Toro 74990 - Transporting the Machine; Loading the Machine

TransportingtheMachine
Useaheavy-dutytrailerortrucktotransportthe
machine.Ensurethatthetrailerortruckhasall
necessarybrakes,lighting,andmarkingasrequired
bylaw.Pleasecarefullyreadallthesafetyinstructions.
Knowingthisinformationcouldhelpyou,yourfamily,
pets,orbystandersavoidinjury.
WARNING
Drivingonthestreetorroadwaywithout
turnsignals,lights,reectivemarkings,ora
slow-movingvehicleemblemisdangerous
andcanleadtoaccidentscausingpersonal
injury.
Donotdrivethemachineonapublicstreet
orroadway.
Totransportthemachine:
1.Ifusingatrailer,connectittothetowingvehicle
andconnectthesafetychains.
2.Ifapplicable,connectthetrailerbrakes.
3.Loadthemachineontothetrailerortruck.
4.Stoptheengine,removethekey,setthebrake,
andclosethefuelvalve.
5.Usethemetaltie-downloopsonthemachineto
securelyfastenthemachinetothetrailerortruck
withstraps,chains,cable,orropes(Figure41).
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Figure41
1.Tie-downloops
LoadingtheMachine
Useextremecautionwhenloadingorunloading
machinesontoatraileroratruck.Useafull-width
rampthatiswiderthanthemachineforthisprocedure.
Backuprampsanddriveforwarddownramps(Figure
42).
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Figure42
1.Backupramps
2.Driveforwarddownramps
Important:Donotusenarrowindividualramps
foreachsideofthemachine.
Ensuretherampislongenoughsothattheanglewith
thegrounddoesnotexceed15degrees(Figure43).
Onatground,thisrequiresaramptobeatleast4
timesaslongastheheightofthetrailerortruckbed
totheground.Asteeperanglemaycausemower
componentstogetcaughtastheunitmovesfromthe
ramptothetrailerortruck.Steeperanglesmayalso
causethemachinetotiporlosecontrol.Ifloadingon
ornearaslope,positionthetrailerortrucksothatitis
onthedownsideoftheslopeandtherampextends
uptheslope.Thiswillminimizetherampangle.
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