Toro Workman HD 07369 - Operation and Limitations; Transporting Vehicle; Trailer and Tie-Down Points; Towing the Vehicle

Thedifferentiallockcausestherearwheelstospinat
thesamespeed.Whenusingdifferentiallockyour
abilitytomakesharpturnsissomewhatrestrictedand
mayscufftheturf.Usethedifferentiallockonlywhen
needed,atslowerspeedsandonlyinrstorsecond
gear.
Tippingorrollingthevehicleonahillwillcause
seriousinjury.
•Theextratractionavailablewiththe
differentiallockcanbeenoughtogetyou
intodangeroussituationssuchasclimbing
slopesthataretoosteeptoturnaround.
Beextracarefulwhenoperatingwiththe
differentiallockon,especiallyonsteeper
slopes.
•Ifthedifferentiallockisonwhenmakinga
sharpturnatahigherspeedandtheinside
rearwheelliftsofftheground,theremaybe
alossofcontrolwhichcouldcausevehicle
toskid.Usethedifferentiallockonlyat
slowerspeeds.
TransportingVehicle
Formovingthevehiclelongdistances,useatrailer.
Makesurethevehicleissecuredtothetrailer.Referto
Figure19&Figure20forthelocationofthetiedown
points.
Important:Trailersweighingover1500lb(680kg)
arerequiredtobeequippedwithtrailerbrakes.
Important:Loadthevehicleonthetrailerwith
thefrontofthevehiclefacingforward.Ifthatis
notpossible,securethevehiclehoodtotheframe
withastrap,orremovethehoodandtransport
andsecureitseparatelyorthehoodmayblowoff
duringtransport.
Figure19
1.Eyeholeinframe(eachside)
Figure20
1.Axle2.Hitchplate
TowingtheVehicle
Incaseofanemergency,thevehiclecanbetowedfor
ashortdistance.However,Torodoesnotrecommend
thisasastandardprocedure.
Towingatexcessivespeedscouldcausevehicle
tolosesteeringcontrol.Nevertowvehiclefaster
than5mph(8kph).
Towingthevehicleisatwopersonjob.Afxatowline
toholesinthefrontframemember.Movetheshifterto
Neutralandreleasetheparkingbrake.Ifthemachine
mustbemovedaconsiderabledistance,transportiton
atruckortrailer.
Note:Thepowersteeringwillnotfunction,
makingitdifcult(increasedeffort)tosteer.
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