Toro groundmaster 7210 - Machine Handling Procedures; Loading the Machine onto Transport

UnlatchingtheSeat
Toaccessthehydraulicandothersystemsunderthe
seat,unlatchtheseatandswingitforward.
1.Usetheseat-position-adjustmentlevertoslide
theseatallthewayforward.
2.Pulltheseatlatchforwardandliftituptounlatch
theseat(Figure56).
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Figure56
1.Seatlatch
PushingtheMachineby
Hand
Important:Nevertowthemachinebecause
hydraulicdamagemayoccur.
PushingtheMachine
1.Disengagethepowertake-off(PTO)andturn
theignitionkeytooff.Movetheleverstothe
NEUTRAL-LOCKEDpositionandapplytheparking
brake.Removethekey.
2.Lifttheseat.
3.Rotateeachbypassvalvecounterclockwise
1turn(Figure57).
Note:Thisallowshydraulicuidtobypassthe
pump,enablingthewheelstoturn.
Important:Donotrotatethebypassvalves
morethan1turn.Thispreventsvalvesfrom
comingoutofthebodyandcausinguidto
runout.
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Figure57
1.Rightbypassvalve
2.Leftbypassvalve
4.Disengagetheparkingbrakebeforepushing.
ChangingtoMachineOperation
Rotateeachbypassvalveclockwise1turnandhand
tightenthem(torqueofapproximately8N-m(71in-lb).
Note:Donotovertightenthebypassvalves.
Themachinedoesnotdriveunlessthebypassvalves
areturnedinward.
LoadingtheMachine
Useextremecautionwhenloadingunitsontrailers
ortrucks.Use1full-widthrampthatiswideenough
toextendbeyondthereartiresinsteadofindividual
rampsforeachsideoftheunit(Figure58).Thelower
rearsectionoftheframeofthemachineextendsback
betweentherearwheelsandservesasastopfor
tippingbackward.Usingafull-widthrampprovides
asurfacefortheframememberstocontactifthe
unitstartstotipbackward.Ifitisnotpossibletouse
1full-widthramp,useenoughindividualrampsto
simulateafull-width,continuousramp.
Therampshouldbelongenoughsothattheangles
donotexceed15degrees(Figure58).Asteeper
anglemaycausemowercomponentstogetcaughtas
theunitmovesfromramptotrailerortruck.Steeper
anglesmayalsocausetheunittotipbackward.If
loadingonornearaslope,positionthetrailerortruck
soitisonthedownsideoftheslopeandtheramp
extendsuptheslope.Thisminimizestherampangle.
Thetrailerortruckshouldbeaslevelaspossible.
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