Hopper Manual Lifting; Lifted Hopper Locking Pin Installation; Lifted Hopper Door Support Rod Installation - Nilfisk Advance RS 500 Instructions D'utilisation

INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE

HOPPER MANUAL LIFTING

To lift/lower the hopper (12, Fig. G) manually (when the diesel
engine is faulty, etc.) perform the following procedure.
Hopper manual lifting
1. Check that the machine is on a solid and level ground,
especially if the hopper (12, Fig. G) is full.
2. Turn off the engine, by turning the ignition key (17, Fig.
D) counterclockwise, to the end of stroke, then remove
it.
Remove the ignition key (17, Fig. D).
3. Engage the parking brake (7, Fig. E).
4. Open the right panel door (16, Fig. G) by releasing the
fasteners (17) with the supplied key.
5. Remove the hand pump lever (29, Fig. F).
6. Install the lever (1, Fig. L) on the hand pump (2).
7. Turn the hopper lifting/lowering selector (3, Fig. L) to the
lifting position (to lift the hopper turn the selector on the
right, to lower the hopper turn the selector on the left)
and, if necessary, try to pump with the lever (1).
8. Carefully activate the pump (2, Fig. L) with the lever (1)
and lift the hopper completely.
9. Remove the lifted hopper locking pins (9, Fig. F) from the
housings (10), and place them into the holes (11).
Hopper manual lowering
10. Remove the two locking pins (9, Fig. F) from the holes
(11) and place them into the housings (10).
11. Turn the selector (3, Fig. L) to the lowering position and
activate the pump (2) with the lever (1) until the hopper
is completely lowered.
12. Turn the selector (3, Fig. L) to neutral position.
13. Remove the lever (1, Fig. L) from the pump and place it
in its housing (29, Fig. F).
14. Close the right panel door (16, Fig. G) by engaging the
fasteners (17) with the supplied key.
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LIFTED HOPPER LOCKING PIN
INSTALLATION
Before working under the lifted hopper (1, Fig. F), it is
necessary to install the locking pins (9) according to the
following procedure.
WARNING!
For safety purposes, before working under the
lifted hopper, it is necessary to install the
locking pins (9, Fig. F). This procedure is
necessary even if the hopper lifting cylinders
are equipped with parachute valves that
prevent the hopper from lowering accidentally
in case of break/leakage from a pipe/fitting of
the hydraulic system.
Locking pin installation
1. Lift the hopper (12, Fig. G) completely according to the
procedure shown in the relevant paragraph.
2. Turn off the engine with the ignition key (17, Fig. D) and
engage the parking brake with the lever (7, Fig. E).
3. Remove the lifted hopper locking pins (9, Fig. F) from the
housings (10), and place them into the holes (11).
Locking pin removal
4. If necessary, start the machine and slightly lift the hopper
to release the locking pins.
5. Remove the two locking pins (9, Fig. F) from the holes
(11) and place them into the housings (10).
6. Lower the hopper (12, Fig. G) completely according to
the procedure shown in the relevant paragraph.
LIFTED HOPPER DOOR SUPPORT ROD
INSTALLATION
Before working under the lifted hopper door (4, Fig. F), it is
necessary to install the support rod (8) according to the
following procedure.
Support rod installation
1. Remove the rod (8, Fig. F) from the housing and lift the
door as necessary, then install the rod in the housing
(30).
Support rod removal
2. Perform the procedures described in step 1 in the
reverse order.
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