Operation and maintenance manual

DX140R/DX140LCRSafety

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TOWING

Precautions When Towing

If any mistake is made in the method of selecting or inspecting

the towing wire or in the method of towing, it may lead to serious

personal injury. Always do the following:

• Always use the method of towing given in this Operation

and

Maintenance Manual. Do not use any other method.

• Use leather gloves when handling the wire rope.

• When carrying out the preparation work for towing with two

or mor

e workers, determine the signals to use and follow

these signals correctly.

• Always fit the towing rope to the left and right hooks and

re in position.

• If the engine on the problem machine will not st

art or there

is a failure in the brake system. always contact your

DOOSAN distributor.

• Never go between the towing machine and the towed

machin

e du

ring the towing operation.

• It is dangerous to carry out towing on slopes, so select a

place

where the slope is gradual. If there is no place where

the slope is gradual, carry out operations to reduce the

angle of the slope before starting the towing operation.

• When towing a problem machine, always use a wire rope

ith a

sufficient towing capacity.

• Do not use a frayed, kinked rope or a rope with any loss of

diameter

• Do not use the lightweight towing hook for towing another

machine.

FG015010

Towing Wire

Cloth

Figure 51