Towing The Vehicle; Trailer Towing - Toro 07253TC Operator's Manual

Towing The Vehicle

WARNING
POTENTIAL HAZARD
Towing at excessive speeds could cause the vehicle
to lose steering control.
WHAT CAN HAPPEN
Loss of control could result in personal injury.
HOW TO AVOID THE HAZARD
Never tow the vehicle faster than 8 kmh (5 mph).
In case of emergency, the vehicle can be towed for a
short distance. However, Toro does not recommend
this as a standard procedure.
Towing the vehicle is a two-person job. If the
machine must be moved a considerable distance,
transport it on a truck or trailer; refer to Transporting
The Vehicle.
1. Remove the drive belt; refer to Replacing The
Drive Belt, steps 1 and 2.
2. Affix a tow line to tongue on front frame
member (Fig. 13).
3. Put the vehicle in neutral (see Neutral Lock
Assembly) and release the parking brake.
1. Towing tongue and tie-down point
1
Figure 13
Operation

Trailer Towing

The Workman 2100 is capable of pulling trailers. Two
types of tow hitches are available for the Workman,
depending on your application. Contact your
Authorized Toro Distributor for details.
When equipped with the standard tow hitch, the
vehicle can tow trailers with a gross trailer weight
(GTW) of 149 Kg (400 lbs.) and a tongue weight of
18.7 Kg (50 lbs). When equipped with the optional
heavy-duty tow hitch, the vehicle can tow trailers
with a GTW of 298 Kg (800 lbs.) and a tongue
weight of 37.3 Kg (100 lbs.) Always load a trailer
with 60% of the cargo weight in the front of the
trailer. This places approximately 10% of the GTW
on the tow hitch of the vehicle.
When hauling cargo or towing a trailer, do not
overload your vehicle or trailer. Overloading can
cause poor performance or damage to the brakes,
axle, engine, transaxle, steering, suspension, body
structure or tires. The maximum combined gross
vehicle weight shall not exceed 989 Kg (2,650 lbs).
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