BA 348-01 * 2.0 * Sicherheit_Radlader.fm 2-9
Safety instructions 2
Trailers and attachments
• Prior to driving on public roads remove all attachments which cannot be secured in
compliance with the legal regulations of your country!
• Get informed on the legal regulations of your country which deal with the use and
applications of trailers towed by the machine!
• Trailer operation with the towing gear of the machine is prohibited.
• Attachments and counterweights affect handling, as well as the steering and braking
capability of the machine!
• Fit the attachments with the specially required devices only!
• Before uncoupling or coupling hydraulic lines (hydraulic quick couplers):
• Stop the engine
• Release the pressure in the hydraulic system. In order to do so, move the control
levers of the hydraulic control units back and forth a couple of times!
• Coupling attachments requires special care!
• Secure the attachments against unintentional movement!
• Operate the machine only if all protective facilities have been installed and are
functional, and if all brake, light and hydraulic connections have been connected!
• If optional equipment is installed, all additionally required light installations, indicator
lights, etc., must be provided for and functional!
• Install the attachments only if the engine and the drive have been switched off!
• Especially when travelling or working with machines equipped with a quickhitch for
the attachments, ensure that the attachment is safely locked in the quickhitch.
The lock pin must be visible on either side of the bores on the attachment.
Check before starting work!
• Prior to fitting attachments to the loader unit, secure the control lever of the hydraulic
control unit against unintentional movement!
• Be careful when coupling attachments to the loader unit: risk of injury due to crushing
and shearing. Ensure that nobody is between the machine and the attachment without
securing the machine and the attachment against movement!
Transporting, towing, loading
• The machine must be towed, loaded and transported only in accordance with the
Operator’s Manual!
• For towing the machine observe the prescribed transport position, permissible speed
and itinerary!
• Use only suitable means of transport and lifting gear of adequate capacity/payload!
• Safely secure the machine on means of transport! Use suitable slinging points and
load-securing devices!
• The recommissioning procedure must be strictly in accordance with the Operator’s Manual!