Unloading The Machine From The Transporting Vehicle/Trailer - jcb JS300 Service Manual

Unloading the Machine from the Transporting Vehicle/Trailer

WARNING If the dozer blade is to the rear, the track controls will be reversed. Use extreme caution when
tracking off the trailer.
1. Stop the transport vehicle on solid, level ground.
2. Apply the park brakes.
3. Lower any stability jacks.
4. Before the machine is driven off the transport trailer, make sure that the machine will not catch on the ramp/
trailer angle. Refer to Figure 179.
5. Make sure the ramps are in their correct positions and angle, then secure them. The ramps should not be
at more than the specified angle:
Angle: 15°
A Angle of the ramp
6. Remove the cover from the exhaust stack.
7. Remove the tying-down accessories and blocks from the machine and stow them.
8. Start the machine.
Refer to: Operation > Starting the Engine (Page 52).
9. Enable the controls.
Refer to: Operation > Locks > Control Lock (Page 59).
10. Disengage the slew lock.
Refer to: About the Product > Console Switches > Slew Lock (Page 17).
11. Slew the cab to make sure the excavating equipment is in a position where it will not interfere with your
view of the ramp and the transport trailer.
Refer to: Operation > Operating Levers/Pedals (Page 96).
12. Lift the bucket.
Refer to: Operation > Operating Levers/Pedals > Excavator Arm Controls (Page 96).
13. If applicable, lift the dozer blade.
14. Drive the machine slowly to the ramps.
15. Continue to drive the machine until the tracks are over the ramps.
16. Slowly drive the machine onto the ramps and off the transport trailer.
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Figure 179.
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Operation
Transporting the Machine
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