Toro 74923 Z Master 6000 - Loading the Machine Safely

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1.Tractionunittie-downloops
LoadingtheMachine
Useextremecautionwhenloadingorunloadingmachines
ontoatraileroratruck.Useafull-widthrampthatiswider
thanthemachineforthisprocedure.Backthemachineupthe
rampanddriveitforwarddowntheramp(Figure40).
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Figure40
1.Backthemachineupthe
ramp.
2.Drivethemachineforward
downtheramp.
Important:Donotusenarrowindividualrampsfor
eachsideofthemachine.
Ensurethattherampislongenoughsothattheanglewith
thegrounddoesnotexceed15degrees(Figure41).Onat
ground,thisrequiresaramptobeatleast4timesaslongas
theheightofthetrailerortruckbedtotheground.Asteeper
anglemaycausemowercomponentstogetcaughtastheunit
movesfromtheramptothetrailerortruck.Steeperangles
mayalsocausethemachinetotiporlosecontrol.Ifloading
onornearaslope,positionthetrailerortrucksothatitis
onthedownsideoftheslopeandtherampextendsupthe
slope.Thisminimizestherampangle.
WARNING
Loadingamachineontoatrailerortruckincreases
thepossibilityoftip-overandcouldcauseserious
injuryordeath.
•Useextremecautionwhenoperatingamachine
onaramp.
•EnsurethattheROPSisintheuppositionand
usetheseatbeltwhenloadingorunloadingthe
machine.EnsurethattheROPSwillclearthe
topofanenclosedtrailer.
•Useonlyafull-widthramp;donotuseindividual
rampsforeachsideofthemachine.
•Donotexceeda15-degreeanglebetweenthe
rampandthegroundorbetweentherampand
thetrailerortruck.
•Ensurethatthelengthoframpisatleast4times
aslongastheheightofthetrailerortruckbed
totheground.Thiswillensurethatrampangle
doesnotexceed15degreesonatground.
•Backuprampsanddriveforwarddownramps.
•Avoidsuddenaccelerationordecelerationwhile
drivingthemachineonarampasthiscould
causealossofcontroloratip-oversituation.
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