OPERATION & MAINTENANCE MANUAL SWE18UF
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5.3 LOADING & UNLOADING
Make sure that the ramps are strong enough before loading the machine and follow these
procedures:
Apply the truck’s parking brake and place
stoppers against its tires.
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.
Direction of the excavator:
The work device should be placed at the
foreside and directs forward while loading (as
the right figure); and while unloading, place
the work device backward at the rear, and
travel backward.
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.
Use the engine accelerator control lever to reduce the revs of
engine,
drive the machine slowly to the slope, and lower the hoe attachment as much as possible,
making sure it will not hit the truck.
Close the windows and doors of cab, cover the vent, prevent rain from entering.
The machine should travel at lowest speed on ramps.
Turning while traveling on ramps is very dangerous, and it is forbidden. If you must
do so, turn the machine back to the ground or truck bed, modify the traveling direction,
and then pass the ramps.
The intersection of the top of ramps and truck bed is protuberant, pass it carefully.
Prevent the possible tip over and injury while the superstructure of excavator is
swinging. Retract, lower arm and swing superstructure slowly to achieve best stability.
Warm up the excavator before loading
& unloading in the cold weather.
