Operating Guide

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4. couplIng to tow VehIcle ...................................................................... 26
4.1 Tow Vehicle And Hitch ...................................................................................26
4.1.1 traIler InformatIon ....................................................................................................... 26
4.1.2 tow VehIcle ................................................................................................................... 26
4.2 Coupling And Uncoupling The Trailer .........................................................26
4.3 Couple Trailer To Tow Vehicle ......................................................................27
4.3.1 Ball hItch coupler ....................................................................................................... 27
4.3.1.1 Before couplIng traIler to tow VehIcle ............................................................. 28
4.3.1.2 prepare coupler and hItch .................................................................................. 28
4.3.1.3 couple traIler to tow VehIcle ............................................................................ 28
4.3.2 traIler wIth rIng and pIntle coupler ......................................................................... 29
4.3.2.1 Before couplIng traIler to tow VehIcle ............................................................. 29
4.3.2.2 prepare rIng and pIntle ....................................................................................... 29
4.3.2.3 couple traIler to tow VehIcle ............................................................................ 30
4.3.3 connect Safety chaInS ................................................................................................. 30
4.3.4 connect electrIcal caBle ............................................................................................ 31
4.3.5 attach Breakaway Brake lanyard................................................................................. 31
4.3.5.1 teSt electrIc BrakeS ........................................................................................... 31
4.3.5.2 teSt electrIc Breakaway BrakeS .......................................................................... 31
4.3.5.3 teSt Surge BrakeS (If equIpped) .......................................................................... 32
4.3.5.4 teSt Surge Breakaway SyStem .............................................................................. 33
4.4 Uncouple Trailer .............................................................................................33
4.5 Tongue Weight ...............................................................................................33
4.5.1 checkIng tongue weIght ............................................................................................... 34
4.6 Adjust Hitch Height (If Equipped) .................................................................34
5. loadIng and unloadIng ......................................................................... 36
5.1 Loading Trailer ...............................................................................................36
5.1.1 preparIng traIler for loadIng ...................................................................................... 36
5.1.2 loadIng a rIgId deck traIler ........................................................................................ 36
5.1.3 loadIng a tIlt deck traIler .......................................................................................... 37
5.1.3.1 manual tIlt traIler .............................................................................................. 37
5.1.3.2 hydraulIc tIlt traIler .......................................................................................... 38
5.2 Unload Trailer .................................................................................................38
5.2.1 unload manual tIlt traIler .......................................................................................... 38
5.2.2 unload hydraulIc tIlt traIler ...................................................................................... 38
5.3 Hydraulic Components .................................................................................39
5.4 Securing Cargo ..............................................................................................39
6. pre-tow checklISt ................................................................................ 40
6.1 Pre-Tow Checklist ..........................................................................................40
6.2 Make Regular Stops ......................................................................................40
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