
TB24 Plus&26J Plus Operation Manual i© Apr 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction ............................. iii
1 Machine Specifications ........ 1-1
2 Machine Components .......... 2-1
3 Safety............................... 3-1
Safety Definitions . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Reporting Accidents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Electrocution Hazards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Tipping Hazards and Rated Load . . . . . 3-2
Jobsite Hazards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 3-4
Unsafe Operation Hazards. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
FallHazards...........................3-7
Collision Hazards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Crush Hazards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Explosion and Fire Hazards. . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Damaged Machine Hazards . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Bodily Injury Hazards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Battery Hazards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 3-9
Hydraulic Hazards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Welding and Polishing Requirements 3-11
After Using the Machine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
4 Jobsite Inspection............... 4-1
5 Pre-operation Inspection ...... 5-1
Tips for Conducting a Pre-operation
Inspection.............................5-1
Conducting a Pre-operation
Inspection.............................5-2
Inspecting Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 5-2
Inspecting Entire Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Inspect Hydraulic Oil Level. . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Inpsecting Fuel Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Inspecting Engine Oil Level . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Inspecting Coolant Level (water-
cooled engine).......................5-5
Inspecting the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
6 Pre-operation Function Test .. 6-1
Preparing for a Pre-operation
Function Test. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Testing the Ground Controller . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Testing the horn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 6-4
Testing the engine start switch. . . . . . 6-4
Testing the emergency stop button . 6-4
Testing the Ground/Platform select
switch...............................6-5
Testing the enable switch . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Testing the main boom up/down
switch...............................6-5
Testing the main boom telescope
switch...............................6-5
Testing the turntable rotate switch . . 6-5
Testing the platform level switch . . . . 6-5
Testing the platform rotate switch. . . 6-6
Testing the jib up/down switch-
TB26J Plus only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Testing the jib rotate switch-TB26J
Plus (if equipped) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Testing the emergency power
switch...............................6-6
Testing the engine high/low speed
select switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Testing the buzzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Testing the engine glow plug
switch(if equipped). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Testing the Platform Controller . . . . . . . . 6-7
Testing the Drive Speed. . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-13
Testing the Emergency Lowering
Function..............................6-14
Testing the Tilt Protection System. . . .6-14
Testing the Envelope Restriction . . . . .6-15