New Holland E37C - Operating the Machine on Sloping Ground

4-OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS
Operatingthemachineonslopingground
WARNING
Drivinghazard!
Hillsideoperationscanbedangerous.Rain,snow,ice,loosegravel,orsoftground,etc.canchange
thegroundconditions.Youmustmakeajudgmentifitissafetooperateyourmachineonanyhillside
orramp.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorseriousinjury.
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WARNING
Overturninghazard!
Beforeparkingthemachine,makesurethegroundisstable.Plantheworksitesothatthegroundis
at,hard,andlevel.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorseriousinjury.
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Whenworkingonaslopingground,themachinebecomes
unstable,unbalanced,anddifculttocontrol.Therefore,
thefollowingoperatingprescriptionsshallbestrictlyre-
spected.
Iftheintendedjobsiteislocatedonaslopingground,a
hardhorizontalareashallbepreparedasoperatingbase
forthemachine.Neverworkonslopessteeperthen10°.
Travelalongslopesupto20°isallowedonlytoreach
aspecicworkarea.Referto“Machinetravel-Pre-
cautionsfortravellingonslopes”inordertounderstand
properoperatingpracticesandprecautionsfortraveling
alongslopes.
NOTICE:Themachinegradeabilityis30°(58%).Never
operatetheenginewhentheinclineofthemachineis30°
ormore.Theengineorthehydraulicsystemmaybedam-
aged.
Workwiththeundercarriageorientedalongtheslope,
neveracross.Alwayskeepthetravelreductiongears
pointingdowntowardsthebottomoftheslope.Lower
andindentthebladeintotheground.
Makesuretodeneasafeworkingareaaroundthema-
chine,whichshallbeequaltothemaximumreachofthe
frontequipmentplus2m(6.6ft).Itisrecommendedto
haveasupplementaryguidingoperatoronthegroundout
ofthesafeworkingarea,inordertoprovideproperindi-
cationsandpromptwarningstothemachineoperator.
Maintainthemaximumenginespeed.
Makesurethatthelowspeedtravelmodeisselected.
Operatethecontrolleverssmoothlyinordertoprevent
suddenmovementsthatmaycausethemachinetoslip
ortipover.
Avoidfullboomraising,aswellasswingoperationto-
wardsthebottomoftheslopewiththebucketloaded,or
swingoperationwithanyheavyattachmentinstalled,in
ordernottoaffectthebalanceofthemachine.
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