Toro 30383 - Loading Machines

Figure26
1.Rightby-passvalve
2.Leftby-passvalve
4.Disengagetheparkingbrakebeforemovingthe
machine.
ChangingtoMachineOperation
Rotateeachby-passvalveclockwiseandhandtighten
them(torqueofapproximately71in-lb(8N⋅m))
(Figure26).
Note:Donotovertightentheby-passvalves.
Themachinewillnotdriveunlessby-passvalvesare
turnedin.
LoadingMachines
Useextremecautionwhenloadingunitsontrailersor
trucks.Onefullwidthrampthatiswideenoughto
extendbeyondtheendofthetracksisrecommended
insteadofindividualrampsforeachsideoftheunit
(Figure27).Thelowerrearsectionofthemachine
frameextendsbackbetweentherearwheelsandserves
asastopfortippingbackward.Havingafullwidthramp
providesasurfacefortheframememberstocontactif
theunitstartstotipbackward.Ifitisnotpossibleto
useonefullwidthramp,useenoughindividualramps
tosimulateafullwidthcontinuousramp.
Therampshouldbelongenoughsothattheanglesdo
notexceed15degrees(Figure27).Asteeperanglemay
causeattachmentcomponentstogetcaughtastheunit
movesfromramptotrailerortruck.Steeperangles
mayalsocausetheunittotipbackward.Ifloadingon
ornearaslope,positionthetrailerortrucksoitison
thedownsideoftheslopeandtherampextendsupthe
slope.Thiswillminimizetherampangle.Thetraileror
truckshouldbeaslevelaspossible.
Important:Donotattempttoturntheunitwhile
ontheramp;youmaylosecontrolanddriveoffthe
side,orthetracksmaycomeoff.
Avoidsuddenaccelerationwhendrivinguparampand
suddendecelerationwhenbackingdownaramp.Both
maneuverscancausetheunittotipbackward.
Loadingaunitontoatrailerortruckincreases
thepossibilityofbackwardtip-overandcould
causeseriousinjuryordeath.
•Useextremecautionwhenoperatingaunit
onaramp.
•Useonlyasingle,fullwidthramp;Donot
useindividualrampsforeachsideofthe
unit.
•Ifindividualrampsmustbeused,use
enoughrampstocreateanunbrokenramp
surfacewiderthantheunit.
•Donotexceeda15degreeanglebetween
rampandgroundorbetweenrampand
trailerortruck.
•Avoidsuddenaccelerationwhiledrivingunit
uparamptoavoidtippingbackward.
•Avoidsuddendecelerationwhilebacking
unitdownaramptoavoidtippingbackward.
Figure27
1.Trailer3.Notgreaterthan
15degrees
2.Fullwidthramp4.Fullwidthramp—sideview
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