COUPLING TRAILER TO TOWING VEHICLE

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COUPLING TRAILER TO TOWING VEHICLE.

NOTE

Make sure towing vehicle and trailer are on level ground before coupling.

Apply handbrakes (para 2-10).

WARNING

Rear stabilizer MUST be used during loading and unloading when trailer is not

coupled to towing vehicle. Failure to follow this warning may cause trailer to tip,

resulting in injury to personnel or damage to equipment.

Make sure that weight of trailer is on front support (landing) leg or trailer is cou-

pled to towing vehicle before raising rear stabilizer. Failure to follow this warn-

ing may cause trailer to tip, resulting in serious injury to personnel or damage

to equipment.

If equipped with rear stabilizer (1), turn foot assembly (2) as far as it will go into rear stabilizer (1). Swing

rear stabilizer (1) up until latch hook (3) hooks onto up-latch pin (4).

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Remove safety pin (5) from pintle hook (6) of towing vehicle.

Pull up on locking latch (7) to open pintle hook (6).

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