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Preparing the Machine for Travel
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Preparing the Machine for Travel
Introduction
When you travel on the road or on site there are usually
local rules and safety regulations for the machine travel
position. The Preparing for Road Travel and Preparing
for Site Travel described on the following pages are
recommendations that should help you meet the
requirements of these regulations; they are not necessarily
the applied law.
Please make sure that before you travel on the road or on
site, you and your machine comply with all the relevant
local laws - it is your responsibility.
Preparing for Road Travel
Important: Machines without headlights and sidelights are
designed for site use, you may be breaking local laws if
you travel on the road without headlights or sidelights.
1 Remove the Forks or if regulations permit, fit marker
plates to warn oncoming traffic. The plates must be
illuminated in poor visibility. K
Changing the
Forks ( T 159)
2 Centralise the carriage. Tilt the mast fully back. Lower
the carriage so that the heels of the forks (if fitted) are
100 mm-150 mm (4 in-6 in) above the ground.
Fig 43.
3 In the UK, before travelling on public roads, it is your
responsibility as a user to comply with The Road
Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment)
Regulations 1997 (`Bridge Bashing Regulations').
Always assess your route for overhead structures,
such as bridges, which could be damaged by your
machine.
Important: Whilst this information is believed to be
correct, JCB cannot be aware of all circumstances in which
the JCB machine may be operated on a Public Highway
and it is the responsibility of the user to ensure compliance
with the regulations.
!MCAUTION
Do not travel on public roads with the machine loaded.
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4 If any optional attachments are fitted, make them safe
as detailed in the manufacturer's instructions.
When travelling with a bucket, a tooth guard must be
fitted.
Note: In certain countries i.e. Italy, legislation requires
safety marker plate to be fitted before travelling on public
roads.
5 Check that the road lights are working correctly.
6 The traffic regulations may require you to have a
beacon operating on some public roads.
K
Beacon ( T 49).
7 Select 2-wheel drive.
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