Gehl CTL60, Operator'S Manual, Page: 86 / 170

84
TRANSPORT
Loading and Unloading
WARNING
The machine may roll or tip over or fall
while loading or unloading it. Take the
following precautions:
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Select a firm, level surface and keep
sufficient distance from road
shoulders.
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Use loading ramps of adequate
strength and size. Maintain the slope
of loading ramps within 15 degrees.
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Keep the truck bed and loading ramps
clean of oil, clay, ice, snow, and other
materials which can become slippery.
Clean the tracks.
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Never change course on the ramp.
When loading or unloading the machine, be
sure to use ramps and following the
procedure below.
1. Apply the truck’s parking brake and place
stoppers against its tires.
2. Fasten the ramps securely to the truck bed
so that they will not come off. Set the
ramps to an angle of 15
°
or less.
3. Move the machine up or down the ramps
with the bucket end facing downward.
4. Line up the center of the truck bed with
the center of the machine and the center
of the ramps with the center of the
crawlers.
5. Make sure the bucket does not hit the
ramps.
6. Lower the engine speed.
7. Determine the direction on the ramps, then
slowly travel up or down the ramps in 1st
speed (low speed), following the signals
of a flagman.
8. Load the machine properly at the
prescribed position on the bed.
Refer to page 85 “Transporting Posture”.
Fasten to the suspension fitting
Ramp
15
°
or less
Distance between ramps
Stopper
T7F001
E4F001