Transporting The Machine; Loading The Machine - Toro 03675 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.
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-downs on the machine to securely
fasten the machine to the trailer or truck with straps,
chains, cable, or ropes
•
Front—the hole in the rectangular pad, under the
axle tube, inside each front tire
1. Front tie down
•
Rear—each side of the machine on the rear frame
(Figure 39)
(Figure 38 and Figure
(Figure 38)
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Figure 38
1. Rear tie down

Loading the Machine

Use extreme caution when loading the machine onto a trailer
or a truck. One full-width ramp that is wide enough to extend
beyond the front tires of the machine is recommended instead
of individual ramps for each tire
possible to use one full-width ramp, use enough individual
ramps to simulate a full-width continuous ramp.
39).
The ramp should be long enough so that the angles do not
exceed 15 degrees
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 backward. If 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 will
minimize the ramp angle. The trailer or truck should be as
level as possible.
Important: Do not attempt to turn the machine while
on the ramp; you may lose control and drive off the side.
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Figure 39
(Figure 40). If it is not
(Figure 40). A steeper angle may cause