Operator's Manual

LoadingtheMachine
Useextremecautionwhenloadingorunloadingthe
machineontoatraileroratruck.Useafull-widthramp
thatiswiderthanthemachineforthisprocedure.
Backthemachineuptherampsanddriveitforward
downtheramps(Figure36).
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Figure36
1.Backthemachineupthe
ramps.
2.Drivethemachineforward
downtheramps.
Important:Donotusenarrowindividualramps
foreachsideofthemachine.
Ensurethattherampislongenoughsothattheangle
withthegrounddoesnotexceed15degrees(Figure
37).Onatground,thisrequiresaramptobeatleast
4timesaslongastheheightofthetrailerortruckbed
totheground.Asteeperanglemaycausemower
componentstogetcaughtasthemachinemovesfrom
theramptothetrailerortruck.Steeperanglesmay
alsocausethemachinetotiporlosecontrol.Ifyou
areloadingthemachineonornearaslope,position
thetrailerortrucksothatitisonthedownsideof
theslopeandtherampextendsuptheslope.This
minimizestherampangle.
WARNING
Loadingamachineontoatrailerortruck
increasesthepossibilityofatip-overand
couldcauseseriousinjuryordeath.
•Useextremecautionwhenoperatinga
machineonaramp.
•EnsurethattheROPSisintheupposition
andusetheseatbeltwhenloadingor
unloadingthemachine.Ensurethatthe
ROPSclearsthetopofanenclosedtrailer.
•Useonlyafull-widthramp;donotuse
individualrampsforeachsideofthe
machine.
•Donotexceeda15-degreeanglebetween
therampandthegroundorbetweenthe
rampandthetrailerortruck.
•Ensurethatthelengthoframpisatleast4
timesaslongastheheightofthetraileror
truckbedtotheground.Thisensuresthat
rampangledoesnotexceed15degreeson
atground.
•Backthemachineuptherampsanddrive
itforwarddowntheramps.
•Avoidsuddenaccelerationordeceleration
whiledrivingthemachineonarampasthis
couldcausealossofcontroloratip-over.
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