Transporting The Machine; Loading The Machine - Toro 74523 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 the necessary brakes,
lighting, and marking as required by law. Please carefully read
all the safety instructions.
1. Raise the platform of the machine before driving onto
the trailer or truck.
2. If using a trailer, connect it to the towing vehicle and
connect the safety chains.
3. If applicable, connect the trailer brakes.
4. Load the machine onto the trailer or truck.
5. Shut off the engine, remove the key, set the brake, and
close the fuel valve.
6. Use the metal tie-down loops on the machine to
securely fasten the machine to the trailer or truck with
straps, chains, cable, or ropes
1. Traction unit tie-down loop
(Figure 24).
Figure 24

Loading the Machine

Use extreme caution when loading or unloading machines
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 walk 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 that 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.
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(Figure 25).
Figure 25
2. Walk the machine down
the ramp.
(Figure 26). On flat