OPERATING THE MACHINE 20.3 LOADING Danger of accidents! The machine may fall over if you transport a load with the bucket lifted too high! Lower the bucket during transporting loads in order to lower the centre of gravity of the machine. The loading operation of wheel loaders is based on the following principle: Removing or digging Transport Dumping In the following sections, the individual operation steps of this operating cycle are explained. 20.3.1 REMOVING PILED UP SOIL If you perform removal operations with the machine being in an unbalanced position, you may damage the articulat- ed steering and the cardan shaft!
Always drive into the material which you want to remove in straight direction. lifted from the ground, resulting in premature wear and tear of the rear wheels. 3 - Then, proceed with slowly lowering the bucket onto the ground. 4 - Brake right in front of the material to be removed using the service brake, while pressing down the accelerator pedal at the same time. 95