Operator's Manual

law .Pleasecarefullyreadallthesafetyinstructions.
Knowingthisinformationcouldhelpyou,yourfamily,
petsorbystandersavoidinjury.
Trailersshouldbeequippedwithatleastoneapproved
portablereextinguisherhavingaminimumcapacityof
18lb(8.2kg)drychemicalwithaB:Crating.DoNot
useCarbonTetrachlorideextinguishers(Pyreneetc.).
WARNING
Drivingonthestreetorroadwaywithoutturn
signals,lights,reectivemarkings,oraslow
movingvehicleemblemisdangerousandcanlead
toaccidentscausingpersonalinjury.
Donotdrivemachineonapublicstreetorroadway.
•Besurethefuelvalveisclosedonthetank(s).
•PlacespareLPGtank(s)inaDOTapprovedstorage
cage.
–Transporttanksinanupright,verticaland
securepositiontominimizemovement,tipping,
orphysicaldamagerelativetoothertanksorto
thestoragecagewhileintransit.
–Placetankssothatvalves,ttings,orgauges
areprotectedfromphysicaldamageduring
transport.
•Placetank(s)inawell-ventilatedtrailer.
•DoNotstorethetank(s)ormachinewithtank(s)in
anareawherethetemperaturecanriseabove120°F
(49°C).Ifthetemperatureexceedsapproximately
160°F(71°C),thetankwillreleasehighlyammable
propanevapor.SeePreparationintheSafety
Section.
•DoNottransportLPGtank(s)inthepassenger
spaceofavehicle.
•DoNottransportleakingfueltanks.
•Trailersmusthaveappropriatemarkingsto
transportLPG.
•FollowNFPA58andstateandlocalregulationsfor
transportingLPG.
Totransportthemachine:
1.Ifusingatrailer,connectittothetowingvehicle
andconnectthesafetychains.
2.Ifapplicable,connectthetrailerbrakes.
3.Loadthemachineontothetrailerortruck.
4.Stoptheengine,removethekey,setthebrake,and
closethefuelvalve.
5.Usethemetaltiedownloopsonthemachineto
securelyfastenthemachinetothetrailerortruck
withstraps,chains,cable,orropes(
Figure37).
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Figure37
1.Tractionunittiedownloops
LoadingMachines
Useextremecautionwhenloadingunitsontrailersor
trucks.Onefullwidthrampthatiswideenoughto
extendbeyondthereartiresisrecommendedinsteadof
individualrampsforeachsideoftheunit(
Figure38).
Thelowerrearsectionofthetractorframeextends
backbetweentherearwheelsandservesasastopfor
tippingbackward.Havingafullwidthrampprovides
asurfacefortheframememberstocontactifthe
unitstartstotipbackward.Ifitisnotpossibletouse
onefullwidthramp,useenoughindividualrampsto
simulateafullwidthcontinuousramp.
Therampshouldbelongenoughsothattheangles
donotexceed15degrees(
Figure38).Asteeperangle
maycausemowercomponentstogetcaughtastheunit
movesfromramptotrailerortruck.Steeperangles
mayalsocausetheunittotipbackward.Ifloadingon
ornearaslope,positionthetrailerortrucksoitison
thedownsideoftheslopeandtherampextendsupthe
slope.Thiswillminimizetherampangle.Thetraileror
truckshouldbeaslevelaspossible.
Important:DoNotattempttoturntheunitwhile
ontheramp;youmaylosecontrolanddriveoff
theside.
Avoidsuddenaccelerationwhendrivinguparampand
suddendecelerationwhenbackingdownaramp.Both
maneuverscancausetheunittotipbackward.
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