Kubota R430 Operator's Manual page 14

SAFE OPERATION
5. Remove the key.
If the machine has to be parked on a slope, be sure
to block the wheels securely.
(1) Wheel chock
• All equipment left unattended at night adjacent to a
highway in normal use, or adjacent to construction
areas where work is in progress, shall have
appropriate lights or reflectors, or barricades
equipped with appropriate lights or reflectors to
identify the location of the equipment.
• For storage, be sure not to cover the machine until
after all the heated parts have cooled down.
• Before storing the machine for long periods of time,
do the following.
1. Set the parking brake.
2. Stop the engine.
3. Lower the bucket and attachments to the
ground.
4. Release the hydraulic pressure in the hydraulic
system by operating the control levers. Lock all
control levers in neutral.
5. Remove the key.
PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFELY
LOADING AND TRANSPORTING
THE MACHINE
• When loading or unloading the machine on or from
a truck or trailer, be sure to use strong ramps.
Never use wet lumber, and so on.
• Keep the ramps at an angle such that the machine
cannot slip. Never try to change direction while on
the ramps.
Angle of ramps
• When loading or unloading the machine on or from
a truck, keep the bucket about 40 cm up from the
ground and reverse the machine at low speed to
load it, or advance it at the same speed to unload it.
• It is dangerous to alter the direction once already
on the ramps. If direction needs correction, bring
10
10 degrees to 15 degrees
the machine down off the ramps first and make the
directional correction.
• If you operate a steering handle while the machine
is loaded or unloaded, the machine may move at an
angle. Be sure to stop the machine before using
another control.
While loading or unloading the machine, block the
truck wheels and apply the truck parking brake. If
necessary, place a support under the truck bed
behind the rear wheels to prevent the truck front
from lifting.
• After loading the machine on the truck bed, perform
the following.
1. Check to see that the center of gravity of the
machine aligns with that of the truck bed.
2. Secure the steering frame lock on the machine.
3. Set the parking brake.
4. Stop the engine.
5. Lower the bucket and attachment to the truck
bed.
6. Release the hydraulic pressure in the hydraulic
system by operating the control levers.
7. Lock all control levers in neutral.
8. Remove the key.
9. Block the wheels of the machine.
10. Secure the machine with chains or belts.
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