Transporting The Machine; Loading The Machine - Toro 74923 Operator's Manual

Note:
This allows hydraulic fluid to bypass the
pump enabling the wheels to turn.
3. Disengage the parking brake before pushing
the machine.
1. Vertical to push the
machine
4. Rotate the release-valve levers horizontally to
run the machine

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 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, engage the
parking brake, and close the fuel valve.
Figure 38
2. Horizontal to run the
machine
(Figure 38).
5. Use the tie-down loops on the machine to
securely fasten it to the trailer or truck with
straps, chains, cable, or ropes
1. Traction unit tie-down loops
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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 the ramp and drive forward down the ramp
(Figure 40).
1. Back the machine up the
ramp.
Important:
Do not use narrow individual ramps
for each side of the machine.
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(Figure 39).
Figure 39
Figure 40
2. Drive the machine forward
down the ramp.
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