Case SV208D - Safety Rules - Recovery and Towing

INTRODUCTION
Safetyrules-Recoveryandtowing
Incorrecttowingprocedurescancauseaccidents.Whentowingadisabledmachine,followtheprocedureinthis
manual.
Theoperatoronatowedmachinemuststeerthemachineinthedirectionoftowing.
Nopersonmaystayonthemachine,whileitisbeingtowed.
Whentowing,makesurepersonspresentstaywithinsufcientdistancetoavoidinjuryifthetowcablebreaksorthe
hitchisdamaged.
Totow,useunbrokentowropesortowbarofsufcientloadingcapacity–1.5timeshigherthantheweightoftowed
machine.Useofchainstotowthemachineisprohibited.Neveruseatowcablewhentowingtheroller-downhillin
particular.Usethetowbar!
Themaximum.permissibledeectionis30°awayfromtheforwarddirectionoftowing.
Thetowingmachinemusthavesufcienttractiveforce(power),weightandbrakepower.
Whentowingdownhill,usearopetoattachanothertowingmachinetotherearpartofthetowedmachinetoprevent
itsuncontrolledmotion.
Iftheengineofthetowedrollerisnotworking,thesteeringwillnotworkandtheservicebrakeisnotfullyoperable
(unabletogenerateairpressure).FollowthetowingprocedureinBasicinstructions-Towingadisabledmachine
()ofthismanualtoreleasetheparkingbrakebutbeawarethemachinewillnotbebraked.
Unlesstheengineworks,securetherollerimmediatelyaftertowingagainstanymotion.Followtheprocedurein
Basicinstructions-Towingadisabledmachine()ofthismanualtoreturntheparkingbraketonormaloperation.
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