Operator's Manual

LoadingMachines
Useextremecautionwhenloadingunitsontrailersortrucks.
Onefullwidthrampthatiswideenoughtoextendbeyond
thereartiresisrecommendedinsteadofindividualrampsfor
eachsideoftheunit(Figure26).Thelowerrearsectionof
thetractorframeextendsbackbetweentherearwheelsand
servesasastopfortippingbackward.Havingafullwidth
rampprovidesasurfacefortheframememberstocontactif
theunitstartstotipbackward.Ifitisnotpossibletouseone
fullwidthramp,useenoughindividualrampstosimulatea
fullwidthcontinuousramp.
Therampshouldbelongenoughsothattheanglesdonot
exceed15degrees(Figure26).Asteeperanglemaycause
machinecomponentstogetcaughtastheunitmovesfrom
ramptotrailerortruck.Steeperanglesmayalsocausethe
unittotipbackward.Ifloadingonornearaslope,position
thetrailerortrucksoitisonthedownsideoftheslopeand
therampextendsuptheslope.Thiswillminimizetheramp
angle.Thetrailerortruckshouldbeaslevelaspossible.
Important:Donotattempttoturntheunitwhileonthe
ramp;youmaylosecontrolanddriveofftheside.
Avoidsuddenaccelerationwhendrivinguparampand
suddendecelerationwhenbackingdownaramp.Both
maneuverscancausetheunittotipbackward.
WARNING
Loadingaunitontoatrailerortruckincreasesthe
possibilityofbackwardtip-overandcouldcause
seriousinjuryordeath.
•Useextremecautionwhenoperatingauniton
aramp.
•Useonlyasingle,fullwidthramp;Donotuse
individualrampsforeachsideoftheunit.
•Ifindividualrampsmustbeused,useenough
rampstocreateanunbrokenrampsurfacewider
thantheunit.
•Donotexceeda15degreeanglebetweenramp
andgroundorbetweenrampandtrailerortruck.
•Avoidsuddenaccelerationwhiledrivingunitup
aramptoavoidtippingbackward.
•Avoidsuddendecelerationwhilebackingunit
downaramptoavoidtippingbackward.
Figure26
1.Trailer3.Notgreaterthan
15degrees
2.Fullwidthramp4.Fullwidthramp—sideview
TransportingMachines
WARNING
Drivingonthestreetorroadwaywithoutturn
signals,lights,reectivemarkings,oraslow
movingvehicleemblemisdangerousandcanlead
toaccidentscausingpersonalinjury.
Donotdrivemachineonapublicstreetorroadway
withoutsigns,lights,and/ormarkingsrequiredby
localregulations.
Useaheavy-dutytrailerortrucktotransportthemachine.
Ensurethatthetrailerortruckhasallnecessarylightingand
markingasrequiredbylaw .Pleasecarefullyreadallthesafety
instructions.Knowingthisinformationcouldhelpyouor
bystandersavoidinjury.
Totransportthemachine:
•Ensurethatyourvehicle,hitch,safetychains,andtrailer
areadequatefortheloadyouarepullingandthatthey
meetalllocaltrafcregulationsforyourarea.
•Lockthebrakeandblockthewheels.
•Securelyfastenthemachinetothetrailerortruckwith
straps,chains,cable,orropesasrequiredbylocaltrafc
regulationsinyourarea(Figure27).
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