HARNESS AS.- 1678995 - Caterpillar

Obey all state and local laws governing the weight, width and length of a load.Make sure the cooling system has proper antifreeze if moving machine to a colder climate.Observe all regulations governing wide loads.
Do not use a fork lift to lift the machine. Using a fork lift to move your machine can result in property damage.Choose the flattest ground when you load the machine or when you unload the machine.
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Before you load the machine and before you unload the machine, chock the trailer wheels or chock the rail car wheels.
When you use loading ramps, make sure that the loading ramps have adequate length, adequate width, and adequate strength. In addition, make sure that the surfaces of the loading ramps are clean. This will help prevent the machine from sliding in all types of weather conditions. This will allow the machine to move on the ramps smoothly.
Maintain the slope of the loading ramps within 15 degrees of the ground.
Minimize any step between the base of the loading ramps and the ground.
Clean the tracks on the machine to prevent any slippage.Machine With A Long Stick That Has Two Pin Holes
Incorrect pin location of stick cylinder rod could cause the bucket to hit the cab resulting in personal injury or death, or damage to the machine. Please confirm the stick cylinder rod pin location prior to the start of work.
During digging operations with this front linkage, there is a possibility of extending the upper boom cylinder by relief.
Illustration 2 g03431089Make the following changes before shipping the machine.Use pin hole (B) in machine transportation. Use pin hole (A) for machine operation.
Never use pinhole (B) for operation. Incorrect boom longstick-bucket combination could cause the bucket to hit the cab.
Use the following procedure to connect the stick cylinder rod to pin hole (B).
Fully extend the stick cylinder and the bucket cylinder. Lower the boom to the ground.
Remove the linkage pin from pin hole (A).
Align the pin hole of the stick cylinder rod with pin hole (B). Insert the linkage pin into pin hole (B). Use the linkage pin that was removed in Step 2.Loading The Machine
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Set the travel speed control switch to LOW before loading the machine. Never operate this switch when loading the machine on a trailer.
Position the machine so that the machine can drive straight up the loading ramps. Position the machine so that the front linkage and the blade will be the first machine components to travel up the loading ramps. Make sure that the blade is raised up.
Extend the front linkage forward over the trailer bed to help maintain balance.
Use caution when you travel over the areas around the loading ramp joints. Maintain the balance point of the machine.
After you load the machine onto the trailer, be sure that the machine is properly positioned on the trailer bed.
Slowly, swing the upper structure for 180° and carefully move the machine toward the front of the trailer or the rail car.
Refer to the Operation and Maintenance Manual, "Lifting and Tying Down