MERLO PANORAMIC - Road Driving and Towing Procedures

5 - OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR DRIVING YOUR MACHINE ON THE ROAD
WARNING! Observe the laws in force.
The circulation of the machine on public roads is permitted only with the attachments foreseen and indicated in the
road traffic documents.
Lock the working tools with the special mechanical stops and install any prescribed protective devices.
The transport of loads on public roads is strictly forbidden.
You are reminded that the circulation of the machine on public roads with forks mounted is forbidden.
Before driving the machine on the road:
- make sure that the tyres are inflated to the correct pressure (as shown on the sticker applied on the rim), and that they are
in perfect condition for use
- make sure that all visual and acoustic alarms are in perfect condition, clean and in working order
- make sure that all the windows and the rear-view mirrors of your machine are clean, and that the latter are correctly
adjusted
- make sure that the beacon on the roof is correctly installed and in working order
- make sure that the fuel tank is sufficiently full
- align the wheels with the chassis and select front-axle steering
- completely lift the stabilisers (only P39.10)
- fully retract the telescopic boom, then lower it until the red stripe applied on the cab window (to the operator's right) is
aligned with the red stripe applied on the telescopic boom
- make sure that the attachment carriage is perpendicular to the ground: the carriage is in the correct position if the red stripe
on the carriage is aligned with the one on the boom head (see corresponding paragraph)
- turn operating mode selector switch key (6) to position "B" (the controls of the hydraulic system are disabled)
- switch on the rotary signal lamp, and make sure it works in daylight also
- switch on the low-beam headlights (if this is prescribed by the local highway code)
- close the cab door
• BOOM POSITIONING FOR ROAD
CIRCULATION
Before driving your machine on the
road, fully retract the telescopic
boom, then lower it until the red stripe
applied on the cab window is aligned
with the red stripe applied on the
telescopic boom.
Check also that the carriage is
perpendicular to the ground: the
correct position is given by the
alignment between the two red lines
(B) on the carriage and on the boom head.
• MAXIMUM INCLINES WITH UNLOADED VEHICLE
The following indications refer to the maximum inclines that the machine can tackle with no load on the forks. Before driving an
unloaded vehicle, it is necessary to position the telescopic boom in the position described in paragraph (BOOM POSITIONING
FOR ON-ROAD CIRCULATION).
The maximum inclines for your unloaded machine are:
- longitudinal: 45% with forks upstream
- longitudinal: 50% with forks downstream
- transverse: 25% (in both cases)
WARNING! The drawing below is by way of example only in order to explain better the concepts previously
expressed concerning the incline limits that can be achieved.