Transporting The Excavator On A Truck - Kubota u25 Operator's Manual

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TRANSPORTING THE EXCAVATOR ON A TRUCK

TRANSPORTING THE EXCAVATOR ON A TRUCK
To avoid personal injury or death:
A No directional changes should be made when
the excavator is on the ramp. Should a change
of direction be necessary, drive off the ramp
completely and make the turn.
A When driving forwards or backwards onto the
truck, or when swinging the upper body, make
sure that neither the cabin or the gates of the
truck will be damaged.
A When the excavator reaches the point between
the ramps and the truck bed, halt and then
move very slowly until the excavator reaches
the horizontal position.
A Move the excavator onto the truck only with the
arm completely pulled in. Otherwise the truck
cabin could be damaged when swinging
around the upper body.
A Do not jack up the machine using its boom to
load or unload the excavator from the truck.
Dangerous situation could arise.
B Transporting on a Truck
To avoid personal injury or death:
A After loading the machine on the truck, lower
the bucket and dozer onto the truck bed.
Prepare a platform to load or unload the excavator. Take
following steps when using ramps.
1. Apply the parking brakes of the truck, and block the
drive wheels from both sides.
2. Use mounting brackets to secure the ramp properly.
Connect the ramps directly to the truck bed.
3. For additional safety, use blocks or supports under the
ramps and the truck bed.
4. Align the ramps and the tracks and then drive the
excavator slowly up the ramps with the dozer in the
front. After ensuring that the tracks are completely on
the truck bed, swivel the upper body around to the
back of the truck.