Securing The Traction Unit For Transport; Lifting The Traction Unit; Loading The Machine - Toro 22322 Operator's Manual

Removing an Attachment
1. Lower the attachment to the ground.
2. Shut off the engine.
3. Disengage the quick-attach pins by turning them to
the outside.
4. If the attachment uses hydraulics, move the
auxiliary-hydraulics lever forward, backward, and
back to the neutral position to relieve pressure at the
hydraulic couplers.
5. If the attachment uses hydraulics, slide the collar back
on the hydraulic couplers and disconnect them.
Important: Connect the attachment hoses
together to prevent hydraulic system contamination
during storage.
6. Install the protective covers onto the hydraulic couplers
on the traction unit.
7. Start the engine, tilt the mount plate forward, and back
the traction unit away from the attachment.
Securing the Traction Unit for
Transport
When transporting the traction unit on a trailer, always use
the following procedure:
Important: Do not operate or drive the traction unit
on roadways.
1. Lower the loader arms, set the parking brake, and shut
off the engine.
2. Secure the traction unit to the trailer with chains or
straps using the tie-down/lift loops
the rear of the traction unit and the loader arms/mount
plate to secure the front of the traction unit.

Lifting the Traction Unit

You can lift the traction unit using the tie-down/lift loops
as lift points (Figure 4).

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. Load and unload the
machine with the heavy end up the ramp. If the machine has
an attachment, drive the machine forward up the ramp and
back it down the ramp
have an attachment, back the machine up the ramp and drive
it forward down the ramp
1. Drive the machine forward
1. Back the machine up the
(Figure 4) to secure
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 17 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.
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Figure 22
Machines with an attachment
up the ramp.
Figure 23
Machines without an attachment
ramp.
22); if the machine does not
23).
2. Back the machine down
the ramp.
2. Drive the machine forward
down the ramp.
(Figure 24). On flat