Toro 74388 User Manual

AfterOperation
AfterOperationSafety
GeneralSafety
•Parkmachineonlevelground,disengagedrives,
setparkingbrake,stopengine,removekeyor
disconnectsparkplugwire.Waitforallmovement
tostopandallowthemachinetocoolbefore
adjusting,cleaning,repairing,orstoring.Never
allowuntrainedpersonneltoservicemachine.
•CleanthemachineasstatedintheMaintenance
section.Keepengineandengineareafreefrom
accumulationofgrass,leaves,excessivegrease
oroil,andotherdebriswhichcanaccumulate
intheseareas.Thesematerialscanbecome
combustibleandmayresultinare.
•Frequentlycheckforwornordeteriorating
componentsthatcouldcreateahazard.Tighten
loosehardware.
Transporting
TransportingtheMachine
Useaheavy-dutytrailerortrucktotransportthe
machine.Ensurethatthetrailerortruckhasall
necessarylightingandmarkingasrequiredbylaw.
Thoroughlyreadallofthesafetyinstructions.Knowing
thisinformationcouldhelpyou,yourfamily,pets,or
bystandersavoidinjury.
Totransportthemachine:
•Lockthebrakeandblockthewheels.
•Besurethefuelshut-offvalveisclosed.
•Securelyfastenthemachinetothetraileror
truckwithstraps,chains,cable,orropes.Only
usethefourdesignatedtie-downlocationson
themower–twoontheleftsideandtwoonthe
right(Figure29).Usetheselocationseven
whentransportingthemowerwithanattached
accessory.Usingnon-designatedlocationsmay
causedamagetothemowerand/orattachment.
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Figure29
1.Tie-downlocation
•Secureatrailertothetowingvehiclewithsafety
chains.
WARNING
Drivingonthestreetorroadwaywithout
turnsignals,lights,reectivemarkings,
oraslowmovingvehicleemblemis
dangerousandcanleadtoaccidents
causingpersonalinjury.
Donotdrivemachineonapublicstreetor
roadway.
LoadingtheMachine
Useextremecautionwhenloadingorunloading
machinesontoatraileroratruck.Useafull-width
rampthatiswiderthanthemachineforthisprocedure.
Backuprampsanddriveforwarddownramps(Figure
30).
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Figure30
1.Backupramps
2.Driveforwarddownramps
Important:Donotusenarrowindividualramps
foreachsideofthemachine.
Ensuretherampislongenoughsothattheanglewith
thegrounddoesnotexceed15degrees(Figure30).
Onatground,thisrequiresaramptobeatleastfour
times(4X)aslongastheheightofthetrailerortruck
bedtotheground.Asteeperanglemaycausemower
componentstogetcaughtastheunitmovesfromthe
ramptothetrailerortruck.Steeperanglesmayalso
causethemachinetotiporlosecontrol.Ifloadingon
ornearaslope,positionthetrailerortrucksothatitis
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Toro 74388 Specifications

General

Brand	Toro
Model	74388
Category	Lawn Mower
Language	English