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Operation Section
Transportation Information
Transportation Information
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Shipping t he M ach ine
SMCS Code: 7000
Investigate the travel route for overpass clearances.
Make sure that there will be adequate clearance.
Before you load the machine and before you unload
the machine remove ice, snow, or other slippery
material from the loading dock and from the trailering
surface. Removal of ice, snow, or other slippery
material will help prevent the slipping of the machine
as you load the machine. Removing ice, snow, or
other slippery material will help prevent the machine
from moving in transit.
NOTICE
Obey all state and local laws governing the weight,
width and length of a load.
Make sure the cooling system has proper antifreeze if
moving machine to a colder climate.
Observe all regulations governing wide loads.
Do not use a fork lift to lift the machine. Using a
fork lift to move your machine can result in property
damage.
Choose the flattest ground when you load the
machine or when you unload the machine.
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Illustration 68
1. Before y
ou load the machine chock the trailer
wheels or the rail car wheels. Before you unload
the machine chock the trailer wheels or the rail
car whee
ls.
2. When you use loa
ding ramps, make sure that the
loading ramps have adequate length, adequate
width, and adequate strength. In addition, make
sure that the s
urface of the loading ramps are
clean. This will help prevent the machine from
sliding in all types of weather conditions. This will
allow the mac
hine to move on the ramps smoothly.
3. Maintain the slope of the loading ramps within 15
degrees of th
e ground.
4. Minimize any step between the base of the loading
ramps and the
ground.
5. Clean the tracks on the machine in order to
prevent any s
lippage.
Loading the M
achine
1. Position the machine so that the heaviest end of
the machine
is going up the ramps first.
2. Use caution when you travel over the areas
around the l
oading ramp joints. Maintain the
balance point of the machine. Keep the work tool
low.
3. After you load the machine onto the trailer be sure
that the machine is properly positioned on the
trailer be
d.
4. Lower the work tool to the floor of the transport
vehicle.
5. Turn the engine sta rt switch key to the OFF
position i
nordertostoptheengine.
6. Turn the engine start switch key to the ON
position
. Push the parking brake switch.
7. Move all hydraulic control levers while you are
pressing
several times on each side of the
auxiliary hydraulic control (if equipped) in order to
relieve hydraulic pressure.
8. Move all hydraulic control levers to the HOLD
position.
9. Turn the engine sta rt switch key to the OFF
position. Remove the engine start switch key.
10. Move the armrest to t he RAISED position.
Unfasten the seat belt.
11. Attach any vandalism protection.
12. Refer to
the Operation and Maintenance
Manual, “Lifting and Tying Down the Machine” for
information on tying down the machine.