. OPERATION MACHINE OPERATIONS AND CONTROLS TRAVELING ON SLOPES WARNING Turning or operating the work equipment when working on slopes may cause the machine to lose its balance and turn over, so avoid such 3 - 106 operations. Itis particularly dangerous t If such operations have to b o swing downhill when the bucket is loaded. e carried out, pile soil to make a platform on the slope so that the machi ne can be kept horizontal when o perating. Do not travel up or down ste ep slopes. There is danger that th e machine ma y turn over. When traveling, raise the bu cket approx. 20 to 30 cm (8 to 12 i n) from the ground. verse. el across slopes. ace to perform these operations.
It may be Do not travel downhill in re Never turn on slopes or trav Always go down to a flat pl longer, but it will ensure saf Always operate or travel in at any time if the machine s When traveling uphill, if the ety. such a way that it is possible to stop safely lips or becomes unstable. shoes slip or it is impossible to travel uphill using only the force of the tr acks, do not use the pulling force of the arm to help the machine travel u phill. There is danger that the ma chine may tur n over. 1. W hen traveling down s teep hills, use the travel leve r and fuel c a p e ontrol dial to keep the travel speed low. When trave ling down steep hill of more tha osture shown in the ngine speed.
n 15°, set the work equipm REMARK procket side down. n with the sprocket side up, the track Trav el down hills with the s I f t he machine travels dow tends to become loose, an d that can cause skipping pitc hes. 2. W hen traveling up a st eep hill of more than 15°, set the work e quipment to the postu re shown in the diagram on t he right.