Toro 74995 - 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-moving-vehicleemblemisdangerous
andcanleadtoaccidents,causingpersonal
injury.
Donotdrivethemachineonapublicstreet
orroadway.
Totransportthemachine:
1.Ifyouareusingatrailer,connectittothetowing
vehicleandconnectthesafetychains.
2.Ifapplicable,connectthetrailerbrakes.
3.Loadthemachineontothetrailerortruck.
4.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,setthe
brake,andclosethefuelvalve.
5.Usethemetaltie-downloopsonthemachine
tosecurelyfastenittothetrailerortruckwith
straps,chains,cable,orropes(Figure41).
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Figure41
1.Tie-downloops
LoadingtheMachine
Useextremecautionwhenloadingortheunloading
themachineontoatraileroratruck.Useafull-width
rampthatiswiderthanthemachineforthisprocedure.
Backthemachineuptherampsanddriveitforward
downtheramps(Figure42).
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Figure42
1.Backthemachineupthe
ramps.
2.Drivethemachineforward
downtheramps.
Important:Donotusenarrowindividualramps
foreachsideofthemachine.
Ensurethattherampislongenoughsothattheangle
withthegrounddoesnotexceed15degrees(Figure
43).Onatground,thisrequiresaramptobeatleast
4timesaslongastheheightofthetrailerortruckbed
totheground.Asteeperanglemaycausemower
componentstogetcaughtasthemachinemovesfrom
theramptothetrailerortruck.Steeperanglesmay
alsocausethemachinetotiporlosecontrol.Ifyou
areloadingthemachineonornearaslope,position
thetrailerortrucksothatitisonthedownsideof
theslopeandtherampextendsuptheslope.This
minimizestherampangle.
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