Doosan DX140LC, Operation And Maintenance Manual

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OP000596 Safety
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TOWING
Precautions When Towing
If any mistake is made in the method of selecting or inspecting
the towing wire or in the method of towing, it may lead to serious
personal injury. Always do the following;
• Always use the method of towing given in this
Operation and Maintenance Manual. Do not use any
other method.
• Use leather gloves when handling the wire rope.
• When carrying out the preparation work for towing
with two or more workers, determine the signals to
use and follow these signals correctly.
• Always fit the towing rope to the left and right hooks
and secure in position.
• If the engine on the problem machine will not start or
there is a failure in the brake system. always contact
your
DOOSAN distributor.
• Never go between the towing machine and the towed
machine during the towing operation.
• It is dangerous to carry out towing on slopes, so
select a place where the slope is gradual. If there is
no place where the slope is gradual, carry out
operations to reduce the angle of the slope before
starting the towing operation.
• When towing a problem machine, always use a wire
rope with a sufficient towing capacity.
• Do not use a frayed, kinked rope or a rope with any
loss of diameter.
• Do not use the lightweight towing hook for towing
another machine.
Towing Wire
Shackle
Towing Wire
Cloth
FG000669
Figure 47