Toro 07211TC User Manual

•Mountingwheelweightstorearwheels.
•Addingliquidballast(calciumchloride)toreartires.
•Tractionwillincreasewithnopassengerinfront
seat.
LoadingAndDumping
Theweightandpositionofthecargoandpassenger
canchangethevehiclecenterofgravityandvehicle
handling.Toavoidlossofcontrolresultinginpersonal
injury,followtheseguidelines.
Donotcarryloadswhichexceedtheloadlimits
describedonthevehicleweightlabel.
Thebedwilllowerwheneverthedumplever
ispusheddown,evenwhentheengineisoff.
TurningofftheenginewillNOTpreventthe
boxfromlowering.Alwaysplacethesafety
supportonextendedliftcylindertoholdboxup
ifyouarenotgoingtoloweritrightaway.
Thebedwilllowerwheneverthedumplever
ispusheddown,evenwhentheengineisoff.
TurningofftheenginewillNOTpreventthe
boxfromlowering.Alwaysplacethesafety
supportonextendedliftcylindertoholdboxup
ifyouarenotgoingtoloweritrightaway.
Thevehiclehasseveralcombinationsofboxes,
platforms,andattachmentsavailable.Thesecanbe
usedinvariouscombinationsthatallowformaximum
capacityandversatility.Thefullsizedboxis55inches
wideby65incheslongandcanholdupto2000pounds
ofevenlydistributedcargo.
Loadsvaryinhowtheyaredistributed.Sandspreads
outevenlyandquitelow.Otheritems,suchasbricks,
fertilizerorlandscapetimbers,stackhigherinthebox.
Theheightandweightoftheloadhasasignicant
inuenceontipovers.Thehigheraloadisstacked,
themorelikelythevehicleistotipover.Youmaynd
that2000poundsstackstoohighforsafeoperation.
Reducingthetotalweightisonewaytoreducetherisk
ofatipover.Distributingtheloadaslowaspossibleis
anotherwaytoreducetheriskofatipover.
Iftheloadispositionedtowardoneofthesides,itwill
makethevehiclemuchmorelikelytotipoveronthat
side.Thisisespeciallytruewhenturningiftheloadis
ontheoutsideoftheturn.
Neverpositionheavyloadsbehindtherearaxle.Ifthe
loadispositionedsofartotherearthatitisbehindthe
rearaxle,itwillreducetheweightonthefrontwheels
andthiswillreducesteeringtraction.Withtheloadall
thewaytotheback,thefrontwheelscanevencome
offofthegroundwhengoingoverbumpsorupahill.
Thiswillresultinalossofsteeringandmayleadtothe
vehicletippingover.
Asageneralrule,positiontheweightoftheload
evenlyfromfronttorearandevenlyfromsideto
side.
Ifaloadisnotsecured,oryouaretransportingaliquid
inalargecontainersuchasasprayer,itcanshift.This
shiftinghappensmostoftenwhileturning,goingupor
downhills,suddenlychangingspeedsorwhiledriving
overroughsurfaces.Shiftingloadscanleadtotipovers.
Alwayssecureloadssothattheydonotshift.Never
dumptheloadwhilethevehicleissidewaysonthehill.
Heavyloadsincreasestoppingdistanceandreduceyour
abilitytoturnquicklywithouttippingover.
Therearcargospaceisintendedforloadcarrying
purposesonly,notforpassengers.
UsingTheDifferentialLock
Thedifferentiallockincreasesthevehicle’stractionby
lockingtherearwheelssoonewheelwillnotspinout.
Thiscanhelpwhenyouhaveheavyloadstohaulon
wetturforslipperyareas,goinguphillsandonsandy
surfaces.Itisimportanttorememberhowever,thatthis
extratractionisonlyfortemporarylimiteduse.Itsuse
doesnotreplacethesafeoperation,alreadydiscussed
concerningsteephillsandheavyloads.
Thedifferentiallockcausestherearwheelstospinat
thesamespeed.Whenusingdifferentiallockyour
abilitytomakesharpturnsissomewhatrestrictedand
mayscufftheturf.Usethedifferentiallockonlywhen
needed,atslowerspeedsandonlyinrstorsecond
gear.
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Toro 07211TC Specifications

General

Brand	Toro
Model	07211TC
Category	Utility Vehicle
Language	English