Oshkosh JLG 1850SJ Use and care manual

Operation and Safety Manual
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Original Instructions - Keep this manual with the machine at all times.
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Model
1850SJ
PVC 2001
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October 17, 2019 - Rev A
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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
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FOREWORD
The Mobile Elevating Work Platform (MEWP) models covered in this manual are designed and tested to meet or exceed var-
ious compliance standards. Please refer to the manufacturer’s nameplate affixed to the subject MEWP for specific standard
compliance information.
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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.
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SAFETY ALERT SYMBOLS AND SAFETY SIGNAL WORDS
INDICATES AN IMMINENTLY HAZARDOUS SITUATION. IF NOT AVOIDED, WILL
RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. THIS DECAL WILL HAVE A RED BACK-
GROUND.
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RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. THIS DECAL WILL HAVE AN ORANGE BACK-
GROUND.
INDICATES A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SITUATION. IF NOT AVOIDED, MAY RESULT
IN MINOR OR MODERATE INJURY. IT MAY ALSO ALERT AGAINST UNSAFE PRACTICES.
THIS DECAL WILL HAVE A YELLOW BACKGROUND.
INDICATES INFORMATION OR A COMPANY POLICY THAT RELATES DIRECTLY OR INDI-
RECTLY TO THE SAFETY OF PERSONNEL OR PROTECTION 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 possible injury or
death
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THIS PRODUCT MUST COMPLY WITH ALL SAFETY RELATED BULLETINS. CONTACT JLG
INDUSTRIES, INC. OR THE LOCAL AUTHORIZED JLG REPRESENTATIVE FOR INFORMA-
TION REGARDING SAFETY-RELATED BULLETINS WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR
THIS PRODUCT.
JLG INDUSTRIES, INC. SENDS SAFETY RELATED BULLETINS TO THE OWNER OF
RECORD OF THIS MACHINE. CONTACT JLG INDUSTRIES, INC. TO ENSURE THAT THE
CURRENT OWNER RECORDS ARE UPDATED AND ACCURATE.
JLG INDUSTRIES, INC. MUST BE NOTIFIED IMMEDIATELY IN ALL INSTANCES WHERE
JLG PRODUCTS HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING BODILY INJURY
OR DEATH OR WHEN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE HAS OCCURRED TO PERSONAL PROP-
ERTY OR THE JLG PRODUCT.
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JLG Industries, Inc.
13224 Fountainhead Plaza
Hagerstown, MD 21742
USA
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(See addresses on inside of manual cover)
In USA:
Toll Free: 877-JLG-SAFE (877-554-7233)
Outside USA:
Phone: [phone]
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Product Safety
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REVISION LOG
Original Issue A - October 17, 2019
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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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
1.3 OPERATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Trip and Fall Hazards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Electrocution Hazards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Tipping Hazards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Crushing and Collision Hazards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
1.4 TOWING, LIFTING, AND HAULING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
1.5 MAINTENANCE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
Maintenance Hazards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
Battery Hazards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12
SECTION - 2 - USER RESPONSIBILITIES, MACHINE PREPARATION,
AND INSPECTION
2.1 PERSONNEL TRAINING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Operator Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Training Supervision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Operator Responsibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Machine Familiarization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
2.2 PREPARATION, INSPECTION, AND MAINTENANCE . . . . . 2-2
Pre-Start Inspection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Function Check. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
SkyGuard Function Test. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Boom Control System Check Procedure . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
SECTION - 3 - MACHINE CONTROLS AND INDICATORS
3.1 GENERAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
3.2 CONTROLS AND INDICATORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Ground Control Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Ground Control Indicator Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Ground Control Console Display Gauge - Machines
using Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
Platform Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18
Platform Control Indicator Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25
SECTION - 4 - MACHINE OPERATION
4.1 DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
4.2 BOOM OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS AND
LIMITATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Controlled Arc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Envelope Tracking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Controlled Angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Swing Speed Proportioning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Platform Load Sensing System (LSS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
4.3 CAPACITY SELECT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
4.4 ENGINE OPERATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Starting Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Shutdown Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Air Shutoff Valve (ASOV) (If Equipped). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
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Fuel Reserve / Shut-Off System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
4.5 SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION (SCR) - MACHINES US-
ING DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID (DEF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Standstill Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Maintenance Standstill Cleaning Initiation
Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Cancelling Maintenance Standstill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Unsuccessful Cleaning Event. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
4.6 TRAVELING (DRIVING). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
Traveling Forward and Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
Traveling on a Grade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21
4.7 STEERING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21
4.8 EXTENDING THE AXLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21
4.9 PLATFORM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22
Platform Level Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22
Platform Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22
4.10 BOOM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22
Swinging the Boom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23
Raising and Lowering the Boom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23
Telescoping the Boom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23
Telescoping the Jib . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23
Stowing/Swinging the Jib . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24
4.11 FUNCTION SPEED CONTROL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24
4.12 MACHINE SAFETY SYSTEM OVERRIDE (MSSO)
(CE ONLY). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24
4.13 SKYGUARD™ OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24
SkyGuard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-25
SkyGuard - SkyLine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-25
SkyGuard - SkyEye. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-25
SkyGuard Function Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
4.13 EMERGENCY TOWING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-27
4.14 SHUT DOWN AND PARK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28
4.15 LIFTING AND TIE DOWN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28
Lifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28
Tie Down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-29
4.16 STOWING THE JIB FOR TRANSPORT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-29
SECTION - 5 - LCD DISPLAY PANEL
5.1 DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
5.2 BOOT UP SPLASH SCREEN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
5.3 MACHINE OPERATING SCREEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Console Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Icons Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Machine Status Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
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5.4 KEYSWITCH IN GROUND MODE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
5.5 FUNCTION SPEED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
5.6 CAN BUS LOST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
5.7 TAKE FOOT OUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
5.8 PUT FOOT IN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
5.9 BCS LAMP ON. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
5.10 BROKEN CABLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
5.11 PLATFORM LEVEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
5.12 PLATFORM OVERLOAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15
5.13 CAPACITY MODE ERROR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
5.14 SWING DTCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
5.15 JIB UNLOCKED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
5.16 JIB LOCKED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
5.17 CHASSIS STATUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
Axles Retracted In Transport Position. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
Axles Extended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
Axles Retracted In Out of Transport Position . . . . . . 5-23
Axles In Transient State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
5.18 MACHINE TILTED MODE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-24
5.19 ENVELOPE STATUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25
5.20 MACHINE MODEL UNKNOWN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
5.21 SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION (SCR) CLEANING. . 5-30
SECTION - 6 - EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
6.1 GENERAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
6.2 INCIDENT NOTIFICATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
6.3 EMERGENCY OPERATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Operator Unable to Control Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Platform or Boom Caught Overhead or Boom
Movement Prevented by Boom Control System . . . 6-2
6.4 EMERGENCY TOWING PROCEDURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
6.5 MACHINE SAFETY SYSTEM OVERRIDE (MSSO)
(CE ONLY). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
SECTION - 7 - ACCESSORIES
7.1 FALL ARREST PLATFORM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
Safety Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
7.2 PIPE RACKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
Capacity Specifications (Australia Only). . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
Safety Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
Preparation and Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
7.3 SKYCUTTER™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
Safety Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
Accessory Ratings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
Generator Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
Preparation and Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
7.4 SKYGLAZIER™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
Capacity Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
Safety Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8
Preparation and Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8
7.5 SKYPOWER™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
Generator Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
Accessory Ratings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
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