Toro 74923TE - Loading Machines; Using the Z Stand

LoadingMachines
Useextremecautionwhenloadingunitsontrailersortrucks.
Onefullwidthrampthatiswideenoughtoextendbeyond
thereartiresisrecommendedinsteadofindividualrampsfor
eachsideoftheunit(Figure40).Thelowerrearsectionof
themachineframeextendsbackbetweentherearwheelsand
servesasastopfortippingbackward.Havingafullwidth
rampprovidesasurfacefortheframememberstocontactif
theunitstartstotipbackward.Ifitisnotpossibletouseone
fullwidthramp,useenoughindividualrampstosimulatea
fullwidthcontinuousramp.
Therampshouldbelongenoughsothattheanglesdonot
exceed15degrees(
Figure40).Asteeperanglemaycause
mowercomponentstogetcaughtastheunitmovesfrom
ramptotrailerortruck.Steeperanglesmayalsocausethe
unittotipbackward.Ifloadingonornearaslope,position
thetrailerortrucksoitisonthedownsideoftheslopeand
therampextendsuptheslope.Thiswillminimizetheramp
angle.Thetrailerortruckshouldbeaslevelaspossible.
Important:Donotattempttoturntheunitwhileonthe
ramp;youmaylosecontrolanddriveofftheside.
Avoidsuddenaccelerationwhendrivinguparampand
suddendecelerationwhenbackingdownaramp.Both
maneuverscancausetheunittotipbackward.
WARNING
Loadingaunitontoatrailerortruckincreasesthe
possibilityofbackwardtip-overandcouldcause
seriousinjuryordeath.
•Useextremecautionwhenoperatingauniton
aramp.
•EnsurethattheROPSisintheuppositionwhile
usingtheseatbeltwhenloadingthemachine.
EnsurethattheROPSwillclearthetopofan
enclosedtrailer.
•Useonlyasingle,fullwidthramp;Donotuse
individualrampsforeachsideoftheunit.
•Ifindividualrampsmustbeused,useenough
rampstocreateanunbrokenrampsurfacewider
thantheunit.
•Donotexceeda15degreeanglebetweenramp
andgroundorbetweenrampandtrailerortruck.
•Avoidsuddenaccelerationwhiledrivingunitup
aramptoavoidtippingbackward.
•Avoidsuddendecelerationwhilebackingunit
downaramptoavoidtippingbackward.
Figure40
1.Trailer3.Notgreaterthan
15degrees
2.Fullwidthramp4.Fullwidthramp—sideview
UsingtheZStand®
TheZStand®raisesthefrontendofthemachinetoallow
youtocleanthemowerandremovetheblades.
WARNING
Themachinecouldfallontosomeoneandcause
seriousinjuryordeath.
•Useextremecautionwhenoperatingthe
machineontheZStand®.
•Useonlyforcleaningthemowerandremoving
theblades.
•DonotkeepthemachineontheZStandfor
extendedperiodsoftime.
•Alwaysturntheengineoff,settheparking
brake,andremovethekeybeforeperforming
anymaintenancetothemower.
DrivingupontotheZStand
Important:UsetheZStandonalevelsurface.
1.Raisethemowertothetransportposition.
2.Removethebracketpin(
Figure41).
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