5-TRANSPORTOPERATIONS
TheCX490D/CX500Dshouldneverbetransportedorhandledasacompletemachine,andshouldthusbedisassem-
bledintospecicmainmodules.Therefore,anytransportorhandlingoftheCX490D/CX500Dshouldbeprepared
andexecutedonlybyaspecializedhaulingServicetobeagreedwiththeCASECONSTRUCTIONDealer.
StrictlyrefertotheSection"Roadtransport"ofthisManualforgeneralrequirements,prescriptions,andprecautions
forpreparingandhandlingthemainmodulesofthemachine.
Inadditiontowhatisprescribedintothesection"Roadtransport",someshippingconditionsrequiretohavethesizeof
themainmodulesofthemachinefurtherreduced.Inparticular,thebasemachineshouldbedisassembledremoving
theboom,andtheboomcylinders.
Therefore,alsotheboomandtheboomcylindersshouldbehandledwithcranesandlifters.
NOTICE:Asgeneralprescription,makesurehandlethemainmodulesusingwireropes,slings,shackles,andother
liftingdevicesofpropercapacityinordertotackletheweightofeachmodule.Itisrecommendedtoconsider120%
ofthereferenceweightofeachmodulefortheselectionoftheliftingdevices.
Refertothefollowingtablesfortheweightsandtheoveralldimensionsofthemainmodules.
NOTE:Theweightsandthedimensionsarereferredtothemostcompletecongurationofeachmainmodule.
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