13. TRANSPORTATION 13.2.1 LOADING 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 centers of the trailer and the machine. Be sure that the two sides are at the same level as one another. Make the slope of the ramps a maximum of 15°. Set the distance between the ramps to match the center of the tracks. 3. Set the travel speed switch to Lo. AD157790 4. Turn the auto-deceleration switch OFF and turn the fuel control dial to lower the engine speed. AD157800 5.
Turn the swing lock switch ON to apply the swing lock. ON AM090290 6. If the machine is equipped with work equipment, set the work equipment at the front, and travel forward to load it; if it has no work equipment, travel in reverse to load it. 7. Align the direction of travel with the ramps and travel slowly. Lower the work equipment as far as possible without causing interference. When on the ramps, operate only the travel lever. Do not operate any other lever or pedal. 2-87