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1.Backthemachineupthe
ramps.
2.Drivethemachineforward
downtheramps.
Important:Donotusenarrowindividualrampsfor
eachsideofthemachine.
Ensurethattherampislongenoughsothattheanglewith
thegrounddoesnotexceed15degrees(Figure39).Onat
ground,thisrequiresaramptobeatleast4timesaslongas
theheightofthetrailerortruckbedtotheground.Asteeper
anglemaycausemowercomponentstogetcaughtasthe
machinemovesfromtheramptothetrailerortruck.Steeper
anglesmayalsocausethemachinetotiporlosecontrol.If
youareloadingthemachineonornearaslope,positionthe
trailerortrucksothatitisonthedownsideoftheslopeand
therampextendsuptheslope.Thisminimizestheramp
angle.
WARNING
Loadingamachineontoatrailerortruckincreases
thepossibilityofatip-overandcouldcauseserious
injuryordeath.
•Useextremecautionwhenoperatingamachine
onaramp.
•EnsurethattheROPSisintheuppositionand
usetheseatbeltwhenloadingorunloadingthe
machine.EnsurethattheROPSclearsthetop
ofanenclosedtrailer.
•Useonlyafull-widthramp;donotuseindividual
rampsforeachsideofthemachine.
•Donotexceeda15-degreeanglebetweenthe
rampandthegroundorbetweentherampand
thetrailerortruck.
•Ensurethatthelengthoframpisatleast4times
aslongastheheightofthetrailerortruckbedto
theground.Thisensuresthatrampangledoes
notexceed15degreesonatground.
•Backthemachineuptherampsanddriveit
forwarddowntheramps.
•Avoidsuddenaccelerationordecelerationwhile
drivingthemachineonarampasthiscould
causealossofcontroloratip-over.
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Figure39
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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