Operation
Knowingthisinformationcouldhelpyou,your
family,pets,orbystandersavoidinjury.
Totransportthemachine:
•Lockthebrakeandblockthewheels.
•Besurethefuelshut-offvalveisclosed.
•Securelyfastenthemachinetothetraileror
truckwithstraps,chains,cable,orropes.Only
usethefourdesignatedtie-downlocationson
themower–twoontheleftsideandtwoonthe
right(seeFigure21).Usetheselocationseven
whentransportingthemowerwithanattached
accessory.Usingnon-designatedlocationsmay
causedamagetothemowerand/orattachment.
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Figure21
Rightsideshown
1.Tie-downlocation
•Secureatrailertothetowingvehiclewithsafety
chains.
WARNING
Drivingonthestreetorroadwaywithoutturn
signals,lights,reectivemarkings,oraslow
movingvehicleemblemisdangerousandcan
leadtoaccidentscausingpersonalinjury.
Donotdrivemachineonapublicstreetor
roadway.
LoadingtheMachine
Useextremecautionwhenloadingorunloading
machinesontoatraileroratruck.Useafull-width
rampthatiswiderthanthemachineforthis
procedure.Backuprampsanddriveforwarddown
ramps(Figure22).
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Figure22
1.Backupramps
2.Driveforwarddown
ramps
Important:Donotusenarrowindividualramps
foreachsideofthemachine.
Ensuretherampislongenoughsothattheanglewith
thegrounddoesnotexceed15degrees(Figure23).
Onatground,thisrequiresaramptobeatleastfour
times(4X)aslongastheheightofthetrailerortruck
bedtotheground.Asteeperanglemaycausemower
componentstogetcaughtastheunitmovesfromthe
ramptothetrailerortruck.Steeperanglesmayalso
causethemachinetotiporlosecontrol.Ifloadingon
ornearaslope,positionthetrailerortrucksothatit
isonthedownsideoftheslopeandtherampextends
uptheslope.Thiswillminimizetherampangle.
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