. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR OPERATION TOWING 2 - 26 WHEN TOWI Serious injur y or death coul d result if a disabled machine is towe d incorrectly or if t here is a mistake in the selection or inspection of the wire ro For towing, s ee "METHOD OF TOWI NG MACHINE (PAGE 3-180)". Always ch eck tha t the wi re rope us ed for towing has a mple s trength for the weight of the machine bein g towed. Never use a wir B), or e rope which ha strands (A), reduc diameter ( kinks (C ). There i rope break duri ng the t owing operation. Always we ar leather glov es when handling wire r ope. Never tow a machine on a slope.
During the towing operat ion, never stand betwee n the towing machine and the machi ne being Operate th e machine slo wly and b e careful not to apply any s udden load t o th e wire r ope.