Grove Published 07-06-2017, Control # 406-03 3-1
CD5520/YB5520 OPERATOR MANUAL OPERATING CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
SECTION 3
OPERATING CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
SECTION CONTENTS
Controls, Switches, and Gauges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Cab Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Left Dash Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Right Dash Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Rated Capacity Limiter (RCL) Override Switch. . . 3-4
Indicator and Gauge Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Crane Level Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Engine Warning and Stop Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Rated Capacity Limiter (RCL). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Air Conditioning/Heater Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Boom Angle Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Outrigger Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Steering Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Operator’s Cab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Heater/Air Conditioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Cab Door (Enclosed Cab). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Fire Extinguisher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Crane Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Cold Climate Engine Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
Hoist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
Swing Drive and Turntable Bearing. . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
Axles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
Hydraulic Oil System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
Traveling with the Crane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17
Changing Travel Direction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18
Shifting Gears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18
Stopping Travel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18
Operating the Outrigger Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18
Outrigger Monitoring System (OMS)
(Optional—Standard in North America). . . . . . . . 3-20
Operating the Boom Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21
Optional Controls Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27
Operating Practices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28
Handling a Load. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28
Attaching the Load. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28
Holding the Load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28
Moving the Load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28
Traveling with a Load (Pick and Carry) . . . . . . . . 3-29
Elevating Personnel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29
Turning Clearances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30
Crane Shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30
Battery Disconnect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30
Unattended Crane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30
Towing a Disabled Crane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30
CONTROLS, SWITCHES, AND GAUGES
Cab Controls
Refer to Figure 3-1.
Swing Control
The swing control (1) operates the boom/mast rotation
function. The boom and mast will rotate continuously through
a full 360°.
Telescope Control
The telescope control (2) extends and retracts the boom
sections.
Hoist Control
The hoist control (3) raises and lowers the hookblock or
headache ball.
Boom Lift Control
The boom control (4) raises or lowers the boom assembly.
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