Hauling The Machine; Pushing Or Towing The Machine - Toro Groundsmaster 4500-D Operator's Manual

Securing the Cutting Units
1. Ensure that the PTO is disengaged.
2. Park the machine on a level surface.
3. Engage the parking brake.
4. Fully raise the cutting units.
5. Align the lanyard to the carrier shaft of the lift
arm for the forward outer-cutting unit
Figure 26
1. Carrier-shaft groove
(forward outer-lift arm)
6. Slip the loop in the lanyard over the carrier shaft
until the lanyard is fully seated in the groove in
the shaft (Figure
7. Repeat steps 5 and
outer-cutting unit at the other side of the
machine.
Important:
Remove the lanyards from the carrier
shafts before lowering the cutting units
Stowing the Lanyards
Note:
Stow the lanyards when you are not using
them.
1. Ensure that the PTO is disengaged.
2. Park the machine on a level surface.
3. Engage the parking brake.
(Figure
2. Lanyard loop
26).
6 for the forward
4. With the cutting units lowered, slip the loop of
the lanyard into the slot in the reinforcement
plate of the roller support
26).
1. Reinforcement-plate slot
(roller support)

Hauling the Machine

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Use care when loading or unloading the machine
into a trailer or a truck.
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Use full-width ramps for loading the machine into
a trailer or a truck.
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Tie the machine down securely.
Pushing or Towing the
Machine
In an emergency, the machine can be moved
forward by actuating the bypass valve in the
variable-displacement hydraulic pump and pushing or
towing the machine.
Important:
Do not push or tow the machine
faster than 3 to 4.8 km/h (2 to 3 mph), because
you may damage the transmission. The bypass
valves must be open whenever you push or tow
the machine.
1. Open the hood and locate the bypass valves
(Figure 28) on the top of pump, behind the
battery and storage boxes.
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(Figure 27).
Figure 27
2. Lanyard loop
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