Retrieving and towing
WARNING
Risk of personal injury.
Faulty or improper lifting equipment could cause the machine to break away from the
lifting vehicle, causing accidents, serious injury or death.
Use certified cables, lifting straps, slings, shackles and hooks with adequate load capacity
and never lift the machine with a person in or on the machine.
WARNING
Risk of runaway machine.
Improper towing methods or faulty equipment could cause the machine to break away
from the towing vehicle, causing accidents, serious injury or death.
Carefully follow the towing instructions and use only certified towing equipment with
adequate load rating.
NOTE!
Only use the rear-mounted towing hook and the
attaching point for a towing bar for towing the
machine.
Retrieval device is used when the machine is in the
event of slipping into swampy ground or being
disabled.
1 Attach a wire rope to be retrieved or to tow the
machine as shown in the illustration. Ensure that
the towing linkage is properly connected,
adequate for the purposes.
2 Towing speed for short distance is maximum 2
km/h and use other transportations for long
distance.
3 Keep the tow line angle as small as possible
4 Angle for pulling should not exceed 20° from the
horizontal line of tow lope and longitudinal axis
of the machine. Be careful there should not be
also interference with parts of the machine.
There is a hole (A) on the lower frame to fit the
shackle only for towing light objects.
1 The shackle must be used for the hole (A).
2 Permissible forces of the hole (A) for towing is
as follows.
6,600 kg (14,550 lb)
NOTE!
Do not use shackle holes (B) to retrieve or tow the
machine. These holes are only for anchoring when
transporting the machine, see page
204
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200
Operating instructions
Retrieving and towing
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