Toro 74312 - Loading the Machine

LoadingtheMachine
Useextremecautionwhenloadingortheunloading
machineontoatraileroratruck.Useafull-widthramp
thatiswiderthanthemachineforthisprocedure.
Important:Ifafull-widthrampisnotavailable,
useenoughindividualrampstosimulatea
full-widthramp.
Ensurethattherampislongenoughsothattheangle
withthegrounddoesnotexceed15degrees.A
steeperanglemaycausemowercomponentstoget
caughtasthemachinemovesfromtheramptothe
trailerortruck.Steeperanglesmayalsocausethe
machinetotiporlosecontrol.Ifyouareloadingthe
machineonornearaslope,positionthetrailerortruck
sothatitisonthedownsideoftheslopeandtheramp
extendsuptheslope.Thisminimizestherampangle.
Important:Donotattempttoturnthemachine
whileontheramp,youmayloosecontroland
driveofftheside.
WARNING
Loadingamachineontoatrailerortruck
increasesthepossibilityofatip-overand
couldcauseseriousinjuryordeath.
•Useextremecautionwhenoperatinga
machineonaramp.
•Useonlyafull-widthramp;donotuse
individualrampsforeachsideofthe
machine.
•Ifafull-widthrampisnotavailable,use
enoughindividualrampstosimulateafull
widthramp.
•Donotexceeda15-degreeanglebetween
therampandthegroundorbetweenthe
rampandthetrailerortruck.
•Avoidsuddenaccelerationordeceleration
whiledrivingthemachineonarampasthis
couldcausealossofcontroloratip-over.
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