SAFETY
Transporting Precautions
Load and unload the machine
safely
The machine may
roll
or tip over or
fall
while
loadi
ng
or unloading
it.
Take
the following
precautions:
• Select a firm,
level
surface and keep
sufficient distance from road shoulders.
• Secure the ramps of adequate strength
and size to the truck bed.
The
slope of the
ramps must not exceed 15°. If the rumps
are
bowed down too
low,
support them
with poles or blocks.
• Keep the truck bed
and
loading ramps
clean of oil, clay, ice, snow,
and
other
materials that
can
become slippery. Clean
the tracks.
• Block the transport vehicle so
it
cannot
move.
•
Use
a signal person when loading
and
unloading the machine, and travel slowly
in
first gear (low speed).
• Never change course
on
the ramp.
•
Do
not turn
on
the ramps. The machine
may tip over.
• Block both tracks
and
secure the machine
to the truck bed with load binders.
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Transport the machine safely
• Know
and
follow the safety
rules,
vehicle
code
and
traffic laws when transporting
the machine.
• Consider the length, width, height
and
weight of the truck with the machine
loaded
on
it when determining the best
route.
Hoisting the machine safely
• Know and
use
correct crane signals.
• Inspect the hoisting equipment daily for
damaged or missing parts.
• When hoisting,
use
a wire rope with
sufficient strength with respect to the
machine's weight.
•
Do
not hoist the machine with
an
operator
on
it.
• When hoisting, hoist slowly so that the
machine does not tip.
• Keep
all
other persons out of the
area
when hoisting.
Do
not move the machine
over the heads of the persons.
•
Do
not hoist with the machine
in
a postion
other than the one described
in
the
procedure below. Doing so
is
dangerous
because
it
may result
in
the machine
losing its balance.
Refer to the section titled "Hoisting the
Machine" for further details.
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