Humbaur 10000 Series, Operating Instructions Manual

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Use
Safety 11
Reasonably foreseeable misuse
Any use extending beyond the
prescribed transport applications is
regarded as other than intended.
In particular, this includes:
– Person / animal transports
– Transports of goods for which special
regulations apply and / or special
vehicle versions are required (e.g.
chemical substances, food stuff,
dangerous goods)
– Exceeding the load capacity
– Exceeding the max. permitted axle /
support / trailer load
– Transporting hot / liquid materials
(e.g. tar)
– Driving with badly secured or
unsecured goods
– Driving with a tipped cargo bed
– Driving with bad load distribution
(load one-sided or in one point)
– Structural changes to the trailer that
were not approved by the
manufacturer or were arbitrary
– Use of unapproved spare parts or
accessories
– Driving with a faulty light or electric
system
– Driving with a dirty trailer on which the
number plate, lights, markings are
unrecognisable or hard to recognise
– Driving when the underride protection
is not in driving position
– Driving with support devices not
moved up
– Arbitrary performance of
maintenance / repair of safety-related
components that may only be
maintained or repaired by specialist
personnel
– Driving at an excessive /
inappropriate speed in bad weather
conditions or on a bad road
– Parking the trailer without sufficient
safety precautions against rolling off
– Operating the trailer in a damaged
state and when parts are visibly worn
or safety-related components are
broken
– Operating a trailer without
appropriate brake adjustment
involving the towing machine or with
the wrong oil pressure
– Tilting / lowering the loading bridge
while persons remain within the
danger zone
– Remaining on the cargo bed when
bulk goods are being tipped or when
the loading bridge is lowered
– Tilting the loading bridge on steep
slopes and soft ground
– Tilting the loading bridge with uneven
tyre pressure
The manufacturer:
Humbaur GmbH
Mercedesring 1
86368 Gersthofen (Germany)
rejects any damage which arises through
disregard of this manual – the risks are
borne solely by the user.