Precautions when transporting
Transfer to your national law if necessary.
Place unit in ”transporting position”; check that it is
ready to move.
DO NOT ride on the unit while it is being moved.
DO NOT remain in the danger area near the machine.
Observe road traffic legislation with respect to speed
limits when transporting the unit; when transporting
with jockey wheel, do not exceed
25 km/h
(= semi-
mounted unit).
Take care on curves: the mounted implement (or semi-
mounted unit) swings out when turning.
Follow your local traffic regulations.
Road traffic legislation normally make the user liable
for insuring the combination of tractor and towed unit
for the purposes of transportation on public highways.
Attached implements must not affect the safe
movement of the tractor and trailer unit. Ensure that
attached implements do not lead to loads in excess
of those permitted on the tractor axles, or the permitted
maximum total weight, or the maximum weight-bearing
specifications of the tyres (depending on speed and
inflation pressure). The front axle load should amount
to at least 20 % of the total tare weight of the vehicle,
to enable it to be steered safely.
Maximum transporting width is 3 m.
Excessively wide loads require official permission.
No part may protrude from the machine in such a
way as to endanger traffic more than that which is
unavoidable (§ 32 German Road Traffic Act). If the
protrusion of components cannot be avoided, they
are to be covered up and clearly identified. Safety
devices must also be attached to identify the
dimensions of the vehicle and load and also to give
due warning to other vehicles approaching from the
rear – e.g. red-and-white striped warning signs
423 x 423 mm (DIN 11030; each stripe 100 mm
wide, at an angle of 45° running from outside edge
downwards).
Extra lighting must also be employed if the load being
towed blocks the rear lights of the tractor, or if required
by weather conditions: e.g. at front and back if the
implement protrudes laterally more than 40 cm relati-
ve to the tractor’s own lighting; or rear warning lights
in the case of an overhang of more than 1 m between
the tractor tail lights and the end of the load being
towed.
Implements with transport wheel (jockey wheel –
”semi-mounted implement”) must be fitted with rear
red lights and amber side position lights, which must
always be available for use - even by day. (Additional
warning lights are required if the load overhang is more
than 400 mm relative to the tractor’s own lighting.)
We recommend you to order the required warning
notices and lighting systems directly.
RABE can also supply bolt-on fixing brackets for
DIN 11 027 lighting units.
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