Toro 74901 - Loading Machines

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1.Tractionunittiedownloops
LoadingMachines
Useextremecautionwhenloadingunitsontrailersor
trucks.Onefullwidthrampthatiswideenoughto
extendbeyondthereartiresisrecommendedinsteadof
individualrampsforeachsideoftheunit(Figure38).
Thelowerrearsectionofthetractorframeextendsback
betweentherearwheelsandservesasastopfortipping
backward.Havingafullwidthrampprovidesasurface
fortheframememberstocontactiftheunitstartsto
tipbackward.Ifitisnotpossibletouseonefullwidth
ramp,useenoughindividualrampstosimulateafull
widthcontinuousramp.
Therampshouldbelongenoughsothattheangles
donotexceed15degrees(
Figure38).Asteeperangle
maycausemowercomponentstogetcaughtastheunit
movesfromramptotrailerortruck.Steeperangles
mayalsocausetheunittotipbackward.Ifloadingon
ornearaslope,positionthetrailerortrucksoitison
thedownsideoftheslopeandtherampextendsupthe
slope.Thiswillminimizetherampangle.Thetraileror
truckshouldbeaslevelaspossible.
Important:DoNotattempttoturntheunitwhile
ontheramp;youmaylosecontrolanddriveoff
theside.
Avoidsuddenaccelerationwhendrivinguparampand
suddendecelerationwhenbackingdownaramp.Both
maneuverscancausetheunittotipbackward.
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