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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 29
(Figure
29).
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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 up the ramp and drive forward down the ramp
(Figure
30).
Figure 30
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
31). 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 minimizes the ramp angle.
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2. Drive the machine forward
down the ramp.
(Figure
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