Toro Pro Force 44553 - After Operation and Towing; Post-Operation Safety; Towing Safety and Procedures

AfterOperation
AfterOperationSafety
GeneralSafety
•Parkthemachineonarm,levelsurface;shutoff
theengine,removethekey,waitforallmoving
partstostop,andallowthemachinetocool
beforeadjusting,repairing,cleaning,orstoring
themachine.
•Onlydisconnectthemachinefromthetractionunit
whileonalevelsurface.
•Whendisconnectingthemachine,alwayschock
thewheelstopreventmovement.
•Donotstorethemachineorfuelcontainerwhere
thereisanopename,spark,orpilotlight,such
asonawaterheaterorotherappliance.
•Keepallpartsofthemachineingoodworking
conditionandallhardwaretightened.
•Replaceallworn,damaged,ormissingdecals.
TowingSafety
•Beforetowingthemachine,checkwithyour
localcountyorstatesafetytowingregulations,in
additiontomeetingDepartmentofTransportation
(DOT)SafetyT owingRegulations.
•Alwaysshutofftheengineandpointtheblower
nozzleupbeforetransporting.
•Towonlywithamachinethathasahitchdesigned
fortowing.Donotattachtowedequipmentexcept
atthehitchpoint.
•Alwaysinspectthehitchandcouplingforwear.
Donottowthemachinewithdamagedormissing
hitches,couplings,orchains.
•Checkthetireairpressureonthemachine.The
tiresshouldbeinatedto241kpa(35psi)cold.
Also,checkthetire-treadwearonthemachine.
•Alwaysproperlyattachthemachinesafetychains
tothetowingvehicle.
•Donottowthemachinefasterthan88km/h(55
mph).Recommendedoff-roadtowingisnotto
exceed24km/h(15mph).
•Avoidsuddenstopsandstarts.Thiscancause
skiddingorjackkning.Smooth,gradualstarts
andstopswillimprovetowing.
•Avoidsharpturnstopreventrolling.
•Chockthewheelstowhileparkedtoprevent
movement.
HaulingtheMachine
•Usecarewhenloadingorunloadingthemachine
intoatrailerortruck.
•Usefull-widthrampsforloadingmachineinto
trailerortruck.
•Tiethemachinedownsecurelyusingstraps,
chains,cable,orropes.Bothfrontandrearstraps
shouldbedirecteddownandoutwardfromthe
machine.
ConnectingtheMachineto
theTowingVehicle
•Checkthetowing-vehiclehitchballandmachine
couplerforsignsofwearordamage.Replaceany
partsthatarewornordamagedbeforetowingthe
machine.
•Themachinecoupleris5.1cm(2inches).The
towingvehicleballhitchdiametermustbe5.1cm
(2inches).Useofdifferentballdiameterwillcreate
anextremelydangerousconditionwhichcanresult
inseparationofthecouplerandballorballfailure.
•Afterthetowbarhasbeenconnectedtothe
machine,securethemachinecouplertothe
towing-vehiclehitchandensurethatthelocklever
isinthelockedposition.
CAUTION
Thesafetychainisintendedtoprevent
completeseparationofthemachinefromthe
towingvehicleintheeventofatowbarfailure.
Ifthesafetychainisremovedfromthe
machine,donottowthemachine.
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