Toro 30487TC - Loading the Machine

Important:Donotrotatethebypassvalvesmore
than1turn.Thispreventsvalvesfromcomingout
ofthebodyandcausinguidtorunout.
Figure28
1.Rightbypassvalve
2.Leftbypassvalve
4.Disengagetheparkingbrakebeforepushing.
ChangingtoMachineOperation
Rotateeachbypassvalveclockwise1turnandhand-tighten
them(Figure28).
Note:Thetorqueshouldbeapproximately8N∙m(71in-lb).
Donotovertightenthebypassvalves.
Youcannotdrivethemachineunlessthebypassvalvesare
turnedinward.
LoadingtheMachine
Useextremecautionwhenloadingunitsontrailersortrucks.
Onefull-widthrampthatiswideenoughtoextendbeyond
thereartiresisrecommendedinsteadofindividualrampsfor
eachsideoftheunit(Figure29).Thelowerrearsectionof
thetractorframeextendsbackbetweentherearwheelsand
servesasastopfortippingbackward.Havingafull-width
rampprovidesasurfacefortheframememberstocontactif
theunitstartstotipbackward.Ifitisnotpossibletouseone
full-widthramp,useenoughindividualrampstosimulatea
full-widthcontinuousramp.
Therampshouldbelongenoughsothattheanglesdonot
exceed15degrees(Figure29).Asteeperanglemaycause
mowercomponentstogetcaughtastheunitmovesfrom
ramptotrailerortruck.Steeperanglesmayalsocausethe
unittotipbackward.Ifloadingonornearaslope,position
thetrailerortrucksoitisonthedownsideoftheslopeand
therampextendsuptheslope.Thiswillminimizetheramp
angle.Thetrailerortruckshouldbeaslevelaspossible.
Important:Donotattempttoturntheunitwhileonthe
ramp;youmaylosecontrolanddriveofftheside.
Avoidsuddenaccelerationwhendrivinguparampand
suddendecelerationwhenbackingdownaramp.Both
maneuverscancausetheunittotipbackward.
WARNING
Loadingaunitontoatrailerortruckincreasesthe
possibilityofbackwardtip-overandcouldcause
seriousinjuryordeath.
•Useextremecautionwhenoperatingauniton
aramp.
•Useonlyasingle,full-widthramp;Donotuse
individualrampsforeachsideoftheunit.
•Ifindividualrampsmustbeused,useenough
rampstocreateanunbrokenrampsurfacewider
thantheunit.
•Donotexceeda15degreeanglebetweenramp
andgroundorbetweenrampandtrailerortruck.
•Avoidsuddenaccelerationwhiledrivingunitup
aramptoavoidtippingbackward.
•Avoidsuddendecelerationwhilebackingunit
downaramptoavoidtippingbackward.
Figure29
1.Trailer3.Notgreaterthan
15degrees
2.Full-widthramp4.Full-widthramp—side
view
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