Toro TX 427 - Trailer and Loading Procedures; Trailer Selection Guidelines; Machine Loading Procedure

SelectingaTrailer
WARNING
Loadingamachineontoatrailerortruck
increasesthepossibilityoftip-overandcould
causeseriousinjuryordeath(Figure18).
•Useonlyafull-widthramp;donotuse
individualrampsforeachsideofthe
machine.
•Ensurethatthelengthoframpisatleast4
timesaslongastheheightofthetraileror
truckbedtotheground.Thisensuresthat
rampangledoesnotexceed15degreeson
atground.
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1.Full-widthrampinstowed
position
3.H=heightofthetraileror
truckbedtotheground
2.Rampisatleast4times
aslongastheheightof
thetrailerortruckbedto
theground
4.Trailer
LoadingtheMachine
WARNING
Loadingamachineontoatrailerortruck
increasesthepossibilityoftip-overandcould
causeseriousinjuryordeath.
•Useextremecautionwhenoperatinga
machineonaramp.
•Loadandunloadthemachinewiththe
heavyenduptheramp.
•Avoidsuddenaccelerationordeceleration
whiledrivingthemachineonarampas
thiscouldcausealossofcontrolora
tip-oversituation.
1.Ifusingatrailer,connectittothetowingvehicle
andconnectthesafetychains.
2.Ifapplicable,connectthetrailerbrakes.
3.Lowertheramp(Figure18).
4.Lowertheloaderarms.
5.Loadthemachineontothetrailerwiththeheavy
enduptheramp,carryingloadslow(Figure19).
•Ifthemachinehasafullload-carrying
attachment(e.g.,bucketoradjustableforks)
oranon-load-carryingattachment(e.g.,
stumpgrinder),drivethemachineforward
uptheramp.
•Ifthemachinehasanemptyload-carrying
attachmentornoattachment,backthe
machineuptheramp.
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Figure19
1.Machinewithfull
attachmentor
non-load-carrying
attachment—drivethe
machineforwardupthe
ramp.
2.Machinewithemptyor
noattachment—backthe
machineuptheramp.
6.Lowertheloaderarmsallthewaydown.
7.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andengage
theparkingbrake.
8.Usethemetaltie-downloopsonthemachine
tosecurelyfastenthemachinetothetraileror
truckwithstraps,chains,cable,orropes(Figure
20).Refertolocalregulationsfortie-down
requirements.
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