Transporting The Machine; Loading The Machine - Toro 74909TE 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 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 the machine on a public street or
roadway.
1. If you are 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. Shut off 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 it to the trailer or truck with straps,
chains, cable, or ropes
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1. Traction unit tie-down loops

Loading the Machine

Use extreme caution when loading or the unloading machine
onto a trailer or a truck. Use a full-width ramp that is wider
than the machine for this procedure. Back the machine up the
ramp and drive it forward down the ramp
(Figure 41).
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Figure 41
(Figure 42).
1. Back the machine up the
ramp.
Important: Do not use narrow individual ramps for
each side of the machine.
Ensure that 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
machine moves from the ramp to the trailer or truck. Steeper
angles may also cause the machine to tip or lose control. If
you are loading the machine 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 minimizes the ramp
angle.
WARNING
Loading a machine onto a trailer or truck increases
the possibility of a 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 clears the top
of an enclosed trailer.
• Use only a full-width ramp; do not use individual
ramps for each side of the machine.
• Do not exceed a 15-degree angle between the
ramp and the ground or between the ramp and
the trailer or truck.
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• Ensure that the length of ramp is at least 4 times
as long as the height of the trailer or truck bed to
the ground. This ensures that ramp angle does
not exceed 15 degrees on flat ground.
• Back the machine up the ramp and drive it
forward down the ramp.
• Avoid sudden acceleration or deceleration while
driving the machine on a ramp as this could
cause a loss of control or a tip-over.
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Figure 42
2. Drive the machine forward
down the ramp.
(Figure 43). On flat
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