UNLOADING
You have arrived at the landfill or transfer station
and you have onboard some payload that needs to
be unloaded. The ejector blade will be used to
push-out (eject) the payload after the gate has
been
fully
raised.
Apply the park brake (often non-air on Elite
chassis’) and shift the transmission selector to Park
(or Neut, if “park” does not exist).
Begin by engaging the PTO (per your
chassis/transmission/PTO‘s specific procedure) and
activating the throttle advance system. The rocker
switches labeled PTO and THRTL will be ON. The
red color band on the rocker switches will be visible
when the switches are ON.
Be sure the vehicle is on a flat and firm surface
before raising the tailgate. Do not unload against a
pile of refuse. If you have a really full load on
board, relieve the pressure against the compaction
blades (sweep and slide) by opening the sweep
blade.
If your LOADMASTER has the manually-operated
turnbuckle type of tailgate locks, the next step is to
unlatch both the left and right turnbuckles. Swing
this as far forward as they will go. If your packer
has the “automatic” gate locks, go to the next step.
Since you are now going to raise the tailgate, check
the tailgate’s behind area to be clear of all people
and confirm that you have the available vertical
clearance to fully raise the tailgate.
Fully raise the tailgate by shifting the body-
mounted valve’s handlever to the position labeled
“raise”
and
depressing/holding the button switch
labeled “throttle advance”. Develop the good habit
of not shifting the tailgate’s control lever
abruptly
.
Move the handlever a bit
slowly at first
, but you will
want to
fully shift it
during “raising the gate”. When
you see that the gate is approaching fully raised,
begin “feathering-off” the handlever. Your “good
operation” goal is to avoid
abrupt stopping
of the
very heavy tailgate. Avoid the mechanical shocking.
While the tailgate is open, check that the back-up
alarm is sounding and that the in-cab warning light
is illuminated. If either is
not
the case, remember
to report this at first opportunity to your supervisor.
ALWAYS SHIFT TRANSMISSION TO NEUTRAL AND
APPLY PARK BRAKE ON BEFORE LEAVING THE CAB
BEFORE RAISING THE TAILGATE, BE SURE THERE EXISTS
ADEQUATE CLEARANCE BETWEEN TAILGATE AND ANY
BUILDING STRUCTURE OR ELECTRICAL POWER LINES (OR
ANY OTHER OBSTACLES). ALLOWING THE TAILGATE TO
STRIKE OBJECTS OR POWER LINES COULD SERIOUS INJURY
OR DEATH.
NEVER STAND UNDERNEATH OR WALK BENEATH A MOVING
TAILGATE! THE TAILGATE MAY BE LOWERED UPON YOU OR MAY
SUDDENLY FALL CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
A COMPONENT FAILURE (SUCH AS HOSE END “BLOW-OFF”) COULD
CAUSE TAILGATE TO SUDDENLY FALL.
NEVER STAND UNDERNEATH OR WALK BENEATH A RAISED (OR
PARTIALLY RAISED) TAILGATE WHEN SUPPORTED
ONLY
BY ITS
HYDRAULIC SYSTEM! KEEP ALL OTHER PEOPLE WELL CLEAR!
TAILGATE MAY SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY FALL
DOWNWARD CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
SHOULD A HYDRAULIC COMPONENT FAIL, SUCH AS A HOSE-
END “BLOW-OFF”, THE TAILGATE WILL SUDDENLY FALL.
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