Operator's Manual

eachsideoftheunit(Figure35).Thelowerrearsectionof
thetractorframeextendsbackbetweentherearwheelsand
servesasastopfortippingbackward.Havingafull-width
rampprovidesasurfacefortheframememberstocontactif
theunitstartstotipbackward.Ifitisnotpossibletouseone
full-widthramp,useenoughindividualrampstosimulatea
full-widthcontinuousramp.
Therampshouldbelongenoughsothattheanglesdonot
exceed15degrees(Figure35).Asteeperanglemaycause
mowercomponentstogetcaughtastheunitmovesfrom
ramptotrailerortruck.Steeperanglesmayalsocausethe
unittotipbackward.Ifloadingonornearaslope,position
thetrailerortrucksoitisonthedownsideoftheslopeand
therampextendsuptheslope.Thiswillminimizetheramp
angle.Thetrailerortruckshouldbeaslevelaspossible.
Important:Donotattempttoturntheunitwhileonthe
ramp;youmaylosecontrolanddriveofftheside.
Avoidsuddenaccelerationwhendrivinguparampand
suddendecelerationwhenbackingdownaramp.Both
maneuverscancausetheunittotipbackward.
WARNING
Loadingaunitontoatrailerortruckincreasesthe
possibilityofbackwardtip-overandcouldcause
seriousinjuryordeath.
•Useextremecautionwhenoperatingauniton
aramp.
•Useonlyasingle,full-widthramp;Donotuse
individualrampsforeachsideoftheunit.
•Ifindividualrampsmustbeused,useenough
rampstocreateanunbrokenrampsurfacewider
thantheunit.
•Donotexceeda15degreeanglebetweenramp
andgroundorbetweenrampandtrailerortruck.
•Avoidsuddenaccelerationwhiledrivingunitup
aramptoavoidtippingbackward.
•Avoidsuddendecelerationwhilebackingunit
downaramptoavoidtippingbackward.
Figure35
1.Trailer3.Notgreaterthan
15degrees
2.Full-widthramp4.Full-widthramp—side
view
TransportingMachines
WARNING
Drivingonthestreetorroadwaywithoutturn
signals,lights,reectivemarkings,oraslow
movingvehicleemblemisdangerousandcanlead
toaccidentscausingpersonalinjury.
Donotdrivemachineonapublicstreetorroadway
withoutsigns,lights,and/ormarkingsrequiredby
localregulations.
Useaheavy-dutytrailerortrucktotransportthemachine.
Ensurethatthetrailerortruckhasallnecessarylightingand
markingasrequiredbylaw .Pleasecarefullyreadallthesafety
instructions.Knowingthisinformationcouldhelpyouor
bystandersavoidinjury.
Totransportthemachine:
•Ensurethatyourvehicle,hitch,safetychains,andtrailer
areadequatefortheloadyouarepullingandthatthey
meetalllocaltrafcregulationsforyourarea.
•Lockthebrakeandblockthewheels.
•Securelyfastenthemachinetothetrailerortruckwith
straps,chains,cable,orropesasrequiredbylocaltrafc
regulationsinyourarea(
Figure36).
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