Service and Repair Manual
March 2021
Platform Components
148
GS
™
-30 • 32 • 46 • 47
Part No. 1272217GT
10-1
Platform
How to Remove the Platform
Perform this procedure with the platform extension
fully retracted and locked in position.
1 Raise the platform to approximately 3 ft / 1 m.
2 Remove the retaining fasteners securing the
platform to the platform mount at the steer
end of the machine.
3 Lower the platform to the stowed position.
4 Disconnect the battery pack from the
machine.
Electrocution/burn hazard.
Contact with electrically charged
circuits could result in death or
serious injury. Remove all rings,
watches and other jewelry.
5 Disconnect the platform controls from the
control cable at the platform.
6 Remove the cover from the AC outlet. Tag
and disconnect the wiring from the outlet.
Electrocution/burn hazard.
Contact with electrically charged
circuits could result in death or
serious injury. Remove all rings,
watches and other jewelry.
7 Disconnect the wiring from the platform and
pull the wiring free of the platform.
8 Models with air line to platform option:
Disconnect the air line from the platform. Pull
the air line free of the platform.
9 Support the platform with a forklift at the non-
steer end. Do not apply any lifting pressure.
10 Attach a strap from the lanyard anchorage
point on the platform railings to the carriage
on the forklift to help support the platform.
11
GS-1530/32 and GS-1930/32:
Lift the steer
end of the platform slightly to clear the
platform mount and slide the platform towards
the non-steer end of the machine until the
platform slide blocks at the non-steer end of
the machine are visible through the access
holes in the bottom of the platform.
All other models:
Lift the steer end of the
platform slightly to clear the platform mount
and slide the platform towards the steer end
of the machine until the platform slide blocks
at the non-steer end of the machine are
visible through the access holes in the bottom
of the platform.
Crushing hazard. The platform
will fall if not properly supported.
12 Carefully lift the platform off of the machine
and place it on a structure capable of
supporting it.
Note: Take notice of the wear pad position before
the platform is removed. Correct wear pad position
is essential for proper platform functionality.