Toro TX 1300 - Hauling the Machine; Towing Procedures; Selecting a Trailer for Hauling

6.Tightenthenuttoreleasethebrake.
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7.Removethefrontcover;RemovingtheFront
Cover(page44).
8.Turnthetowvalvesunderthehydraulicpumps
twicecounterclockwise.
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Figure51
1.Towvalve
9.Towthemachineasrequiredusingthepoints
describedinRetrievingaStuckMachine(page
36).
10.Afterrepairingthemachine,closethetowvalves
beforeoperatingit.
11.Installthefrontcover.
12.Removethefastenersandbypasstoolfrom
eachdrivemotorandinstallthecap.
13.Installthebottomplate.
HaulingtheMachine
Useaheavy-dutytrailerortrucktohaulthemachine.
Useafull-widthramp.Ensurethatthetrailerortruck
hasallthenecessarybrakes,lighting,andmarkingas
requiredbylaw.Pleasecarefullyreadallthesafety
instructions.Knowingthisinformationcouldhelp
youorbystandersavoidinjury.Refertoyourlocal
ordinancesfortrailerandtie-downrequirements.
WARNING
Drivingonthestreetorroadwaywithout
turnsignals,lights,reectivemarkings,ora
slow-moving-vehicleemblemisdangerous
andcanleadtoaccidentscausingpersonal
injury.
Donotdrivethemachineonapublicstreet
orroadway.
SelectingaTrailer
WARNING
Loadingamachineontoatrailerortruck
increasesthepossibilityoftip-overandcould
causeseriousinjuryordeath(Figure52).
•Useonlyfull-widthramps.
•Ensurethatthelengthoframpisatleast4
timesaslongastheheightofthetraileror
truckbedtotheground.Thisensuresthat
rampangledoesnotexceed15degreeson
atground.
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Figure52
1.Full-widthramp(s)in
stowedposition
3.H=heightofthetraileror
truckbedtotheground
2.Rampisatleast4times
aslongastheheightof
thetrailerortruckbedto
theground
4.Trailer
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