PRECAUTIONS FOR EMERGENCY RECOVERY 2.7 PRECAUTIONS FOR EMERGENCY RECOVERY 54 • The draw hook must be used only for the first aid and not for towing the machine. • Before moving the machine, make sure that all the controls are in neutral. • Incorrect manoeuvres may result in serious injuries or even death. • To move the machine, use properly dimensioned steel cables; do not use worn cables or cables with broken strands (A), twist- ed cables (B), deformed cables (C). • During the removal, no one can be allowed to get near the ma- chines or the cable. • Do not get astride the cable. • Remove the machine only as much as necessary to permit the required repairs.
• Put wooden blocks between the towing cable and the machine body, in order to avoid wear or damage. • Do not remove the machine in any way other than that indicated at point “3.16.2 HOW TO REMOVE THE MACHINE”). RWA05380 RWA05390 RWA05380 CAUTION • The maximum applicable force for the removal is the fol- lowing: F=1600 dN (3597 lb). • Use cables having the same length and draw continuosly and constantly, without jerks. • Arrange and couple the machine to be removed by posi- tioning it on the same axis as the towing vehicle; the draw- ing force must be parallel to the axis of movement of the machine.