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theslopeandtherampextendsuptheslope.This
minimizestherampangle.
WARNING
Loadingamachineontoatrailerortruck
increasesthepossibilityofatip-overand
couldcauseseriousinjuryordeath.
•Useextremecautionwhenoperatinga
machineonaramp.
•EnsurethattheROPSisintheupposition
andusetheseatbeltwhenloadingor
unloadingthemachine.Ensurethatthe
ROPSclearsthetopofanenclosedtrailer.
•Useonlyafull-widthramp;donotuse
individualrampsforeachsideofthe
machine.
•Donotexceeda15-degreeanglebetween
therampandthegroundorbetweenthe
rampandthetrailerortruck.
•Ensurethatthelengthoframpisatleast4
timesaslongastheheightofthetraileror
truckbedtotheground.Thisensuresthat
rampangledoesnotexceed15degreeson
atground.
•Backthemachineuptherampsanddrive
itforwarddowntheramps.
•Avoidsuddenaccelerationordeceleration
whiledrivingthemachineonarampasthis
couldcausealossofcontroloratip-over.
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Figure38
1.Full-widthrampinstowed
position
4.Therampisatleast4
timesaslongastheheight
ofthetrailerortruckbed
totheground.
2.Sideviewoffull-width
rampinloadingposition
5.H=heightofthetraileror
truckbedtotheground
3.Notgreaterthan
15degrees
6.Trailer
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