Loading Onto And Dumping From The Vehicle; Four Wheel Drive (Four-Wheel-Drive Models Only); Transporting The Vehicle - Toro 07379 Operator's Manual

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Adding weight to bed, making sure it is secured.
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Mounting wheel weights to rear wheels.
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Adding liquid ballast (calcium chloride) to rear tires.
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Traction will increase with no passenger in front seat.
Loading onto and Dumping
From the Vehicle
The weight and position of the cargo and passenger can
change the vehicle center of gravity and vehicle handling.
To avoid loss of control resulting in personal injury, follow
these guidelines.
Do not carry loads which exceed the load limits described
on the vehicle weight label.
The vehicle has several combinations of boxes, platforms,
and attachments available. These can be used in various
combinations that allow for maximum capacity and versatility.
The full sized box is 140 cm (55 inches) wide by 165 cm (65
inches) long and can hold up to 1381 kg (3044 lb) of evenly
distributed cargo.
Loads vary in how they are distributed. Sand spreads out
evenly and quite low. Other items, such as bricks, fertilizer or
landscape timbers, stack higher in the box.
The height and weight of the load has a significant influence
on tip overs. The higher a load is stacked, the more likely the
vehicle is to tip over. You may find that 1381 kg (3044 lb)
stacks too high for safe operation. Reducing the total weight
is one way to reduce the risk of a tip over. Distributing the
load as low as possible is another way to reduce the risk of
a tip over.
If the load is positioned toward one of the sides, it will make
the vehicle much more likely to tip over on that side. This is
especially true when turning if the load is on the outside of
the turn.
Never position heavy loads behind the rear axle. If the load is
positioned so far to the rear that it is behind the rear axle, it
will reduce the weight on the front wheels and this will reduce
steering traction. With the load all the way to the back, the
front wheels can even come off of the ground when going
over bumps or up a hill. This will result in a loss of steering
and may lead to the vehicle tipping over.
As a general rule, position the weight of the load evenly
from front to rear and evenly from side to side.
If a load is not secured, or you are transporting a liquid in a
large container such as a sprayer, it can shift. This shifting
happens most often while turning, going up or down hills,
suddenly changing speeds, or while driving over rough
surfaces. Shifting loads can lead to tip overs. Always secure
loads so that they do not shift. Never dump the load while
the vehicle is sideways on the hill.
Heavy loads increase stopping distance and reduce your
ability to turn quickly without tipping over.
The rear cargo space is intended for load carrying purposes
only, not for passengers.
Four Wheel Drive
(Four-wheel-drive Models
Only)
The Automatic on Demand four wheel drive feature, on this
vehicle does not require operator activation. The front wheel
drive is not engaged (no power delivered to front wheels) until
the rear wheels begin to lose traction. The bidirectional clutch
senses the rear wheels slipping, engages the front wheel drive,
and delivers power to the front wheels. The four wheel drive
system continues to deliver power to the front wheels until the
rear wheels have enough traction to move the vehicle without
slipping. Once this occurs, the system stops delivering power
to the front wheels and the handling characteristics become
similar to that of a two wheel drive vehicle. The four wheel
drive system functions in both froward and reverse, however,
when turning the rear wheels will slip slightly more before
power is delivered to the front wheels.
WARNING
Tipping or rolling the vehicle on a hill will cause
serious injury.
The extra traction available with the four wheel drive
feature can be enough to get you into dangerous
situations such as climbing slopes that are too
steep to turn around. Be careful when operating,
especially on steeper slopes.

Transporting the Vehicle

For moving the vehicle long distances, use a trailer. Make
sure the vehicle is secured to the trailer. Refer to Figure 23 &
Figure 24 for the location of the tie down points.
Important: Trailers weighing over 680 kg (1500 lb) are
required to be equipped with trailer brakes.
Note: Load the vehicle on the trailer with the front of the
vehicle facing forward. If that is not possible, secure the
vehicle hood to the frame with a strap, or remove the hood
and transport and secure it separately or the hood may blow
off during transport.
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