Toro Workman GTX Series - Towing a Trailer

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1.Towingtongueandtie-downpoint(frontofthemachine)
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1.Reartie-downpoints
TowingtheMachine
Incaseofanemergency,youcantowthemachine
forashortdistance;however,thisshouldnotbea
standardoperatingprocedure.
WARNING
Towingatexcessivespeedscouldcausea
lossofsteeringcontrol,resultinginpersonal
injury.
Nevertowthemachineatfasterthan8km/h
(5mph).
Note:Thepowersteeringdoesnotfunction,
makingitdifculttosteer.
Towingthemachineisa2-personjob.Ifyoumust
movethemachineaconsiderabledistance,transport
itonatruckortrailer;refertoT owingaTrailer(page
23)
1.Removethedrivebeltfromthemachine;referto
ReplacingtheDriveBelt(page52).
2.Afxatowlinetothetongueatthefrontofthe
machineframe(Figure19).
3.MovethetransmissiontotheNEUTRALposition
anddisengagetheparkingbrake.
TowingaTrailer
Themachineiscapableofpullingtrailers.Atowhitch
isavailableforthemachine.Contactyourauthorized
Torodistributorfordetails.
Whenhaulingcargoortowingatrailer,donot
overloadyourmachineortrailer.Overloadingeither
themachineorthetrailercancausepoorperformance
ordamagetothebrakes,axle,engine,transaxle,
steering,suspension,bodystructure,ortires.
Alwaysloadatrailerwith60%ofthecargoweightin
thefrontofthetrailer.Thisplacesapproximately10%
ofthegrosstrailerweight(GTW)onthetowhitchof
themachine.
Toprovideadequatebrakingandtraction,alwaysload
thecargobedwhenusingatrailer.Donotexceed
theGTWorGVWlimits.
Avoidparkingamachinewithatraileronahill.Ifyou
mustparkonahill,engagetheparkingbrake,and
chockthetiresofthetrailer.
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