Toro 323 - Hauling the Machine; Machine Hauling and Trailer Safety

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Figure10
3.Loosenthejamnutoneachtowvalve.
4.Turneachvalvecounterclockwise1turnwitha
hexwrenchtoopenthem.
5.Towthemachineasrequired.
Important:Donotexceed4.8km/h(3mph)
whentowing.
6.Afterrepairingthemachine,closethetowvalves
andtightenthejamnuts.
Important:Donotovertightenthetow
valves.
7.Replacetheplugs.
HaulingtheMachine
Useaheavy-dutytrailerortrucktohaulthemachine.
Useafull-widthramp.Ensurethatthetrailerortruck
hasallthenecessarybrakes,lighting,andmarkingas
requiredbylaw.Pleasecarefullyreadallthesafety
instructions.Knowingthisinformationcouldhelp
youorbystandersavoidinjury.Refertoyourlocal
ordinancesfortrailerandtie-downrequirements.
WARNING
Drivingonthestreetorroadwaywithout
turnsignals,lights,reectivemarkings,ora
slow-moving-vehicleemblemisdangerous
andcanleadtoaccidentscausingpersonal
injury.
Donotdrivethemachineonapublicstreet
orroadway.
SelectingaTrailer
WARNING
Loadingamachineontoatrailerortruck
increasesthepossibilityoftip-overandcould
causeseriousinjuryordeath(Figure11).
•Useonlyfull-widthramps.
•Ensurethatthelengthoframpisatleast4
timesaslongastheheightofthetraileror
truckbedtotheground.Thisensuresthat
rampangledoesnotexceed15degreeson
atground.
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Figure11
1.Full-widthramp(s)in
stowedposition
3.H=heightofthetraileror
truckbedtotheground
2.Rampisatleast4times
aslongastheheightof
thetrailerortruckbedto
theground
4.Trailer
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