Toro Workman MD - Transporting the Machine; Towing the Machine; Towing a Trailer

TransportingtheMachine
Useatrailertomovethemachinealongdistance.Make
surethatthemachineissecurelyboundtothetrailer.Refer
toFigure22andFigure21forthelocationofthetie-down
pointsonthemachine.
CAUTION
Looseseatsmayfalloffofthemachineandtrailer
whentransportingthemachine,andtheseatsmay
landonanothermachineorobstructtheroadway.
Removetheseatsormakesurethattheseatsare
securelyfastenedtothecouplingintheseatshroud.
Figure21
1.Towingtongueandtiedownpoint(frontofthemachine)
Figure22
1.Rearaxletie-downpoints(backofthemachine)
TowingtheMachine
Incaseofanemergency,themachinecanbetowedfora
shortdistance.However,wedonotrecommendthisasa
standardoperatingprocedure.
WARNING
Towingatexcessivespeedscouldcausealossof
steeringcontrol,resultinginpersonalinjury.
Nevertowthemachinefasterthan8km/h(5mph).
Towingthemachineisa2-personjob.Ifthemachinemust
bemovedaconsiderabledistance,transportitonatruckor
trailer;refertoTransportingtheMachine(page24).
1.Removethedrivebeltfromthemachine;referto
ReplacingtheDriveBelt(page43).
2.Afxatowlinetothetongueatthefrontofthe
machine’sframe(Figure21).
3.Putthetransmissionofthemachineinneutraland
releasetheparkingbrake;refertoGear-shiftSelector
(page14)andParkingBrakeLever(page13).
TowingaTrailer
Themachineiscapableofpullingtrailers.2typesoftow
hitchesareavailableforthemachine,dependingonyour
application.ContactyourAuthorizedToroDistributorfor
details.
Whenhaulingcargoortowingatrailer,donotoverloadyour
machineortrailer.Overloadingeitherthemachineorthe
trailercancausepoorperformanceordamagetothebrakes,
axle,engine,transaxle,steering,suspension,bodystructure,
ortires.Alwaysloadatrailerwith60%ofthecargoweightin
thefrontofthetrailer.Thisplacesapproximately10%ofthe
GrossTrailerWeight(GTW)onthetowhitchofthemachine.
•Models07266TCand07279:Themaximumcargoload
shallnotexceed567kg(1250lb),includingtheGTW .
Forexample,iftheGTW=181.5kg(400lb)thenthe
maximumcargoload=386kg(850lb)
•Models07273and07273TC:Themaximumcargoload
shallnotexceed749kg(1650lb),includingtheGTW .
Forexample,iftheGTW=181.5kg(400lb)thenthe
maximumcargoload=5678kg(1250lb)
Toprovideadequatebrakingandtraction,alwaysloadthe
cargoboxwhentrailering.DonotexceedtheGTWorGVW
limits.
Avoidparkingamachinewithatraileronahill.Ifyoumust
parkonahill,settheparkingbrakeandblockthetiresof
thetrailer.
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