Part No. 43650
Genie S-80 & Genie S-85
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Operator's Manual
Second Edition · Fifth Printing
Operation from Platform
1 Turn the key switch to platform control.
2 Pull out both ground and platform red
Emergency Stop buttons to the
ON
position.
3 Gasoline/LPG models: Choose fuel by moving
fuel select switch to desired position.
4 Start engine. Do not press down the foot switch
when starting engine.
To Position Platform
1 Extend the axles.
2 Move the lift/drive select switch to the lift
position (if equipped).
3 Press down the foot switch.
4 Slowly move the appropriate function control
handle or toggle switch according to the
markings on the control panel.
Machines equipped with Platform Level Control
Disable Function: The platform level toggle switch
will not operate when the boom is raised or
extended past the drive speed limit switches.
To Steer
1 Move the lift/drive select switch to the drive
position (if equipped).
2 Press down the foot switch.
3 Turn the steering wheels with the thumb rocker
switch located on top of the drive control
handle.
Use the color-coded direction arrows on the
platform controls and the drive chassis to identify
the direction wheels will turn.
To Drive
1 Move the lift/drive select switch to the drive
position (if equipped).
2 Press down the foot switch.
3 Increase speed: Slowly move the drive control
handle off center.
Decrease speed: Slowly move the drive control
handle toward center.
Stop: Return the drive control handle to center
or release the foot switch.
Use the color-coded direction arrows on the
platform controls and the drive chassis to identify
the direction machine will travel.
Machine travel speed is restricted when the boom
is raised or extended.
Drive Enable
Light
ON
indicates that the boom has moved just
past either non-steering wheel and drive function
has been interrupted.
To drive, hold the drive enable switch to either
side and slowly move the drive control handle off
center.
Be aware that the machine may move in the
opposite direction that the drive and steer controls
are moved.
Always use the color-coded direction arrows on
the platform controls and the drive chassis to
identify the direction machine will travel.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
