Toro 4045 Operator's Manual page 65

Figure 70
1. Pedestrian safety bar (lowered position shown)
5. Push down on the rear platform latch securing the
operator platform, and swing it out to the desired
position, ensuring that it locks in place
Note: The operator platform has 4 positions: travel
(swung all the way into the machine), full-out, and 2
intermediate positions.
Figure 71
1. Rear platform latch
6. Move the operator station to the desired angle, switch
the Drill/Drive switch to the Drill position, and raise
the pipe elevators, so that the pipe is resting on the
elevators; refer to Starting the First Pipe (page
Note: Remove the front and rear pipe-holder pins if
necessary (Figure 72).
1. Front pin
(Figure 71).
7. Load the first pipe and install the sonde and the drill
8. Place the drill head on the drill frame, and take a pitch
9. Lower the thrust frame, tilting the drill frame until the
1. Thrust frame
68).
10. Lower the rear stabilizers until they contact the ground
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Figure 72
head; refer to Starting the First Pipe (page
reading using the receiver; refer to the Tracking System
Operator's Manual.
plate contacts the ground
Figure 73
firmly, or until the desired entry angle is achieved
(Figure 74).
Note: The rear of the tracks should just start to lift
off the ground.
Note: If the ground is soft, place timber below the
stabilizers, and lower the stabilizers.
2. Rear pin
68).
(Figure 73).
2. Stake-down plate