Loading The Machine - Toro 74722 Operator's Manual

Loading the Machine

Use extreme caution when loading or unloading the 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
1. Back the machine up the
ramp.
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
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 will minimize 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.
• 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.
• 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 the machine up ramps and drive it 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.
(Figure 24).
Figure 24
2. Drive the machine forward
down the ramp.
(Figure 25). On flat
6
1. Full-width ramp in stowed
position
2. Side view of full-width
ramp in loading position
3. Not greater than
15 degrees
26
1
2
5
Figure 25
4. Ramp is at least 4 times
as long as the height of
the trailer or truck bed to
the ground
5. H= height of the trailer or
truck bed to the ground
6. Trailer
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