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SAFETY
PRECAUTIONS WHEN
TRANSPORTING
Load/unload the machine safely
The machine may roll or tip over or fall while
being loaded or unloaded. Take the following
precautions:
• Select a firm, level surface and keep
sufficient distance from road shoulders.
• Secure ramps of adequate strength and
size to the truck bed. The slope of the
ramps must not exceed 15°.
• Never use the working equipment to load
or unload the machine. Doing so may
result in tipping over or falling down of the
machine.
• Keep the truck bed and loading ramps
clean of oil, soil, ice, snow, and other
materials to prevent the machine from
sliding sideways. Clean the crawlers.
• Chock the transporter wheels to prevent
movement.
• Turn off the deceleration switch and auto-
deceleration switch. Otherwise, the engine
speed may suddenly increase to cause
troubles (for machines with the deceleration
and auto-deceleration switches).
• When being loaded or unloaded, travel
slowly in 1st (low) gear by following the
signal from the signal person.
• Never change courses on the ramps.
• Do not slew/swing on the ramps. The
machine may tip over.
• When slewing/swinging on the truck bed,
do it slowly as the footing should be
unstable.
PRECAUTIONS WHEN TRANSPORTING
• Lock the cab door after being loaded, if
applicable. Otherwise, the door may open
during transport.
• Chock the tracks and secure the machine
to the truck bed with wire rope or chain.
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