Operator's Manual

LoadingtheMachine
Useextremecautionwhenloadingorunloadingthe
machineontoatraileroratruck.Useafull-widthramp
thatiswiderthanthemachineforthisprocedure.
Backthemachineuptherampandwalkitforward
downtheramp(Figure25).
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Figure25
1.Backthemachineupthe
ramp.
2.Walkthemachinedown
theramp.
Important:Donotusenarrowindividualramps
foreachsideofthemachine.
WARNING
Loadingamachineontoatrailerortruck
increasesthepossibilityoftip-overandcould
causeseriousinjuryordeath(Figure26).
•Useextremecautionwhenoperatinga
machineonaramp.
•Useonlyafull-widthramp;donotuse
individualrampsforeachsideofthe
machine.
•Donotexceeda15-degreeanglebetween
therampandthegroundorbetweenthe
rampandthetrailerortruck.
•Ensurethatthelengthoframpisatleast
4timesaslongastheheightofthetrailer
ortruckbedtotheground.Thisensures
thattherampangledoesnotexceed15
degreesonatground.
•Backthemachineuptherampanddriveit
forwarddowntheramp.
•Avoidsuddenaccelerationordeceleration
whiledrivingthemachineonarampas
thiscouldcausealossofcontrolora
tip-oversituation.
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Figure26
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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