HaulingtheMachine
•Usecarewhenloadingorunloadingthemachine
intoatraileroratruck.
•Usefull-widthrampsforloadingthemachineinto
atraileroratruck.
•Tiethemachinedownsecurely.
RefertoFigure26andFigure27forthetie-down
locationsonthemachine.
Note:Loadthemachineonthetrailerwiththefront
ofthemachinefacingforward.Ifthatisnotpossible,
securethemachinehoodtotheframewithastrap,
orremovethehoodandtransportandsecureit
separately;otherwise,thehoodmayblowoffduring
transport.
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Figure26
1.Eyeholeintheframe(eachside)
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Figure27
1.Axle2.Hitchplate
TowingtheMachine
Incaseofanemergency,youcantowthemachine
forashortdistance;however,thisisnotthestandard
operatingprocedure.
WARNING
Towingatexcessivespeedscouldcausea
lossofsteeringcontrol,resultinginpersonal
injury.
Nevertowthemachineatfasterthan8km/h
(5mph).
Note:Thepowersteeringdoesnotfunction,
makingitdifculttosteer.
Towingthemachineisa2-personjob.Ifyoumust
movethemachineaconsiderabledistance,transport
itonatruckortrailer.
1.Afxatowlinetothetongueatthefrontofthe
frameofthemachine(Figure26).
2.MovethetransmissiontotheNEUTRALposition
anddisengagetheparkingbrake.
TowingaTrailer
Themachineiscapableofpullingtrailersand
attachmentsofgreaterweightthanthemachineitself.
Severaltypesoftowhitchesareavailableforthe
machine,dependingonyourapplication.Contactyour
AuthorizedServiceDealerfordetails.
Whenequippedwithatowhitchboltedontothe
rearaxletube,yourmachinecantowtrailersor
attachmentswithamaximumgrosstrailerweight
(GTW)upto1587kg(3,500lb).
Alwaysloadatrailerwith60%ofthecargoweightin
thefrontofthetrailer.Thisplacesapproximately10%
(272kg(600lb)maximum)ofthegrosstrailerweight
(GTW)onthetowhitchofthemachine.
Whenhaulingcargoortowingatrailer(attachment),
donotoverloadthemachineortrailer.Overloading
cancausepoorperformanceordamagetothebrakes,
axle,engine,transaxle,steering,suspension,body
structure,ortires.
Important:Toreducepotentialfordriveline
damage,uselowrange.
Whentowingfth-wheelattachments,likeafairway
aerator,alwaysinstallthewheelbar(includedwiththe
fthwheelkit)topreventthefrontwheelsfromlifting
offthegroundifthetowedattachmentsmovementis
suddenlyimpaired.
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