Transporting The Machine; Loading The Machine - Toro Z Master Professional 6000 74922 Operator's Manual

Transporting the Machine

Use a heavy-duty trailer or truck to transport the machine.
Ensure that the trailer or truck has all the necessary brakes,
lighting, and marking as required by law. Please carefully read
all the safety instructions. Knowing this information could
help you, your family, pets or bystanders avoid injury.
WARNING
Driving on the street or roadway without turn
signals, lights, reflective markings, or a slow
moving vehicle emblem is dangerous and can lead
to accidents causing personal injury.
Do not drive machine on a public street or roadway.
To transport the machine:
1. If using a trailer, connect it to the towing vehicle, and
connect the safety chains.
2. If applicable, connect the trailer brakes.
3. Load the machine onto the trailer or truck.
4. Stop the engine, remove the key, set the brake, and
close the fuel valve.
5. Use the metal tie-down loops on the machine to
securely fasten the machine to the trailer or truck with
straps, chains, cable, or ropes
1. Traction unit tie-down loops
(Figure 39).
Figure 39

Loading the Machine

Use extreme caution when loading or unloading machines
onto a trailer or a truck. Use a full-width ramp that is wider
than the machine for this procedure. Back up ramps and
drive forward down ramps
1. Back up ramps
Important: Do not use narrow individual ramps for
each side of the machine.
Ensure the ramp is long enough so that the angle with the
ground does not exceed 15 degrees
ground, this requires a ramp to be at least 4 times as long as
the height of the trailer or truck bed to the ground. A steeper
angle may cause mower components to get caught as the unit
moves from the ramp to the trailer or truck. Steeper angles
may also cause the machine to tip or lose control. If loading
on or near a slope, position the trailer or truck so that it is
on the down side of the slope and the ramp extends up the
slope. This will minimize the ramp angle.
WARNING
Loading a machine onto a trailer or truck increases
the possibility of tip-over and could cause serious
injury or death.
• Use extreme caution when operating a machine
on a ramp.
• Ensure that the ROPS is in the up position and
use the seat belt when loading or unloading the
machine. Ensure that the ROPS will clear the
top of an enclosed trailer.
• Use only a full-width ramp; do not use individual
ramps for each side of the machine.
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• Do not exceed a 15-degree angle between the
ramp and the ground or between the ramp and
the trailer or truck.
• Ensure the length of ramp is at least 4 times as
long as the height of the trailer or truck bed to
the ground. This will ensure that ramp angle
does not exceed 15 degrees on flat ground.
• Back up ramps and drive forward down ramps.
• Avoid sudden acceleration or deceleration while
driving the machine on a ramp as this could
cause a loss of control or a tip-over situation.
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(Figure 40).
Figure 40
2. Drive forward down ramps
(Figure 41). On flat
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