TRANSPORTATION OPERATION When loading or unloading, always use ramps or a platform and carry out the operation as follows. Loading 0. 1. Perform loading and unloading on firm, level ground only. Maintain a safe distance from the edge of a road. 2. Properly apply the brakes on the trailer and put blocks under the tires to ensure that the trailer does not move. Then fix the ramps in line with the center of the trailer and the machine. Be sure that the two sides are on the same level. Make the slope of the ramps a maximum of 15є. Set the distance between the ramps to match the center of the tracks. 3. Run the engine at low speed. 4.
When loading, set the work equipment at the front and the blade at the rear, with the undercarriage and upper structure set parallel. 5. Align the direction of travel with the ramps and travel slowly. Lower the work equipment as far as possible without caus- ing interference. When on the ramps, operate only the travel lever. Do not operate any other lever or pedal. 6. Do not the operate the accelerator pedal. 3-86