5-TRANSPORTOPERATIONS
Unloadingthemachinefromatransporttrailer
1.Positionthetraileronrmandlevelground.Putblocks
atthetiresoftrailertopreventtrailerfrommoving.
2.Removechains,wireropes,chocks,blocksandother
devicesusedtosecurethemachineduringroadtrans-
port.
3.Preparetheloadingramps.Iftherampsareincluded
inthetrailerframe,lowerthemtotheground.Ifthe
rampsareexternaltothetrailer,matchthemtothe
rearedgeofthetraileravoidinganybumpbetween
trailerbedandexternalramps.
NOTICE:therampslopeshouldbe15°orless.
4.Getonthemachineandstarttheengine.
5.Selectthelowtravelmode.
6.Raisethedozerbladeandoperatethearmandbucket
controlssothebottomofthebucketisabout30cm
(11.8in)abovethetrailerbed.
NOTICE:inthisposition,travelingandsteeringcontrol
becomeoppositetoeachother.
7.Travelslowlytowardsthebackofthetrailerandstop
asyoureachtheramps.Operatetheboomandthe
armsoftlyinordertogetthebucketclosetotheground
aheadoftheramps.
NOTICE:avoidfullyextendingthebucketcylinderto
preventdamagingitduetoaccidentalimpactswiththe
ground.
8.Movedownonrampswithextremecarewhileoperat-
ingtheboomandthearmsoftlyinordertokeepthe
bucketclosetothegroundandsotograntmachine
stability.
9.Passthroughtherampscompletelyandstopthema-
chineonceitgetsontheground.
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