. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR OPERATION PRECAUTIONS WHEN LOADING DUMP BODY carry out loading that the load is spread 2 - 27 Do not load the du uniformly. Do not leave or ret urn to the operator's seat while the dump bo PRECAUTIONS WHEN OPERATING DUMP BODY is no person or object behind the machine. Before starting the dumping operation, check to be sure there is no person or object behind the ma Stop the machine i n the correct position, and check again that there is no person or object behind t he machine. Give the determine d signal, then slowly operate the dump bod y. If necessary, use b locks for the wheels or position a flagman. Not carry out dum ping operations on slopes.
The machine sta bility will become poor and there is d anger that it may tip over. he body raised. Do not travel with t When carrying out dumping operations, set the machine in a st raight line. If dumping operations ar e carried out with the machine a rticulated, the machine stability will become poor there is danger that it may tip o ver. Be careful when r aising the dump body. When the dump bod y is raised, the center of gravity of the machine stability of the machine. changes continuou sly. If the ground is soft, this will affect the Take care particula rly when dumping sticky material (wet clay, fr ozen material, etc.) on a soft ground.
The stability of the machine is r educed and there is danger that it may tip o ver. TRAVELING ON SNOW-COVERED OR FROZEN SURFACES Snow-covered or f rozen surfaces are slippery, so be extremely careful when traveling or operating t he machine, and do not operat e the levers suddenly. Even a slight slope may cause the machine to slip, so be particularly king on slopes. d surfaces, the ground becomes soft when the temperature rises, and this may cause the r or make it impossible for the machine to escape. snow-covered roads, always fit tire chains.
careful when wor With frozen groun machine to tip ove r or make it impossible for the machine to es When traveling on snow-covered roads, always fit tire chains. If the machine ente rs deep snow, there is a hazard that it may t ip over or become buried in the snow . Be careful not to leave the ro ad shoulder or to get trapped in a snow drift. Do not apply the br akes suddenly on snow-covered slopes. Re duce speed, use the braking force of the engine, and pump the brak es (depress the brake pedal several times) to stop the machine. Do not try to carry out dumping operations when the load insid e the dump body is frozen. There is danger that this may cause the machine to tip over.