Toro Titan MX6000 - Transporting the Machine; Loading the Machine

UsingtheSideDischarge
Themowerhasahingedgrassdeectorthatdisperses
clippingstothesideanddowntowardtheturf.
DANGER
Withoutagrassdeector,dischargecover,or
completegrasscatcherassemblymountedin
place,youandothersareexposedtobladecontact
andthrowndebris.Contactwithrotatingmower
blade(s)andthrowndebriswillcauseinjuryor
death.
•Neverremovethegrassdeectorfromthemower
becausethegrassdeectorroutesmaterialdown
towardtheturf.Ifthegrassdeectorisever
damaged,replaceitimmediately.
•Neverputyourhandsorfeetunderthemower.
•Nevertrytoclearthedischargeareaormower
bladesunlessyoumovetheblade-controlswitch
(PTO)totheoffposition,rotatetheignitionkey
tooffandremovethekey.
•Makesurethegrassdeectorisinthedown
position.
TransportingtheMachine
Useaheavy-dutytrailerortrucktotransportthemachine.
Ensurethatthetrailerortruckhasallnecessarybrakes,
lighting,andmarkingasrequiredbylaw .Pleasecarefullyread
allthesafetyinstructions.Knowingthisinformationcould
helpyou,yourfamily,pets,orbystandersavoidinjury.
WARNING
Drivingonthestreetorroadwaywithoutturn
signals,lights,reectivemarkings,oraslow
movingvehicleemblemisdangerousandcanlead
toaccidentscausingpersonalinjury.
Donotdrivemachineonapublicstreetorroadway.
Totransportthemachine:
1.Ifusingatrailer,connectittothetowingvehicleand
connectthesafetychains.
2.Ifapplicable,connectthetrailerbrakes.
3.Loadthemachineontothetrailerortruck.
4.Stoptheengine,removethekey,setthebrake,and
closethefuelvalve.
5.Tiedownthemachinenearthefrontcasterwheelsand
therearbumper(Figure28).
Figure28
LoadingtheMachine
Useextremecautionwhenloadingorunloadingmachines
ontoatraileroratruck.Useafull-widthrampthatiswider
thanthemachineforthisprocedure.Backuprampsand
driveforwarddownramps(Figure29).
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Figure29
1.Backupramps
2.Driveforwarddownramps
Important:Donotusenarrowindividualrampsfor
eachsideofthemachine.
Ensuretherampislongenoughsothattheanglewiththe
grounddoesnotexceed15degrees(Figure30).Onat
ground,thisrequiresaramptobeatleast4timesaslongas
theheightofthetrailerortruckbedtotheground.Asteeper
anglemaycausemowercomponentstogetcaughtastheunit
movesfromtheramptothetrailerortruck.Steeperangles
mayalsocausethemachinetotiporlosecontrol.Ifloading
onornearaslope,positionthetrailerortrucksothatitis
onthedownsideoftheslopeandtherampextendsupthe
slope.Thiswillminimizetherampangle.
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