COUPLING TRAILER TO TOWING VEHICLE (CONTINUED)

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COUPLING TRAILER TO TOWING VEHICLE (CONTINUED).

WARNING

All personnel must stand clear of towing vehicle and trailer during coupling

operation. Failure to follow this warning may result in serious injury or death to

personnel.

DO NOT move the trailer laterally (push/pull) using the landing leg/caster as a

third wheel or trailer dolly. Mounting bracket or landing leg/cast or failure may

cause trailer damage or injury to personnel.

Use ground guides and back prime mover to the trailer lunette, NOT vice versa.

Failure to follow this warning may result in injury or death to personnel.

DO NOT use landing leg/caster as a third wheel to pivot/turn trailer around to

face the prime mover. Remove the load from the trailer if it must be turned

around. Failure to follow this warning may result in serious injury to personnel

or damage to equipment.

Back towing vehicle in front of drawbar coupler (8).

WARNING

Drawbar is heavy - up to 280 lb (127 kg) loaded tongue weight. Use front support

(landing) leg crank to raise and lower trailer drawbar. If support leg assembly is

inoperative, use suitable lifting deice to lift the drawbar. If a suitable lifting

device is not available, remove load from trailer and use four or more persons

to lift drawbar. Failure to follow this warning may result in serious injury to per-

sonnel or damage to equipment.

Keep hands away from lunette ring during coupling operations. Use the landing

leg crank to lower or raise lunette. Realign prime mover tow pintle with lunette

as necessary. Failure to follow this warning may result in injury to personnel.

Use handcrank to adjust height of drawbar coupler (8). Place drawbar coupler (8) in pintle hook (6).

Close pintle hook (6). Check to see that locking latch (7) is locked by pulling up on pintle hook (6). Pintle

hook (6) should not come up. Install safety pin (5) in pintle hook (6).

Cross two safety chains (9) under drawbar coupler (8) and hook to two towing vehicle eyebolts (10).

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