Bobcat MT55 - Operating With A Full Bucket; Operating With An Empty Bucket

49 MT55 Operation & Maintenance Manual
OPERATING PROCEDURE (CONT’D)
Operating With A Full Bucket
Figure 55
Figure 56
Keep the heavy end uphill. With a full bucket, the front of
the machine is the heavy end [Figure 55] and
[Figure 56].
Operating With An Empty Bucket
Figure 57
Figure 58
Keep the heavy end uphill. With empty bucket, the rear of
the machine is the heavy end [Figure 57] and
[Figure 58].
Go directly up or down a slope; never across a slope or
curb.
WARNING
MACHINE TIPPING OR ROLLOVER CAN CAUSE
SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH
• Keep the lift arms as low as possible.
• Do not travel or turn with the lift arms up.
• Turn on level ground. Slow down when turning.
• Go up and down slopes, not across them.
• Keep the heavy end of the machine uphill.
• Do not overload the machine.
• Check for adequate traction.
W-2018-1112
B-16090
WITH BUCKET FULL
Going Up Slope
B-16091
WITH BUCKET FULL
Going Down Slope
B-16092
WITH BUCKET EMPTY
Going Down Slope
B-16093
WITH BUCKET EMPTY
Going Up Slope
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