Loading And Unloading The Machine On Transport Vehicles Using Ramps - JLG X17JPLUS Operator, Safety, And General Maintenance Manual

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13.2.LOADING AND UNLOADING THE MACHINE ON TRANSPORT
VEHICLES USING RAMPS
The platform offers high manoeuvrability and stability even in travelling confi‐
guration. Despite this, the user must work with care even when carrying out the
simplest operations.
During the loading and unloading from the truck or trailer through the use of
ramps follow the following guidelines:
• Make sure the truck or trailer is rated accordingly for the transport of PLE. Re‐
fer to the weight indicated in the technical data section of this manual ʺTechnical
data (p. 19)ʺ.
• Park the lorry or trailer on a flat surface.
• Select ramps of adequate length to ensure a maximum angle of inclination re‐
spect to the ground less than or equal to 15 °. As a general rule, if the ramps and
the truck / trailer rely on free surface without slope variations, this requirement
is met if the ratio between the length of the ramps and the height of the arrival of
the ground is greater than or equal to 3.7.
• Make sure that the ramps have a sufficient capacity to support the machine.
Refer to the weight indicated in the technical data section of this manual ʺTechni‐
cal data (p. 19)ʺ.
• Make sure that the ramps are free from debris or slippery material.
• The truck or the trailer must be stopped with the wheels locked, the parking
brake engaged, the engine shut off and the dump level.
• Ramps shall be securely supported and fixed to the structure of the plan of ar‐
rival. Check the validity of the engagement to the truck / trailer before using the
ramps.
• The highest point of the ramp must be coplanar with the arrival. No steps shall
be presented to the machine in the transition from the ramp the floor arrival or
departure.
SAFETY STANDARDS FOR TRANSPORT
Fig. 167 Loading on the ramps
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