Toro 74906 - Transporting the Machine; Loading the Machine

TransportingtheMachine
Useaheavy-dutytrailerortrucktotransportthemachine.
Ensurethatthetrailerortruckhasallnecessarybrakes,
lighting,andmarkingasrequiredbylaw .Pleasecarefullyread
allthesafetyinstructions.Knowingthisinformationcould
helpyou,yourfamily,pets,orbystandersavoidinjury.
WARNING
Drivingonthestreetorroadwaywithoutturn
signals,lights,reectivemarkings,oraslow-moving
vehicleemblemisdangerousandcanleadto
accidentscausingpersonalinjury.
Donotdrivethemachineonapublicstreetor
roadway.
Totransportthemachine:
1.Ifusingatrailer,connectittothetowingvehicleand
connectthesafetychains.
2.Ifapplicable,connectthetrailerbrakes.
3.Loadthemachineontothetrailerortruck.
4.Stoptheengine,removethekey,setthebrake,and
closethefuelvalve.
5.Usethemetaltie-downloopsonthemachineto
securelyfastenthemachinetothetrailerortruckwith
straps,chains,cable,orropes(
Figure38).
Figure38
1.Tie-downloops
LoadingtheMachine
Useextremecautionwhenloadingthemachineontoatrailer
ortruck.Onefull-widthrampthatiswideenoughtoextend
beyondthereartiresisrecommendedinsteadofindividual
rampsforeachsideofthemachine(Figure39).Thelower
rearsectionofthemachineframeextendsbackbetweenthe
rearwheelsandservesasastopfortippingbackward.Having
afull-widthrampprovidesasurfacefortheframemembers
tocontactifthemachinestartstotipbackward.Ifitisnot
possibletouseonefull-widthramp,useenoughindividual
rampstosimulateafull-widthcontinuousramp.
Therampshouldbelongenoughsothattheanglesdonot
exceed15degrees(
Figure39).Asteeperanglemaycause
mowercomponentstogetcaughtasthemachinemovesfrom
theramptothetrailerortruck.Steeperanglesmayalsocause
themachinetotipbackward.Ifloadingonornearaslope,
positionthetrailerortrucksothatitisonthedownside
oftheslopeandtherampextendsuptheslope.Thiswill
minimizetherampangle.Thetrailerortruckshouldbeas
levelaspossible.
Important:Donotattempttoturnthemachinewhile
ontheramp;youmaylosecontrolanddriveofftheside.
Avoidsuddenaccelerationwhendrivinguparampand
suddendecelerationwhenbackingdownaramp.Both
maneuverscancausethemachinetotipbackward.
WARNING
Loadingamachineontoatrailerortruckincreases
thepossibilityofbackwardtip-overandcouldcause
seriousinjuryordeath.
•Useextremecautionwhenoperatingamachine
onaramp.
•EnsurethattheROPSisintheuppositionwhile
usingtheseatbeltwhenloadingthemachine.
EnsurethattheROPSwillclearthetopofan
enclosedtrailer.
•Useonlyasingle,full-widthramp;donotuse
individualrampsforeachsideofthemachine.
•Ifindividualrampsmustbeused,useenough
rampstocreateanunbrokenrampsurfacewider
thanthemachine.
•Donotexceeda15degreeanglebetweenthe
rampandthegroundorbetweentherampand
thetrailerortruck.
•Avoidsuddenaccelerationwhiledrivingthe
machineuparamp,toavoidtippingbackward.
•Avoidsuddendecelerationwhilebacking
themachinedownaramp,toavoidtipping
backward.
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