999 OPERATORS MANUAL

OPERATING CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

alert will come on and CONFIRM MODE will appear on

display if operation is attempted).

CAUTION

4.

Mast Assist Damage!

Prevent damage to mast assist arms and cylinders during
cold weather:

Do not attempt to lower mast with boom hoist until

temperature of hydraulic oil is 60F (16C).

Once oil is at specified temperature, fully extend and

retract mast assist cylinders twice to fill cylinders with
warm oil.

5.

Cylinders and arms will bend under weight of mast if this

precaution is not taken.

Machinery Damage!
Continuous operation with hydraulic oil temperature
above 180F (82C) can result in damage to hydraulic
components. Troubleshoot hydraulic system if oil
temperature exceeds 180F (82C).

Offboard Diagnostics requires special hardware/

software from engine manufacturer.

Onboard Diagnostics has warning lights to alert the

operator to engine problems during operation (engine
running) and fault codes to identify specific engine
problems.

STOP engine.

2.

Move engine ignition switch to RUN position.

3.

On cranes with Cummins engine:

Move hand throttle from low speed to high speed

and back to low speed three times within five
seconds.

If no active faults exist, the engine yellow and red

diagnostic lights come on but dont flash.

If there is an active fault the yellow diagnostic light

flashes to indicate that a fault code is about to be
flashed.

After a two second pause the red diagnostic light

flashes the fault code (Figure 3-13).

The engine yellow and red diagnostic lights come

on for five seconds and turn off.

If there is an active fault, the diagnostic lights come

on again and flash the fault codes (Figure 3-13).

The diagnostic lights turn off for five seconds and

come on again to repeat all active fault codes until
the problem is repaired.

See laminated fault codes in operators cab or refer to

engine manufacturers manual.

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FIGURE 3-13

Boom Hoist Operation

CAUTION
Rigging Damage!
Avoid damage to boom rigging. Check that boom hoist
wire is reeved through all sheaves and spooled properly
onto boom hoist drum before raising boom from ground.

See Boom Rigging Drawing in Section 4 for wire rope

and reeving specifications.

See Wire Rope Installation in Section 4 for

instructions on attaching wire rope to boom hoist
drum.

To identify active faults, proceed as follows:

1.

Fault Code =

The Cummins QSM11 Engine is standard and the Caterpillar

3176C engine is optional. Both engines have two diagnostic
modes:

On cranes with Caterpillar engine:

3 Flashes PAUSE 1 Flash PAUSE 9 Flashes

CAUTION

Engine Diagnostics

After a two second pause the same fault code

flashes a second time before advancing to next fault
code.

1.

Select and confirm desired mode (STANDARD, CLAM,

DRAG).

2.

Turn off boom hoist park.

CAUTION
Boom or Luffing Damage!
Do not turn on boom hoist park while raising or lowering
boom; brake will bring boom to an abrupt stop. This action
could cause shock load damage to boom and luffing jib.
Bring boom to a smooth stop with boom hoist handle and
then turn on boom hoist park.
3.

Increase engine speed to desired rpm with hand throttle.

Depress foot throttle to momentarily increase engine
speed when more power is required.

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