Loading The Machine - Toro Groundsmaster 7210 Series Operator's Manual

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.
Drive the machine up ramps in reverse and drive it
down ramps in a forward direction
Figure 28
1. Drive the machine up the
ramp in reverse.
Important:
Do not use narrow individual ramps
for each side of the machine.
WARNING
Loading the machine onto a trailer or truck
increases the possibility of tipover and could
cause serious injury or death.
• Use extreme caution when operating a
machine on a ramp.
• When loading or unloading the machine,
use the seat belt and ensure that the roll
bar is in the raised position. Ensure that
the roll bar can clear the top of an enclosed
trailer.
• Use only a full-width ramp; do not use
individual ramps for each side of the
machine.
• Do not exceed a 15° angle between the
ramp and the ground, or between the ramp
and the trailer or truck.
• Ensure that the ramp length is at least 4
times as long as the height of the trailer or
truck bed to the ground. This ensures that
the ramp angle does not exceed 15° on flat
ground.
• Drive the machine up ramps in reverse and
drive it down ramps in a forward direction.
• While driving the machine on a ramp, avoid
sudden acceleration or deceleration, as
this could cause a loss of control or a
tipover situation.
(Figure 28).
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2. Drive the machine forward
down the ramp.
1. Full-width ramp in stowed
position
2. Side view of full-width
ramp in loading position
3. Not greater than 15°
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Figure 29
4. Ramp is at least 4 times
as long as the height of
the trailer or truck bed to
the ground
5. "H" indicates the height of
the trailer or truck bed to
the ground.
6. Trailer
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