Toro 74917 - Loading Machines

LoadingMachines
Useextremecautionwhenloadingunitsontrailersor
trucks.Onefullwidthrampthatiswideenoughto
extendbeyondthereartiresisrecommendedinsteadof
individualrampsforeachsideoftheunit(Figure38).
Thelowerrearsectionofthetractorframeextends
backbetweentherearwheelsandservesasastopfor
tippingbackward.Havingafullwidthrampprovides
asurfacefortheframememberstocontactifthe
unitstartstotipbackward.Ifitisnotpossibletouse
onefullwidthramp,useenoughindividualrampsto
simulateafullwidthcontinuousramp.
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.
Loadingaunitontoatrailerortruckincreases
thepossibilityofbackwardtip-overandcould
causeseriousinjuryordeath.
•Useextremecautionwhenoperatingaunit
onaramp.
•EnsuretheROPSisintheupposition
whileusingtheseatbeltwhenloadingthe
machine.EnsuretheROPSwillclearthe
topofanenclosedtrailer.
•Useonlyasingle,fullwidthramp;DoNot
useindividualrampsforeachsideofthe
unit.
•Ifindividualrampsmustbeused,use
enoughrampstocreateanunbrokenramp
surfacewiderthantheunit.
•Donotexceeda15degreeanglebetween
rampandgroundorbetweenrampand
trailerortruck.
•Avoidsuddenaccelerationwhiledrivingunit
uparamptoavoidtippingbackward.
•Avoidsuddendecelerationwhilebacking
unitdownaramptoavoidtippingbackward.
Figure38
1.Trailer3.Notgreaterthan
15degrees
2.Fullwidthramp4.Fullwidthramp—sideview
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