Case CX490D - Loading and Securing Machine for Transport

5-TRANSPORTOPERATIONS
Loadingthemachineontoatransporttrailer
WARNING
Improperoperationorserviceofthismachinecanresultinanaccident.
Assignasupervisortodirectworksiteoperations.Agreeonallsafetymeasures,procedures,and
suitablehandsignals.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorseriousinjury.
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WARNING
Transporthazard!
Themachinecansliporfallfromaramportrailer.Makesuretherampandtrailerarenotslippery.
Removealloil,grease,ice,etc.Movethemachineonoroffthetrailerwithmachinecenteredonthe
trailerorramp.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorseriousinjury.
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Makesuretocheckthetotalweight,length,widthandheightofthebasemachinetobetransported.Refertothe
beginningofthisChapter.
Thebasemachineshallbetransportedusingalowbedfrontloadingtypetrailer.Makesuretouseatrailerwitha
ratedcapacityanddimensionssufcienttotransportthebasemachine.Makesurethatrampsareavailabletoclimb
ontothetrailerbed.Userampswhichhavesufcientwidth,length,thicknessandstrength.
Trailersetup
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Positionthetraileronrmandlevelground.Putblocks(1)tothetiresofthetrailertopreventtrailerfrommoving.
Detachthegooseneckfromthetrailerbody.
Preparetheloadingramps(2).Iftherampsareincludedinthetrailerframe,lowerthemtotheground.Iftherampsare
externaltothetrailer,matchthemtothefrontedgeofthetraileravoidinganybumpbetweentrailerbedandexternal
ramps.
Ifneeded,opentheoutriggersonthesidesofthetrailerinordertosettheproperwidthofthetrailerbed.
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