Toro TX 427 Series - Securing the Traction Unit for Transport; Lifting the Traction Unit; Loading the Machine

RemovinganAttachment
1.Lowertheattachmenttotheground.
2.Shutofftheengine.
3.Disengagethequick-attachpinsbyturningthemto
theoutside.
4.Iftheattachmentuseshydraulics,movethe
auxiliary-hydraulicsleverforward,backward,and
backtotheneutralpositiontorelievepressureatthe
hydrauliccouplers.
5.Iftheattachmentuseshydraulics,slidethecollarback
onthehydrauliccouplersanddisconnectthem.
Important:Connecttheattachmenthoses
togethertopreventhydraulicsystemcontamination
duringstorage.
6.Installtheprotectivecoversontothehydrauliccouplers
onthetractionunit.
7.Starttheengine,tiltthemountplateforward,andback
thetractionunitawayfromtheattachment.
SecuringtheTractionUnitfor
Transport
Whentransportingthetractionunitonatrailer,alwaysuse
thefollowingprocedure:
Important:Donotoperateordrivethetractionunit
onroadways.
1.Lowertheloaderarms,settheparkingbrake,andshut
offtheengine.
2.Securethetractionunittothetrailerwithchainsor
strapsusingthetie-down/liftloops(Figure4)tosecure
therearofthetractionunitandtheloaderarms/mount
platetosecurethefrontofthetractionunit.
LiftingtheTractionUnit
Youcanliftthetractionunitusingthetie-down/liftloops
asliftpoints(Figure4).
LoadingtheMachine
Useextremecautionwhenloadingortheunloadingmachine
ontoatraileroratruck.Useafull-widthrampthatiswider
thanthemachineforthisprocedure.Loadandunloadthe
machinewiththeheavyenduptheramp.Ifthemachinehas
anattachment,drivethemachineforwarduptherampand
backitdowntheramp(Figure24);ifthemachinedoesnot
haveanattachment,backthemachineuptherampanddrive
itforwarddowntheramp(Figure25).
Figure24
Machineswithanattachment
1.Drivethemachineforward
uptheramp.
2.Backthemachinedown
theramp.
Figure25
Machineswithoutanattachment
1.Backthemachineupthe
ramp.
2.Drivethemachineforward
downtheramp.
Important:Donotusenarrowindividualrampsfor
eachsideofthemachine.
Ensurethattherampislongenoughsothattheanglewith
thegrounddoesnotexceed17degrees(Figure26).Onat
ground,thisrequiresaramptobeatleast4timesaslongas
theheightofthetrailerortruckbedtotheground.Asteeper
anglemaycausemowercomponentstogetcaughtasthe
machinemovesfromtheramptothetrailerortruck.Steeper
anglesmayalsocausethemachinetotiporlosecontrol.If
youareloadingthemachineonornearaslope,positionthe
trailerortrucksothatitisonthedownsideoftheslopeand
therampextendsuptheslope.Thisminimizestheramp
angle.
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