Gehl RS6-42 RS8-42 RS8-44 Telescopic Handler Operator's Manual 913218 - PDF DOWNLOAD

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Outrigger Controls: The outriggers are an option used to provide greater stability in specific applications. The left lever controls the left outrigger. The right lever controls the right outrigger. Move the levers forward to lower the outriggers. Move the levers rearward to raise the outriggers.

Two Joystick Configuation Frame Level and Attachment Joystick

Outrigger Controls

Auxilliary Hydraulics Control

WARNING Be sure NO persons or equipment are where the outrigger pads will be positioned. Boom Control Joystick

DO NOT travel with the outriggers extended under any circumstances.

Two Joystick Configuration

Adequate clearance is required for the outriggers in the retracted position when traveling through doorways or narrow pathways.

Frame Level/Attachment Tilt Joystick: The machine may be tilted slowly 10° to the left or right to level the frame and boom in relation to the ground. Move the joystick handle to the left to tilt to the left. Move the joystick handle to the right to tilt to the right.

DO NOT attempt to use outriggers as a hydraulic jack for maintenance or frame leveling or other similar uses. Failure to heed could result in death or serious injury.

WARNING

Auxiliary Hydraulics Control: This 2-position lever is for attachment tools that require additional hydraulics.

DO NOT level the frame with the boom raised or extended. Only level the frame while stopped and with the boom fully retracted and the attachment raised just enough to clear the ground.

Boom, Attachment and Auxilliary Hydraulic Joystick

Frame Level Control

Outrigger Controls

To tilt the attachment tool up, move the joystick handle rearward. To tilt the attachment tool down, move the joystick handle forward. Once the operator tilts the attachment tool to a desired angle, that angle will be maintained as the boom is raised and lowered, extended and retracted, until a new angle is set. Boom Control Joystick: This machine has a hydraulic type boom with telescopic sections. The sections extend by means of a hydraulic cylinder and chain system inside the boom, sequenced for uniform extension of each section.

Single Tri-Function Joystick Configuration Tri-Function Joystick Configuation

To extend the boom, move the joystick handle to the right. To retract the boom, move the joystick handle to the left. To raise the boom, move the joystick handle rearward. To lower the boom, move the joystick handle forward.

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Tri-Function Joystick: This joystick handle is equipped with two yellow buttons and two blue buttons on the upper rear of the handle and a trigger switch on the front of the handle. The yellow buttons operate the attachment tilt. The blue buttons operate the auxiliary hydraulics. The trigger switch increases the function speed of both the attachment tilt and auxiliary hydraulics.

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