Monosem MS Series - Tow Loads Safely; Observe Maximum Transport Speed

Safety
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TowLoadsSafely
Stoppingdistanceincreaseswithspeedandweightof
towedloads,andonslopes.T owedloadswithorwithout
brakesthataretooheavyforthetractororaretowedtoo
fastcancauselossofcontrol.Considerthetotalweightof
theequipmentanditsload.
Observetheserecommendedmaximumroadspeeds,or
localspeedlimitswhichmaybelower:
•
Iftowedequipmentdoesnothavebrakes,donottravel
morethan32km/h(20mph)anddonottowloadsmore
than1.5timesthetractorweight.
•
Iftowedequipmenthasbrakes,donottravelmorethan
40km/h(25mph)anddonottowloadsmorethan4.5
timesthetractorweight.
Ensuretheloaddoesnotexceedtherecommended
weightratio.Addballasttorecommendedmaximumfor
tractor,lightentheload,orgetaheaviertowingunit.The
TS216—UN—23AUG88
tractormustbeheavyandpowerfulenoughwithadequate
brakingpowerforthetowedload.Useadditionalcaution
whentowingloadsunderadversesurfaceconditions,
whenturning,andoninclines.
ObserveMaximumTransportSpeed
Themaximumtransportspeedforthisimplementis
32km/h(20mph).
Sometractorsarecapableofoperatingatspeedsthat
exceedthemaximumtransportspeedofthisimplement.
Regardlessofthemaximumspeedcapabilityofthetractor
beingusedtotowthisimplement,donotexceedthe
implement'smaximumtransportspeed.
Exceedingtheimplement'smaximumtransportspeedcan
resultin:
•
Lossofcontrolofthetractor/implementcombination
•
Reducedornoabilitytostopduringbraking
•
Implementtirefailure
•
Damagetotheimplementstructureoritscomponents
Useadditionalcautionandreducespeedwhentowing
underadversesurfaceconditions,whenturning,and
whenoninclines.
Donotattempttransportifthefullyloadedimplement
weighsmorethan1.5t(3300lb)andmorethan1.5times
theweightofthetractor.
Nevertowthisimplementwithamotorvehicle.Tow
onlywithaproperlyballastedtractor.
(32km/h)
20 MPH
Maximum
Transport
Speed
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