Toro 31230N - Pushing the Machine by Hand; Loading Machines

Figure18
1.Seatlatchreleasebar
PushingtheMachinebyHand
Ifthemachinestalls,runsoutoffuel,etc.youmayneedto
pushit.Todoso,yourstneedtoopenbothofthehydraulic
by-passvalves.
Important:Alwayspushthemachinebyhandand
neveralongdistance.Nevertowthemachinebecause
hydraulicdamagemayoccur.
PushingtheMachine
1.Disengagethepowertakeoff(PTO),turntheignition
keytooffandapplytheparkingbrake.
2.Removethekeyfromtheignitionswitch.Both
by-passvalvesmustbeopened.
3.Lifttheseat.
4.Rotateeachby-passvalvecounterclockwise1turn
(
Figure19).
Thisallowshydraulicuidtoby-passthepump
enablingthewheelstoturn.
Important:Donotrotatetheby-passvalvesmore
than1turn.Thispreventsvalvesfromcomingout
ofthebodyandcausinguidtorunout.
5.Disengagetheparkingbrakebeforepushing.
ChangingtoMachineOperation
Rotateeachby-passvalveclockwise1turnandhandtighten
them(torqueofapproximately71in-lb(8N-m))(Figure19).
Note:Donotovertightentheby-passvalves.
Themachinewillnotdriveunlesstheby-passvalvesare
turnedin.
Figure19
1.By-passvalves
LoadingMachines
Useextremecautionwhenloadingunitsontrailersortrucks.
Onefullwidthrampthatiswideenoughtoextendbeyond
thereartiresisrecommendedinsteadofindividualrampsfor
eachsideoftheunit(Figure20).Thelowerrearsectionof
thetractorframeextendsbackbetweentherearwheelsand
servesasastopfortippingbackward.Havingafullwidth
rampprovidesasurfacefortheframememberstocontactif
theunitstartstotipbackward.Ifitisnotpossibletouseone
fullwidthramp,useenoughindividualrampstosimulatea
fullwidthcontinuousramp.
Therampshouldbelongenoughsothattheanglesdonot
exceed15degrees(Figure20).Asteeperanglemaycause
machinecomponentstogetcaughtastheunitmovesfrom
ramptotrailerortruck.Steeperanglesmayalsocausethe
unittotipbackward.Ifloadingonornearaslope,position
thetrailerortrucksoitisonthedownsideoftheslopeand
therampextendsuptheslope.Thiswillminimizetheramp
angle.Thetrailerortruckshouldbeaslevelaspossible.
Important:Donotattempttoturntheunitwhileonthe
ramp;youmaylosecontrolanddriveofftheside.
Avoidsuddenaccelerationwhendrivinguparampand
suddendecelerationwhenbackingdownaramp.Both
maneuverscancausetheunittotipbackward.
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