3-30 BA 901/1101 en – Edition 2.1 * 91101b330.fm
Operation
3.11 Machine travel on slopes
Follow these safety instructions carefully during machine travel and operation on slopes, in
order to avoid accidents.
Specific safety instructions
☞ Always ensure that the parking brake works correctly before working on slopes.
☞ When uphill or downhill machine travel, always direct the heavier part of the machine uphill.
☞ Lower the equipment during uphill or downhill machine travel. Any movements with the
loader unit raised can cause the machine to tip over.
• When working on slopes, take precautionary measures to protect the operator and
persons close to the machine from possible danger. Take the following into account:
• Always inspect the job site carefully. Snow, small landslides, stones and loose soil
may suddenly change the work conditions and the machine’s stability.
• Lower the loader unit when changing position during work.
• If possible, change to a lateral position below or above the slope. Should this not be
possible, keep the machine axis as parallel as possible to the direction of the slope.
Never change position on steep slopes or with a machine axis turned by 90° with
regard to the direction of the slope.
• When performing machine travel through hollows or crossing obstacles, keep the
attachment close to the ground and perform slow machine travel.
• During machine operation, ensure that you can stop safely any time if the machine
starts to skid or if it becomes unstable.
• Using the work equipment on slopes can cause the machine to lose its balance and to
tip over.
• If the drive slips as you perform uphill machine travel and if it is no longer possible to
move on with the force of the wheels/tracks alone
☞ Do not apply pressure with the boom to move the machine – danger of tipping over.
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