Toro 74950 - Using the Side Discharge; Transporting the Machine; Loading the Machine

4.Rotatethereleasevalvelevershorizontallytorunthe
machine(Figure36).
UsingtheSideDischarge
Themowerhasahingedgrassdeectorthatdisperses
clippingstothesideanddowntowardtheturf.
DANGER
Withoutagrassdeector,dischargecover,or
completegrasscatcherassemblymountedin
place,youandothersareexposedtobladecontact
andthrowndebris.Contactwithrotatingmower
blade(s)andthrowndebriswillcauseinjuryor
death.
•Neverremovethegrassdeectorfrom
themower,becausethegrassdeector
routesmaterialdowntowardtheturf.Ifthe
grassdeectoriseverdamaged,replaceit
immediately.
•Neverputyourhandsorfeetunderthemower.
•Nevertrytoclearthedischargeareaormower
bladesunlessyoumovethepowertakeoff
(blade-controlswitch/PTO)totheOFF
position,rotatetheignitionkeytotheOFF
positionandremovethekey.
•Makesurethatthegrassdeectorisinthedown
position.
TransportingtheMachine
Useaheavy-dutytrailerortrucktotransportthemachine.
Ensurethatthetrailerortruckhasallnecessarybrakes,
lighting,andmarkingasrequiredbylaw .Pleasecarefullyread
allthesafetyinstructions.Knowingthisinformationcould
helpyou,yourfamily,pets,orbystandersavoidinjury.
WARNING
Drivingonthestreetorroadwaywithout
turnsignals,lights,reectivemarkings,ora
slow-moving-vehicleemblemisdangerousandcan
leadtoaccidentscausingpersonalinjury.
Donotdrivethemachineonapublicstreetor
roadway.
1.Ifusingatrailer,connectittothetowingvehicleand
connectthesafetychains.
2.Ifapplicable,connectthetrailerbrakes.
3.Loadthemachineontothetrailerortruck.
4.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,setthebrake,and
closethefuelvalve.
5.Usethetie-downloopsonthemachinetosecurely
fastenittothetrailerortruckwithstraps,chains,cable,
orropes(Figure37).
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Figure37
1.Tie-downloops
LoadingtheMachine
Useextremecautionwhenloadingorunloadingthemachine
ontoatraileroratruck.Useafull-widthrampthatiswider
thanthemachineforthisprocedure.Backthemachineupthe
rampanddriveitforwarddowntheramp(Figure38).
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Figure38
1.Backthemachineupthe
ramps.
2.Drivethemachineforward
downtheramp.
Important:Donotusenarrowindividualrampsfor
eachsideofthemachine.
Ensurethattherampislongenoughsothattheanglewith
thegrounddoesnotexceed15°(Figure39).Onatground,
thisrequiresaramptobeatleast4timesaslongastheheight
ofthetrailerortruckbedtotheground.Asteeperangle
maycausemowercomponentstogetcaughtasthemachine
movesfromtheramptothetrailerortruck.Steeperangles
mayalsocausethemachinetotiporlosecontrol.Ifyouare
loadingthemachineonornearaslope,positionthetraileror
trucksothatitisonthedownsideoftheslopeandtheramp
extendsuptheslope.Thiswillminimizetherampangle.
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