAINING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Operator Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Training Supervision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Operator Responsibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Machine Familiarization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
2.2 PREPARATION, INSPECTION, AND
MAINTENANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
2.3 PRE-START INSPECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
2.4 DAILY WALK-AROUND INSPECTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
2.5 FUNCTION CHECK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
SECTION - 3 - MACHINE OPERATION
3.1 GENERAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
3.2 MACHINE DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
3.3 OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS AND
LIMITATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Placards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
3.4 PLATFORM LOADING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
3.5 MACHINE OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Machine Component Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Battery Charger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Ground Control Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Positioning and Leveling Machine. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Entering/Exiting The Platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Platform Control Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
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3.6 TRANSPORTING, LIFTING, AND TIE-DOWN
PROCEDURES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Loading or Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Vehicle Transport. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Transportation Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
3.7 DECAL INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
SECTION - 4 - EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
4.1 GENERAL INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-1
4.2 EMERGENCY OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-1
Operator Unable to Control Machine . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Platform Caught Overhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Righting of Tipped Machine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
4.3 INCIDENT NOTIFICATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-2
4.4 EMERGENCY LOWERING OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . .4-3
SECTION - 5 - GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS
5.1 INTRODUCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-1
5.2 SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-2
Working Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Operating Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Power Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Battery Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Lubrication Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
5.3 OPERATOR MAINTENANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Accessing Hydraulic/Electrical Components In . . .
Base Frame 5-4
Hydraulic System Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
SECTION - 6 - INSPECTION AND REPAIR LOG
LIST OF TABLES
1-1 Minimum Approach Distances (M.A.D.) . . . . . . . 1-5
2-1 Inspection and Maintenance Table . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
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SECTION 1 - SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
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SECTION 1. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
1.1 GENERAL
This section outlines the necessary precautions for proper and safe
machine usage and maintenance. In order to promote proper machine
usage, it is mandatory that a daily routine is established based on the
content of this manual. A maintenance program, using the information
provided in the Service and Maintenance section, must also be estab-
lished by a qualified person and must be followed to ensure that the
machine is safe to operate.
The owner/user/operator/lessor/lessee of the machine must not accept
operating responsibility until this manual has been read, training is
accomplished, and operation of the machine has been completed
under the supervision of an experienced and qualified operator.
These sections contain the responsibilities of the owner, user, operator,
lessor, and lessee concerning safety, training, inspection, maintenance,
application, and operation. If there are any questions with regard to
safety, training, inspection, maintenance, application, and operation,
please contact JLG Industries, Inc. (“JLG”).
FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS LISTED IN THIS MANUAL
COULD RESULT IN MACHINE DAMAGE, PROPERTY DAMAGE, PERSONAL INJURY OR
DEATH.
1.2 PRE-OPERATION
Operator Training and Knowledge
•Read, understand, and study the Operation and Safety Manual in
its entirety before operating the machine. For clarification, ques-
tions, or additional information regarding any portions of this
manual, contact JLG Industries, Inc.
•An operator must not accept operating responsibilities until ade-
quate training has been given by competent and authorized per-
sons.
•Allow only those authorized and qualified personnel to operate
the machine who have demonstrated that they understand the
safe and proper operation and maintenance of the unit.
•Read, understand, and obey all DANGERS, WARNINGS, CAUTIONS,
and operating instructions on the machine and in this manual.
•Ensure that the machine is to be used in a manner which is within
the scope of its intended application as determined by JLG.
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•All operating personnel must be familiar with the emergency con-
trols and emergency operation of the machine as specified in this
manual.
•Read, understand, and obey all applicable employer, local, and
governmental regulations as they pertain to your utilization and
application of the machine.
Workplace Inspection
•Precautions to avoid all hazards in the work area must be taken by
the user before and during operation of the machine.
•Do not operate or raise the platform from a position on trucks,
trailers, railway cars, floating vessels, scaffolds or other equipment
unless the application is approved in writing by JLG.
•Before operation, check work area for overhead hazards such as
electric lines, bridge cranes, and other potential overhead obstruc-
tions.
•Check operating surfaces for holes, bumps, drop-offs, obstruc-
tions, debris, concealed holes, and other potential hazards.
•Check the work area for hazardous locations. Do not operate the
machine in hazardous environments unless approved for that pur-
pose by JLG.
•Ensure that the ground conditions are adequate to support the
maximum tire load indicated on the tire load decals located on the
chassis adjacent to each wheel.
Machine Inspection
•Do not operate this machine until the inspections and functional
checks have been performed as specified in Section 2 of this man-
ual.
•Do not operate this machine until it has been serviced and main-
tained according to the maintenance and inspection require-
ments as specified in the Service and Maintenance section of this
manual.
•Ensure all safety devices are operating properly. Modification of
these devices is a safety violation.
MODIFICATION OR ALTERATION OF A MEWP SHALL BE MADE ONLY WITH PRIOR WRIT-
TEN PERMISSION FROM THE MANUFACTURER.
•Do not operate any machine on which the safety or instruction
placards or decals are missing or illegible.
•Check the machine for modifications to original components.
Ensure that any modifications have been approved by JLG.
•Avoid accumulation of debris on platform floor. Keep mud, oil,
grease, and other slippery substances from footwear and platform
floor.
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