Issued September 2017
Controls, Switches, and Indicator Lights
Copyright 2017, Heil Environmental
Printed in U.S.A.
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STANDARD OUTSIDE CONTROLS
(CONTINUED)
DANGER
A tailgate in motion is dangerous. Serious injury or death
may occur if a person is struck by a moving tailgate or
becomes trapped between the tailgate and the body. Clear
the area near the tailgate of all unnecessary people before
you lower the tailgate.
C.TAILGATE Lever
This lever is on the front, street side of the body and
controls the raising and lowering of the tailgate. See the
figure on the next page.
1. PULL the lever to the UP position and HOLD it there
to raise the tailgate.
2. PUSH the lever to the DOWN position and HOLD it
there to lower the tailgate.
3. RELEASE the lever to stop an UP or DOWN
operation at any time or when the tailgate is fully
raised or lowered.
4. The TAILGATE red indicator light is ON when the
tailgate is NOT FULLY CLOSED and goes OFF
when it is fully CLOSED.
CAUTION
Stand clear when the ejector panel is in motion. Keep side
access door closed when ejector panel is in motion.
Failure to obey may result in minor or moderate injury.
NOTICE
Do not use the ejector panel to pack refuse against a
closed tailgate (backpack). Packing refuse against a
closed tailgate may result in damage to body or ejector
cylinder.
D.EJECTOR Lever
This lever is on the front, street side of the body and is
next to the TAILGATE lever. This lever controls the
EXTEND and RETRACT functions of the ejector panel.
You EXTEND the ejector panel when you want to push
refuse out of the body and you RETRACT the ejector
panel after body is empty of refuse. You also set the
position of the ejector panel at the start of a route before
you load any refuse. See the figure on the next page.
1. PULL the lever to the UP position and HOLD it there
to EXTEND the ejector panel and push refuse out of
the body.
2. PUSH the lever to the DOWN position and HOLD it
there to RETRACT the ejector panel after it pushes
the refuse from the body.
3. RELEASE the lever to stop an EXTEND or a
RETRACT operation at any time or when the ejector
panel is fully EXTENDED or RETRACTED.
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