. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR OPERATION 2 - 24 TRAVELING ON SLOPES ping over or slipping to the side, always do as follows. rox. 20 to 30 cm (8 to 12 in) above ncy, lower the work equipment to p stop the machine. wn a slope. Traveling at an angle ly dangerous. l across slopes. Always go down osition of the machine, then travel s, or wet steel plates with low es there is a hazard that the ever shift gear or place the angerous not to use the braking ce the transmission in a low gear hill. braking effect of the engine as To prevent the machine from tip ping over or slipping to the side, always do as fo Keep the work equipment app the ground.
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Be careful not to approach to mbankments or dropping soil over a cliff, dum p one pile, then use the next pile of soil to push the first pile. The load suddenly becomes li ghter when the soil is pushed over a cliff or whe n the machine reaches th e top of a slope. When this happens, t the speed. here is danger that the travel speed will sudden ly increase, so be sure to reduce y either side of the blade loaded, its tail may swing. Take care. If the machine moves with onl y either side of the blade loaded, its tail may sw ing. Take care.
PROHIBITED OPERATIONS To make it easier to escape if there is any problem, set the tracks at right angl es to the road shoulder or c liff with the sprocket at the rear when carrying out operations. When using the machine, to pr event personal injury caused by damage to the work equipment or by the m achine overturning due to overloadin permitted load for the structur g, do not exceed the permitted performance of the machine or the maximum e of the machine. ximum METHOD OF USING BRAKES When the machine is traveling , do not rest your foot on the brake pedal.
If you travel with your foot resting on the pedal, the brake will always b e applied, and this will cause the brakes to over heat and fail. Do not depress the brake ped When traveling downhill, use t