Towing The Machine - Toro CT2240 Operator's Manual

To transport the machine:
•
Ensure that your vehicle, hitch, safety chains, and
trailer are adequate for the load you are pulling
and that they meet all local traffic regulations for
your area.
•
Use only a single, full-width ramp.
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Lock the brake and block the wheels.
•
Securely fasten the machine to the trailer or truck
with straps, chains, cable, or ropes as required by
local traffic regulations in your area.

Towing the Machine

Ensure that the towing vehicle specification is suited
to braking the combined vehicle weight and able to
remain in complete control at all times. Ensure that
the parking brake of the towing vehicle is applied.
Chock the mower front wheels to prevent the mower
from rolling away.
Important:
Do not tow the machine faster than
3 to 5 km/h (2 to 3 mph), otherwise internal
transmission damage may occur.
Decommission the front wheel motor disc brakes
as follows:
1. Connect a rigid tow bar between the towing eye
on the front of the mower and a suitable towing
vehicle.
2. Identify the right-hand front wheel motor disc
brake assembly and remove the hex plug
(Figure 36).
1. Hex plug
3. Locate the M12 x 40 mm setscrew and washer
stored underneath the operator platform, one in
each of the platform support rails.
Figure 36
4. Install a M12 x 40 mm long setscrew with washer
into the hole in the center of the motor end plate
(Figure 37).
1. Hex plug
2. Washer M12
5. Tighten the setscrew into the threaded hole
in the brake piston until the brake is released
(Figure 37).
6. Identify the left front wheel motor disc brake
assembly and repeat the previous procedure
(Figure 37).
7. Decommission the hydraulic service braking
system by turning the bypass valve, located
under the transmission pump, counterclockwise,
a maximum of 3 turns
You must operate the steering manually when
the mower is being towed. The steering will feel
heavy as there is no hydraulic assistance when
the engine is shut off.
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Figure 37
3. Setscrew M12 x 40
(Figure 38).
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