Use and Care Manual

Figure23

LoadingtheMachine

Useextremecautionwhenloadingorunloadingmachines

ontoatraileroratruck.Useafull-widthrampthatiswider

thanthemachineforthisprocedure.Backuprampsand

driveforwarddownramps(Figure24).

Figure24

1.Backupramps

2.Driveforwarddownramps

Important:Donotusenarrowindividualrampsfor

eachsideofthemachine.

Ensuretherampislongenoughsothattheanglewiththe

grounddoesnotexceed15degrees(Figure25).Onat

ground,thisrequiresaramptobeatleastfourtimes(4X)as

longastheheightofthetrailerortruckbedtotheground.A

steeperanglemaycausemowercomponentstogetcaughtas

theunitmovesfromtheramptothetrailerortruck.Steeper

anglesmayalsocausethemachinetotiporlosecontrol.If

loadingonornearaslope,positionthetrailerortrucksothat

itisonthedownsideoftheslopeandtherampextendsup

theslope.Thiswillminimizetherampangle.

WARNING

Loadingamachineontoatrailerortruckincreases

thepossibilityoftip-overandcouldcauseserious

injuryordeath.

•Useextremecautionwhenoperatingamachine

onaramp.

•Useonlyafull-widthramp;donotuseindividual

rampsforeachsideofthemachine.

•Donotexceeda15-degreeanglebetweenthe

rampandthegroundorbetweentherampand

thetrailerortruck.

•Ensurethelengthoframpisatleastfourtimes

(4X)aslongastheheightofthetrailerortruck

bedtotheground.Thiswillensurethatramp

angledoesnotexceed15degreesonatground.

•Backuprampsanddriveforwarddownramps.

•Avoidsuddenaccelerationordecelerationwhile

drivingthemachineonarampasthiscould

causealossofcontroloratip-oversituation.