Transporting Machines; Loading Machines; Using The Lift Assist Lever - Toro 74241 Operator's Manual

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1. By-pass valve

Transporting Machines

Use a heavy-duty trailer or truck to transport the machine.
Ensure that the trailer or truck has all necessary lighting
and marking as required by law. Please carefully read all
the safety instructions on pages 3–13. Knowing this
information could help you, your family, pets or
bystanders avoid injury.
To transport the machine:
Lock brake and block wheels.
Securely fasten the machine to the trailer or truck with
straps, chains, cable, or ropes.
Secure a trailer to towing vehicle with safety chains.
Warning
Driving on 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 machine on a public street or
roadway.

Loading Machines

Use extreme caution when loading units on trailers or
trucks. One full width ramp that is wide enough to extend
beyond the rear tires is recommended instead of individual
ramps for each side of the unit. The lower rear section of
the tractor frame extends back between the rear wheels
and serves as a stop for tipping backward. Having a full
width ramp provides a surface for the frame members to
contact if the unit starts to tip backward. If it is not
possible to use one full width ramp, use enough individual
ramps to simulate a full width continuous ramp.
Ramp should be long enough so that the angles between
the ramp and the ground and the ramp and the trailer or
truck do not exceed 15 degrees. A steeper angle may
cause mower deck components to get caught as the unit
moves from ramp to trailer or truck. Steeper angles may
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also cause the unit to tip backward. If loading on or near
a slope, position the trailer or truck so it is on the down
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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
the ramp; you may lose control and drive off the side.
Avoid sudden acceleration when driving up a ramp and
sudden deceleration when backing down a ramp. Both
maneuvers can cause the unit to tip backward.
Loading a unit onto a trailer or truck increases
the possibility of backward tip–over and could
cause serious injury or death.

Using the Lift Assist Lever

The lift assist lever is used along with the height–of–cut
lever for raising the deck. This allows for easier raising of
the deck.
1. Place your foot onto lift assist lever.
2. Press on lift assist while pulling up on height–of–cut
lever (Fig. 14).
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Do not attempt to turn the unit while on
Warning
Use extreme caution when operating a unit on a
ramp.
Use only a single, full width ramp; DO NOT use
individual ramps for each side of the unit.
If individual ramps must be used, use enough
ramps to create an unbroken ramp surface
wider than the unit.
Do not exceed a 15 degree angle between ramp
and ground or between ramp and trailer or
truck.
Avoid sudden acceleration while driving unit up
a ramp to avoid tipping backward.
Avoid sudden deceleration while backing unit
down a ramp to avoid tipping backward.