20 - User Manual - Sigillo
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PERATION OF THE MACHINE
3.1 Manually-operated version
3.1.1 Unfolding the Sigillo
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for covering the tipper body
In the starting operational situation, the covering is folded in the front of the tipper body;
proceed as follows to unfold the covering:
1. Check that the upper edges of the tipper body are free from any obstacle;
2. Remove all the elastic strings (if provided in the version installed on your vehicle) from the
frontal hooks so that the covering can move freely;
3. Extract the safety cotter pin that locks the handling rod during road travel;
4. Grip the handling rod using the specific handholds;
5. Rotate the handling rod clockwise, making sure that sliding motion is homogeneous and
fluid;
6. Cover perfectly the total length of the tipper body with the cover;
7. Close the covering at the back (this is automatic if there is the automatic rear closing
device);
8. Position again the handling rod in its specific housing and insert the safety cotter pin;
9. According to the version installed on your vehicle, use the elastic strings to fasten the
tarpaulin during road travel or check that the automatic lateral hooks are inserted in their
specific U-bolts or housings;
10. Carry out a brief but careful inspection to check that everything is in order before driving
the vehicle on the road.
3.1.2 Folding the Sigillo® for uncovering the tipper body
In the starting operational situation, the covering is unfolded on the tipper body; proceed as
follows to fold again the covering:
1. Remove all the elastic strings (if provided in the version installed on your vehicle) from the
lateral hooking points so that the covering can move freely
2. Extract the safety cotter pin that locks the handling rod during road travel;
3. Grip the handling rod using the specific handholds;
4. Rotate the handling rod counterclockwise, making sure that sliding motion is
homogeneous and fluid;
5. Uncover perfectly the total length of the tipper body;
6. Fasten the elastic strings to the frontal hooks (if provided by the version installed on your
vehicle);
7. Fasten the handling rod to the specific support and then the safety cotter pin;
8. Carry out a brief but careful inspection to check that everything is in order before starting
the tip-up lifting operation.
3.1.3 In case of empty tipper body
When the tipper body is completely empty, two distinct situations may occur:
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If you have to reload the tipper body in the same place in which it was unloaded, it is
possible to keep the elastic hooks not hooked (always if your setup provides them), and
then proceed with a new unfolding of the covering and their relative fastening operation;
•
If you have to start travelling on the road with the empty tipper body, it is mandatory to
position the elastic strings with hooks in their specific hooking points to prevent people or
objects from getting snagged during road travel.
1. Position the handling rod in the apposite housing and insert the safety cotter pin;
2. Carry out a brief but careful inspection to make sure that everything is in order before
starting to drive the vehicle on the road.
