WARNINGTowing at excessive speeds could cause aloss of steering control, resulting in personalinjury.Never tow the machine at faster than 8 km/h(5 mph).Towing the machine is a 2-person job. If you mustmove the machine a considerable distance, transportit on a truck or trailer; refer to Towing a Trailer (page27).1. Shut off the machine and remove the key.Important: If you tow the machine with thekey in the ON position, the electrical systemmay be damaged.2. Affix a tow line to the tongue at the front of themachine frame (Figure 25).3. Disengage the parking brake.Towing a TrailerThe machine is capable of pulling trailers. Tow hitchesare available for the machine, contact your authorizedToro distibutor for details.When hauling cargo or towing a trailer, do notoverload your machine or trailer. Overloading eitherthe machine or the trailer can cause poor performanceor damage to the brakes, axle, motor, transaxle,steering, suspension, body structure, or tires.Always load a trailer with 60% of the cargo weight inthe front of the trailer. This places approximately 10%of the gross trailer weight (GTW) on the tow hitch ofthe machine.To provide adequate braking and traction, always loadthe cargo bed when using a trailer. Do not exceedthe GTW or GVW limits.Avoid parking a machine with a trailer on a hill. If youmust park on a hill, engage the parking brake andblock the tires of the trailer.27