Toro Workman GTX Operator's Manual page 20

Opening the Tailgate
1. Ensure that the cargo bed is down and latched.
2. Using both hands, raise the tailgate using the
ridge near the top of the tailgate
3. Lower the tailgate until it is flush with the bottom
of the cargo bed
Figure 15
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(Figure 15).
Closing the Tailgate
If you unloaded loose material such as sand,
landscaping rock, or wood chips from the cargo bed of
the machine, some of the material that you unloaded
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may have lodged in the hinge area of the tailgate.
Perform the following steps before closing the tailgate.
1. Use your hands to remove as much of the
material from the hinge area as possible.
2. Rotate the tailgate to approximately the 45°
position
1. Rotate the tailgate back
and forth several times.
2. Rotate the tailgate to
approximately the 45°
position.
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3. Use a short, shaking motion to rotate the tailgate
back and forth several times
Note:
from the hinge area.
4. Lower the tailgate and check for material
remaining in the hinge area.
5. Repeat steps
removed from the hinge area.
6. Rotate the tailgate up and lift the tailgate into the
notches in the cargo bed.
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(Figure 16).
Figure 16
3. Hinge area
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This action helps move material away
1 through 4 until the material is
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