Takeuchi TL8, Operator'S Manual

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4-2
TRANSPORT
LOADING AND UNLOADING
The machine may roll or tip over or fall
while being loaded or unloaded. Take the
following precautions:
• Select a firm, level surface and keep
sufficient distance from road shoulders.
• Secure the ramps of adequate strength
and size to the truck bed. The slope of
the ramps must not exceed 15°. If the
rumps are bowed down too low,
support them with poles or blocks.
• Keep the truck bed and loading ramps
clean of oil, soil, ice, snow, and other
materials to prevent the machine from
sliding sideways. Clean the tracks.
• Chock the transporter wheels to prevent
movement.
• When being loaded or unloaded, travel
slowly in 1st (low) gear by following the
signal from the signal person.
• Never change courses on the ramp. If it
is necessary, move down from the
ramps, change the course and then get
on the ramps again.
• Do not raise the lift arms on the ramp.
The machine may tip over.
• When raising the lift arms on the truck
bed, do it slowly as the footing should
be unstable.
• Lock the cab door after being loaded, if
applicable. Otherwise, the door may
open during transport.
• Chock the tracks and secure the
machine to the truck bed with wire rope
or chain.
LOADING AND UNLOADING
When loading or unloading the machine, be
sure to use ramps or a platform and follow
the procedure below.
1. Set the parking brake on the transporter
and chock the wheels.
2. Fix the ramps securely to the truck bed.
The slope of the ramps must not exceed
15°.
3. Align the center of the truck bed with the
center of the machine, and of the ramp
with the center of the track.
4. Lower the bucket as far as possible
without letting it touch the ramps.
5. Set the travel speed to the 1st (low) and
slow down the engine speed by operating
the throttle lever.
6. When getting on or down the ramps, the
bucket must be pointing down the slope.
7. Drive the machine straight toward the
ramps and slowly travel up or down the
ramps, by following the signal from the
signal person.
8. Load the machine at the specified position
on the transporter.
Refer to “Transporting posture” on page
4-5.
AG7F001PE
Ramp
Distance between ramps
15º or less
Stopper