Operator's Manual

LoadingtheMachine
Useextremecautionwhenloadingorunloadingmachines
ontoatraileroratruck.Useafull-widthrampthatiswider
thanthemachineforthisprocedure.Backuprampsand
driveforwarddownramps(Figure39).
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Figure39
1.Backupramps
2.Driveforwarddownramps
Important:Donotusenarrowindividualrampsfor
eachsideofthemachine.
Ensuretherampislongenoughsothattheanglewiththe
grounddoesnotexceed15degrees(Figure40).Onat
ground,thisrequiresaramptobeatleast4timesaslongas
theheightofthetrailerortruckbedtotheground.Asteeper
anglemaycausemowercomponentstogetcaughtastheunit
movesfromtheramptothetrailerortruck.Steeperangles
mayalsocausethemachinetotiporlosecontrol.Ifloading
onornearaslope,positionthetrailerortrucksothatitis
onthedownsideoftheslopeandtherampextendsupthe
slope.Thiswillminimizetherampangle.
WARNING
Loadingamachineontoatrailerortruckincreases
thepossibilityoftip-overandcouldcauseserious
injuryordeath.
Useextremecautionwhenoperatingamachine
onaramp.
EnsurethattheROPSisintheuppositionand
usetheseatbeltwhenloadingorunloadingthe
machine.EnsurethattheROPSwillclearthe
topofanenclosedtrailer.
Useonlyafull-widthramp;donotuseindividual
rampsforeachsideofthemachine.
Donotexceeda15-degreeanglebetweenthe
rampandthegroundorbetweentherampand
thetrailerortruck.
Ensurethelengthoframpisatleast4timesas
longastheheightofthetrailerortruckbedto
theground.Thiswillensurethatrampangle
doesnotexceed15degreesonatground.
Backuprampsanddriveforwarddownramps.
Avoidsuddenaccelerationordecelerationwhile
drivingthemachineonarampasthiscould
causealossofcontroloratip-oversituation.
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Figure40
1.Full-widthrampinstowed
position
4.Rampisatleast4times
aslongastheheightof
thetrailerortruckbedto
theground
2.Sideviewoffull-width
rampinloadingposition
5.H=heightofthetraileror
truckbedtotheground
3.Notgreaterthan
15degrees
6.Trailer
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