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Transporting Machine
10. Transporting Machine
When loading and unloading this machine onto a truck for transportation, follow these safety
precautions.
10.1 Truck Loading and Unloading
1. Use ramps that have ample strength (that can hold the total weight of the machine and
operator), width (at least 1.2 times the width of the crawler), and length (at least 3 times
the height of the bed of the truck), and are fitted with no-slip pads. Choose a place
where the ramps will not bend under the weight of the machine.
2. Fit the hooks of the ramps to the bed of the truck so that they do not slip and so that
there is no height difference from the bed of the truck.
3. When unloading the machine, operate the machine from the outside of the machine.
Height
• When loading and unloading the machine, do not allow anyone to come near
the machine or the ramps.
• Do not change direction on the ramps. There is a danger that the machine will
fall off.
• When driving up the ramps, shift the gear shift lever to the forward 1st posi-
tion, and when driving down, shift it to the reverse 1st position, then travel
slowly.
The gravity center of the machine may suddenly shift, when crossing from the
ramps into the bed of the truck