DRIVING THE MACHINE TOWING MACHINE A SHORT DISTANCE CAUTION: Cables, straps, or ropes can break causing serious injury. Do not tow machine with damaged chains, frayed cables, slings, straps, or wire ropes. Always wear gloves when handling cable, straps or wire ropes. RIGHT When your machine becomes struck but the engine is still operational, attach wire ropes to the machine as illustrated at right, and slowly tow your machine to firm ground using an- other machine. Be sure to attach the wire ropes around the track frames of both machines as illustrated. To prevent the wire ropes from being damaged, place some protective material between the track frame and the wire ropes.
Wire Rope Shackle hole for towing lightweight objects. M104-05-010 WRONG IMPORTANT: Do not use the shackle holes on the track frame for towing the machine. A center shackle hole on the track frame is provided to pull only lightweight objects. Refer to the instructions on page 5-33 for us- ing the center shackle hole appropriately. Wire Rope Shackle M104-05-011 4-6