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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.
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 the
ramp and the ground or between the ramp and
the trailer or truck.
• Ensure that the length of the ramp is at least 4
times as long as the height of the trailer or truck
bed to the ground. This will ensure that the
ramp angle does not exceed 15 degrees on flat
ground.
• Back the machine up the ramp and walk it
forward down the ramp.
• 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.
(Figure
26). On flat
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Figure 26
1. Full-width ramp in stowed
position
2. Side view of full-width
ramp in loading position
3. Not greater than
15 degrees
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2
5
4. The ramp is at least 4
times as long as the height
of the trailer or truck bed
to the ground
5. H= height of the trailer or
truck bed to the ground
6. Trailer
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