Loading; Securing Machine - Komatsu WA500-6H Operation & Maintenance Manual

3.4 Transportation

Loading

1. Load and unload on firm level ground only.
Maintain a safe distance from the edge of a road.
2. Apply the brakes on the trailer securely and insert blocks
under the tires to ensure that the trailer does not move.
Then fix the ramps in line with the centers of the trailer and
the machine.
Be sure that the two sides are at the same height as one
another.
Make the angle of the ramps a maximum of 15º.
Set the distance between the ramps to match the center of
the tires.
If the ramp sags appreciably, reinforce it with blocks, etc.
3. Determine the direction of the ramp, then slowly load the
machine.
4. Load the machine correctly in the specified position on the
trailer.

Securing machine

DANGER
If the machine is insufficiently secured, it may start to skid or fall
off the transport vehicle and cause severe accidents! Always
secure the machine with ropes and wheel chocks or wedges to
avoid falling down and skidding.
Load the machine on to a trailer as follows.
1. Lower the work equipment slowly.
2. Check that the work equipment control lever is at the HOLD
position, then set the work equipment lock lever to the LOCK
position.
3-160
Ramp
Max. 15°
Distance
between ramps
Free
Lock
Operation
Blocks
Block
GK032225
GK050006
WA500-6H – VEAM430100