Use and Care Manual

TransportingtheMachine

Useaheavy-dutytrailerortrucktotransportthemachine.

Ensurethatthetrailerortruckhasallnecessarybrakes,

lighting,andmarkingasrequiredbylaw .Pleasecarefullyread

allthesafetyinstructions.Knowingthisinformationcould

helpyou,yourfamily,pets,orbystandersavoidinjury.

WARNING

Drivingonthestreetorroadwaywithout

turnsignals,lights,reectivemarkings,ora

slow-moving-vehicleemblemisdangerousandcan

leadtoaccidents,causingpersonalinjury.

Donotdrivethemachineonapublicstreetor

roadway.

1.Ifyouareusingatrailer,connectittothetowing

vehicleandconnectthesafetychains.

2.Ifapplicable,connectthetrailerbrakes.

3.Loadthemachineontothetrailerortruck.

4.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,setthebrake,and

closethefuelvalve.

5.Tiedownthemachinenearthefrontcasterwheelsand

therearbumper(Figure18).

Note:Avoidthesteeringcomponentsandmower

deckpartswhentyingdownthemachineatthefront

casterwheels.

Figure18

LoadingtheMachine

Useextremecautionwhenloadingorunloadingmachines

ontoatraileroratruck.Useafull-widthrampthatiswider

thanthemachineforthisprocedure.Backthemachineupthe

rampanddriveitforwarddowntheramp(Figure19).

Figure19

1.Backthemachineupthe

ramp.

2.Drivethemachineforward

downtheramp

Important:Donotusenarrowindividualrampsfor

eachsideofthemachine.

Ensurethattherampislongenoughsothattheanglewith

thegrounddoesnotexceed15degrees(Figure20).Onat

ground,thisrequiresaramptobeatleast4timesaslongas

theheightofthetrailerortruckbedtotheground.Asteeper

anglemaycausemowercomponentstogetcaughtastheunit

movesfromtheramptothetrailerortruck.Steeperangles

mayalsocausethemachinetotiporlosecontrol.Ifloading

onornearaslope,positionthetrailerortrucksothatitis

onthedownsideoftheslopeandtherampextendsupthe

slope.Thisminimizestherampangle.