Toro groundmaster 7210 - Transporting the Machine Safely

Important:Donotattempttoturntheunitwhile
ontheramp;youmaylosecontrolanddriveoff
theside.
Avoidsuddenaccelerationwhendrivinguparamp
andsuddendecelerationwhenbackingdownaramp.
Bothmaneuverscancausetheunittotipbackward.
WARNING
Loadingaunitontoatrailerortruckincreases
thepossibilityofbackwardtip-overandcould
causeseriousinjuryordeath.
•Useextremecautionwhenoperatingaunit
onaramp.
•Useonlyasingle,full-widthramp;donot
useindividualrampsforeachsideofthe
unit.
•Ifindividualrampsmustbeused,use
enoughrampstocreateanunbrokenramp
surfacewiderthantheunit.
•Donotexceeda15degreeanglebetween
rampandgroundorbetweenrampand
trailerortruck.
•Avoidsuddenaccelerationwhiledriving
unituparamptoavoidtippingbackward.
•Avoidsuddendecelerationwhilebacking
unitdownaramptoavoidtipping
backward.
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Figure58
1.Trailer3.Angleisnotgreaterthan
15degrees.
2.Full-widthramp4.Full-widthramp—side
view
TransportingtheMachine
WARNING
Drivingonthestreetorroadwaywithout
turnsignals,lights,reectivemarkings,ora
slow-moving-vehicleemblemisdangerous
andcanleadtoaccidentscausingpersonal
injury.
Donotdrivemachineonapublicstreet
orroadwaywithoutsigns,lights,and/or
markingsrequiredbylocalregulations.
Useaheavy-dutytrailerortrucktotransportthe
machine.Ensurethatthetrailerortruckhasall
necessarylightingandmarkingasrequiredbylaw.
Pleasecarefullyreadallthesafetyinstructions.
Knowingthisinformationcouldhelpyouorbystanders
avoidinjury.
Totransportthemachine:
•Ensurethatyourvehicle,hitch,safetychains,and
trailerareadequatefortheloadyouarepulling
andthattheymeetalllocaltrafcregulationsfor
yourarea.
•Lockthebrakeandblockthewheels.
•Securelyfastenthemachinetothetrailerortruck
withstraps,chains,cable,orropesasrequiredby
localtrafcregulationsinyourarea(Figure59).
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