Operator's Manual

g028043
Figure30
1.Backthemachineupthe
ramp.
2.Drivethemachineforward
downtheramp.
Important:Donotusenarrowindividualramps
foreachsideofthemachine.
Ensuretherampislongenoughsothattheanglewith
thegrounddoesnotexceed15degrees(Figure31).
Onatground,thisrequiresaramptobeatleast4
timesaslongastheheightofthetrailerortruckbed
totheground.Asteeperanglemaycausemower
componentstogetcaughtastheunitmovesfromthe
ramptothetrailerortruck.Steeperanglesmayalso
causethemachinetotiporlosecontrol.Ifloadingon
ornearaslope,positionthetrailerortrucksothatitis
onthedownsideoftheslopeandtherampextends
uptheslope.Thiswillminimizetherampangle.
WARNING
Loadingamachineontoatrailerortruck
increasesthepossibilityoftip-overandcould
causeseriousinjuryordeath.
•Useextremecautionwhenoperatinga
machineonaramp.
•Useonlyafull-widthramp;donotuse
individualrampsforeachsideofthe
machine.
•Donotexceeda15-degreeanglebetween
therampandthegroundorbetweenthe
rampandthetrailerortruck.
•Ensurethelengthoframpisatleast4
timesaslongastheheightofthetrailer
ortruckbedtotheground.Thiswill
ensurethatrampangledoesnotexceed15
degreesonatground.
•Backuprampsanddriveforwarddown
ramps.
•Avoidsuddenaccelerationordeceleration
whiledrivingthemachineonarampas
thiscouldcausealossofcontrolora
tip-oversituation.
g027996
Figure31
1.Full-widthrampinstowed
position
4.Rampisatleast4times
aslongastheheightof
thetrailerortruckbedto
theground
2.Sideviewoffull-width
rampinloadingposition
5.H=heightofthetraileror
truckbedtotheground
3.Notgreaterthan
15degrees
6.Trailer
26