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Make sure using slope or loading platform
to load or unload.
4.3 TRANSPORT ON HIGHWAY
Before transportation on highway (As figure 4.1.2), you should know
and follow all the related regulations.
A. Check the length, width, height, and weight of the trailer that
loads excavator.
B. Check transportation route conditions, such as dimension and
weight limitations and traffic rules.
C. Sometimes, it is necessary to separate excavator to
smaller parts to satisfy the limitations of dimension or
weight.
Transport excavator with trailer
Please choose proper trailer to transport the whole
excavator (As figure 4.1.3).
Please consult with your dealer for the trailer choice.
The trailer should be placed on hard horizontal ground to
load and unload excavator.
Slope or loading platform
(1) Before loading or unloading, clean the slope or loading platform and the carriage bed. The slope,
loading platform, and carriage bed with smear, earth, or ice have the danger of slippage.
(2) Place chocks under the trailer head or wheels when use slope or loading platform to load or
unload.
(3) The slope should have enough width, length, and intensity. The obliquity of slope should be less
than 15

without fail.
(4) Loading platform must have plenty of width and intensity to support excavator, and the gradient
must be less than 15

.
Figure 4.1.2
Figure 4.1.3