Rabe Digger HA, Operating Instructions Manual

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Caution / transport
Prepare and check the implement for transport
by road. Do not allow persons to stand or ride on
the implement, or remain within its turning circle
or operating area. Observe the relevant speed
limits and traffic regulations when transporting the
outfit by road. Take care when negotiating curves,
as towed implements tend to swing out. Observe
the road traffic regulations (StVZO or your local
equivalent). These regulations normally make the
user responsible for the secure hitching and safe
operation on public roads of the tractor and the
implements being towed. The attachment of towed
implements must not lead to any excess with
respect to the permitted axle load, laden weight
or tyre load (depending on speed and pressure)
of the tractor. For safe steering, the front axle of
the tractor must bear at least 20 % of the vehicle’s
unladen weight.
The maximum permitted width of the load is three
metres. A special permit is normally required for
moving oversized loads. In the case of front attach-
ment, the distance between the front end/ground
loosener and centre of steering wheel /tractor must
not exceed 3.5 m. If this ”front-end limit” is excee-
ded, the user must take appropriate measures to
ensure that there is adequate driver visibility at
the farmyard exit, road junctions and crossings.
This can be carried out, for example, by use of a
second person (on foot or in another vehicle) to
give the tractor driver appropriate instructions. No
avoidable overhanging item must endanger other
traffic or road users (sect. 32 StVZO or your local
equivalent). Overhanging items that cannot be
avoided must be covered and fitted with warning
notices. Safety devices include appropriate lighting
and signs around all sides and the rear of the ve-
hicle and towed implement, e.g. red/white striped
warning signs (423 x 423 mm). Additional lighting
is required if the towed implement blocks those
already fitted to the tractor, or weather conditions
make it advisable: e.g. to front and rear, if the
towed implement is wider than the tractor’s lights
by more than 40 cm, or overhangs by more than 1
metre with respect to the existing rear lights.
If an additional pair of headlamps is required for
the front-mounted configuration (with only one
set of headlamps switched on at once), a special
permit is normally required.
A lighting system – with warning panels – can also
be obtained from RABE as an optional extra.
When transporting on public roads in Poland, the
warning triangle (7.1/1) must be fixed to the centre
of the machine.
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