Recovering/Towing - Volvo A35E Operator's Manual

Operating instructions
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Recovering/towing

Recovering/towing
WARNING!
The greatest care must be taken in connection with
towing to avoid serious injury.
Before taking any steps in preparation for recovering or
towing, the parking brake must be applied and the wheels
blocked to prevent the machine from rolling.
If the engine cannot be started, the brake and steering
functions will be limited. In this case, towing should be
restricted to emergencies only and over the shortest
possible distance by knowledgeable personnel (see
under Towing). If possible, transport the machine on a
trailer.
During recovering / towing the engine should be running, if
possible, to provide braking and steering.
Recovering
Use a towbar, wire rope or chain connected to the towing eyes
at the front or rear on the machine to tow the machine to a
suitable location or passable road.
Towing
If the machine after recovering must be towed to a workshop,
use a towbar or wire rope connected to the front towing eyes.
If there are no brakes on the machine to be towed, a towbar
must always be used.
The vehicle or machine which does the towing, must be at least
as heavy as the towed machine, and have sufficient engine and
braking capacity to be able to pull and stop both machines on
any uphill or downhill slope.
Towing should always be done over the shortest possible
distance.
Highest travelling speed during all circumstances is 10 km/h
(6 mph).
NOTE! It is not possible to start the engine by towing.