Toro 74141 - Machine Handling and Transport

UsingtheDrive-Wheel-Release
Valves
WARNING
Handsmaybecomeentangledintherotatingdrive
componentsbelowtheenginedeck,whichcould
resultinseriousinjury.
Stoptheengine,removethekey,andallow
allmovingpartstostopbeforeaccessingthe
drive-wheel-releasevalves.
WARNING
Theengineandhydraulic-driveunitscanbecome
veryhot.Touchingahotengineorhydraulic-drive
unitscancausesevereburns.
Allowtheengineandhydraulic-driveunitstocool
completelybeforeaccessingthedrive-wheel-release
valves.
Thedrive-wheel-releasevalvesarelocatedbehindtheseatand
downintheenginecompartment.
1.DisengagethePTO(blade-controlswitch),turnthe
ignitionkeytooff,movetheleverstotheneutral-locked
position,applytheparkingbrake,andremovethekey.
2.Locatethebypassleversbehindtheseat,downonthe
leftandrightsideoftheframe.
3.Topushthemachine,movethebypassleversrearward
andouttolockthemintoplace(Figure29).
4.Repeatthisoneachsideofthemachine.
5.Disengageparkingbrakebeforepushing.
Figure29
6.Torunthemachine,movethebypassleverstothe
forwardposition(Figure29).
UsingtheSideDischarge
Themowerhasahingedgrassdeectorthatdisperses
clippingstothesideanddowntowardtheturf.
DANGER
Withoutagrassdeector,dischargecover,ora
completegrass-catcherassemblymountedin
place,youandothersareexposedtobladecontact
andthrowndebris.Contactwithrotatingmower
blade(s)andthrowndebriswillcauseinjuryor
death.
•Neverremovethegrassdeectorfromthemower
becausethegrassdeectorroutesmaterialdown
towardtheturf.Ifthegrassdeectorisever
damaged,replaceitimmediately.
•Neverputyourhandsorfeetunderthemower.
•Nevertrytoclearthedischargeareaormower
bladesunlessyoumovethepowertakeoff
(blade-controlswitch(PTO)totheOffposition,
rotatetheignitionkeytotheOffposition,and
removethekey.
•Makesurethegrassdeectorisinthedown
position.
LoadingtheMachine
Useextremecautionwhenloadingorunloadingmachines
ontoatraileroratruck.Useafull-widthrampthatiswider
thanthemachineforthisprocedure.Backuprampsand
driveforwarddownramps(Figure30).
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Figure30
1.Backupramps
2.Driveforwarddownramps
Important:Donotusenarrowindividualrampsfor
eachsideofthemachine.
Ensuretherampislongenoughsothattheanglewiththe
grounddoesnotexceed15degrees(Figure31).Onat
ground,thisrequiresaramptobeatleast4timesaslongas
theheightofthetrailerortruckbedtotheground.Asteeper
anglemaycausemowercomponentstogetcaughtastheunit
movesfromtheramptothetrailerortruck.Steeperangles
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