5-TRANSPORTOPERATIONS
Example2
1.Setthemachineinthepositionfortransport:fullyre-
tractthearmandcurlthebucketslowly.
2.Placetheblock(B)onthetraileroorandlowerthe
boomslowly.Adjustthepositionoftheblock(B)so
thatthebucketlinkagelaysontheblock(B).
3.Checktheoverallheightbetweenthegroundandthe
highestpointofthemachineandchecktheoverall
widthofthemachine.Makesuretobewithinthesize
limitsdenedbeforetransport,inordertoconrmdoc-
umentsandpermissionsalreadygottocomplytothe
localtrafcregulations.
4.Placethegatelockleverinlockposition.Stopthe
engineandremovethestarterkey.
5.Getoffthemachine.Retracttheradioantenna.Fold
therearviewmirrors.
6.Lockthecabdoorandthesidepanels.
7.Checktheconditionofthetie-downpointsonthe
trailer.
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(A)Wirerope
(B)Block
(C)Chock
(D)Chain
(E)Rubbermat
8.Securethemachineontothetrailerusingchocks
(C),chains(D),wireropes(A)topreventthema-
chinefromswaying(oscillation)duringtransport.Se-
curethelowerframetothetrailerbypassingchains
throughthechainmountingholes(fortransport)inthe
lowerframeandtensioningthechainsinanXshape.
Secureboththefrontandrearofthelowerframein
thesamemannerusingchains.
9.Carryoutanalcheckofthetie-downcondition.
10.Ifarearloadingtypetrailerisusedforroadtransport,
liftorremovetheloadingramps.
11.Removeblocksfromthetiresofthetrailer.
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