Toro Z580-D Z Master - Loading Machines; Using the Z Stand

•Securelyfastenthemachinetothetrailerortruck
withstraps,chains,cable,orropes.
•Secureatrailertothetowingvehiclewithsafety
chains.
WARNING
Drivingonthestreetorroadwaywithoutturn
signals,lights,reectivemarkings,oraslow
movingvehicleemblemisdangerousandcan
leadtoaccidentscausingpersonalinjury.
Donotdrivemachineonapublicstreetor
roadway.
LoadingMachines
Useextremecautionwhenloadingunitsontrailersor
trucks.Onefullwidthrampthatiswideenoughto
extendbeyondthereartiresisrecommendedinsteadof
individualrampsforeachsideoftheunit(
Figure32).
Thelowerrearsectionofthetractorframeextends
backbetweentherearwheelsandservesasastopfor
tippingbackward.Havingafullwidthrampprovides
asurfacefortheframememberstocontactifthe
unitstartstotipbackward.Ifitisnotpossibletouse
onefullwidthramp,useenoughindividualrampsto
simulateafullwidthcontinuousramp.
Therampshouldbelongenoughsothattheangles
donotexceed15degrees(
Figure32).Asteeperangle
maycausemowercomponentstogetcaughtastheunit
movesfromramptotrailerortruck.Steeperangles
mayalsocausetheunittotipbackward.Ifloadingon
ornearaslope,positionthetrailerortrucksoitison
thedownsideoftheslopeandtherampextendsupthe
slope.Thiswillminimizetherampangle.Thetraileror
truckshouldbeaslevelaspossible.
Important:DoNotattempttoturntheunitwhile
ontheramp;youmaylosecontrolanddriveoff
theside.
Avoidsuddenaccelerationwhendrivinguparampand
suddendecelerationwhenbackingdownaramp.Both
maneuverscancausetheunittotipbackward.
WARNING
Loadingaunitontoatrailerortruckincreasesthe
possibilityofbackwardtip-overandcouldcause
seriousinjuryordeath.
•Useextremecautionwhenoperatingauniton
aramp.
•Useonlyasingle,fullwidthramp;DoNotuse
individualrampsforeachsideoftheunit.
•Ifindividualrampsmustbeused,useenough
rampstocreateanunbrokenrampsurface
widerthantheunit.
•Donotexceeda15degreeanglebetweenramp
andgroundorbetweenrampandtraileror
truck.
•Avoidsuddenaccelerationwhiledrivingunitup
aramptoavoidtippingbackward.
•Avoidsuddendecelerationwhilebackingunit
downaramptoavoidtippingbackward.
Figure32
1.Trailer3.Notgreaterthan
15degrees
2.Fullwidthramp4.Fullwidthramp—sideview
UsingtheZStand®
TheZStand®raisesthefrontendofthemachineto
allowyoutocleanthemowerandremovetheblades.
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