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2. LoadingtheMachine
•Toavoidslip-offandrun-off,remove
mudoroilfromtiresandramp.Inrainy
condition,donotperformaloadingwork
toavoidslipofftheramp.
•Failuretoavoidthesefallhazardscould
resultindeathorseriousinjury.
•Donottravelthemachineonaslopethat
exceedsthemachinegradeability.
Useawinchforloading/unloading,ifthe
rampistoosteeporslippery.
•Ifthetransportvehicleandtheloading
rampareinclinedtotheleftorright
excessively,thewheelsofthemachine
mayfallofftheramp.
•Donotturnthesteeringofthemachine
whileitisontheramp,becauseofthe
possibilityofafall.
•Whenloading/unloading,besuretohavea
guideassistyousothatthewheelsdonot
fallofftherampandthetransportvehicle
bed.
•Travelwiththecounterweightuphillwhile
themachineisonaslope.
•Failuretoavoidthesefallhazardscould
resultindeathorseriousinjury.
Parkthetransportvehicleonlevelfirmsurface.
Chockthewheelsofthetransportvehicle.(Fig.
10‒2,A)
C A
BB
M098K4-1
Fig.10‒2
Attachtheloadingrampatassmallanangleas
possible.(Fig.10‒2,C)
Setthetravelspeedselectswitchto“ ”(LOW
SPEED)or“
”(HIGHTORQUE).
Travelwiththecounterweightuphill,asshown
inFig.10‒2.
Drivethemachinestraightforwardor
backwardatlowspeedontotheramp,and
loadthemachineontothetransportvehicle.
•Themachineisequippedwithasystem
thatautomaticallychangesatravelmode:
travelspeedandtorque,toassisttraveling
onaslope.Thesystemmightmomentarily
stoporbackthemachinejustafterhaving
goneupontoaslope.
•Ifthereisaleveldifferencebetweenthe
loadingrampandthefloorsurface,the
machinemaynotbeabletotraveluponto
theramp.Inthiscase,minimizethelevel
differenceusingthresholdramporstrips.
Shutoffthemachineandchockthewheelsof
themachine.(Fig.10‒2,B)
Turnthekeyswitchto“ ”(OFF)toshutdown
theengine,removethekeytopreventusing
themachinewithoutpermission,andstoreit
suitably.
Firmlycloseallthedoorsofthemachine.Make
suretolockalldoorsthatareequippedwitha
door-lock.
WARNING
Doorsopeningsuddenlythroughthe
movementsofthemachinecouldhit
otherloadings,resultinginfallinghazard.