Transporting The Machine; Loading The Machine - Toro TITAN ZX4800 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
necessary brakes, lighting, and marking as required
by law. Please carefully read all the safety instructions.
Knowing this information could help you, your family,
pets, or bystanders avoid injury.
WARNING
Driving on the 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 the machine on a public street
or roadway.
1. If you are using a trailer, connect it to the towing
vehicle and connect the safety chains.
2. If applicable, connect the trailer brakes.
3. Load the machine onto the trailer or truck.
4. Shut off the engine, remove the key, set the
brake, and close the fuel valve.
5. Tie down the machine near the front caster
wheels and the rear bumper
Figure 28

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 drive it forward
down the ramp (Figure
(Figure 28).
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1. Back the machine up the
ramp.
Important:
Do not use narrow individual ramps
for each side of the machine.
Ensure the ramp is long enough so that the angle with
the ground does not exceed 15 degrees
On flat 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 unit moves from the
ramp to the trailer or truck. Steeper angles may also
cause the machine to tip or lose control. If loading 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.
WARNING
Loading a machine onto a trailer or truck
increases the possibility of tip-over and could
cause serious injury or death.
• Use extreme caution when operating a
machine on a ramp.
• Use only a full-width ramp; do not use
individual ramps for each side of the
machine.
• Do not exceed a 15-degree angle between
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the ramp and the ground or between the
ramp and the trailer or truck.
• Ensure the length of ramp is at least 4
times as long as the height of the trailer
or truck bed to the ground. This will
ensure that ramp angle does not exceed 15
degrees on flat ground.
• Back up ramps and drive forward down
ramps.
• Avoid sudden acceleration or deceleration
while driving the machine on a ramp as
this could cause a loss of control or a
tip-over situation.
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Figure 29
2. Drive the machine forward
down the ramp.
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