Transportation Of The Machine - IBEA IB 562 Manuel D'instructions

9. TRANSPORTATION OF THE MACHINE

LOADING AND UNLOADING FROM A VEHICLE
 For transportation it is preferable to use a vehicle with an open bed.
 Choose firm, flat ground.
 Switch off the vehicle's ignition, put into reverse gear, pull on the hand brake and block
the tyres with chocks to prevent accidental movement of the vehicle.
Raise the flail mower cutting unit to maximum height to prevent danger of its catching the
ramp edges.
 Do not stand in front of the machine
 Firmly hook the loading ramps onto the vehicle bed.
Use stable load ramps with a non-slip surface strong enough to take the weight of the
machine.
The inclination of the ramps must not exceed 15°.
Recommended length : at least 3
Recommended width : to be chosen according to the tyre width of the machine
 Proceed with the loading of the machine, manoeuvring it carefully. Set the accelerator
lever at minimum (Fig. 1, ref. C)

During loading/unloading operations on the ramps avoid operating the flail clutch
(Fig. 1, ref. A), and the right and left wheel release levers (fig. 1, ref. F and F1) because
such actions may prove extremely dangerous.
 Line the front slide up with the centre of the loading ramps.
 Take care when the machine passes from the loading ramps to the vehicle bed, because
a shift in balance occurs.
 Once loaded, turn off the engine using the relative switch (Fig. 1 bis, ref. I), make sure
that the service brake has automatically come into operation upon release of the forward
clutch control lever ( fig. 1, ref. B), block the machine wheels using chocks and firmly
tie the machine to the vehicle.
WARNING
1
/ times the vehicle bed's height from the ground.
2
- 52 -