Operating Guide

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4. couplIng to tow VehIcle ...................................................................... 27
4.1 Tow Vehicle And Hitch .....................................................................................27
4.1.1 traIler InformatIon ......................................................................................................... 27
4.1.2 tow VehIcle ..................................................................................................................... 27
4.2 Coupling And Uncoupling The Trailer ...........................................................27
4.3 Couple Trailer To Tow Vehicle ........................................................................28
4.3.1 Ball hItch coupler ......................................................................................................... 28
4.3.1.1 Before couplIng traIler to tow VehIcle ............................................................... 29
4.3.1.2 prepare coupler and hItch .................................................................................... 29
4.3.1.3 couple traIler to tow VehIcle .............................................................................. 29
4.3.2 rIng and pIntle coupler ................................................................................................ 30
4.3.2.1 Before couplIng traIler to tow VehIcle ............................................................... 30
4.3.2.2 prepare rIng and pIntle ......................................................................................... 30
4.3.2.3 couple traIler to tow VehIcle .............................................................................. 31
4.3.3 connect Safety chaInS ................................................................................................... 31
4.3.4 connect electrIcal caBle .............................................................................................. 32
4.3.5 attach Breakaway Brake lanyard (If equIpped) .............................................................. 32
4.3.5.1 teSt electrIc BrakeS ............................................................................................. 32
4.3.5.2 teSt electrIc Breakaway BrakeS ............................................................................ 32
4.3.5.3 teSt Surge BrakeS ................................................................................................. 33
4.3.5.4 teSt Surge Breakaway SyStem ................................................................................ 34
4.4 Uncouple Trailer ...............................................................................................34
4.5 Tongue Weight .................................................................................................35
4.5.1 checkIng tongue weIght ................................................................................................. 35
4.6 Adjust Hitch Height (If Equipped) ...................................................................36
5. loadIng and unloadIng ......................................................................... 37
5.1 Dump Trailer Hazards ......................................................................................37
5.2 Loading Fixed Loads .......................................................................................38
5.2.1 rear loadIng equIpment .................................................................................................. 38
5.2.2 SIde loadIng palletIzIng materIal ................................................................................... 39
5.3 Loading And Unloading Bulk Material ...........................................................39
5.3.1 prepare traIler for loadIng .......................................................................................... 39
5.3.2 loadIng Bulk materIal .................................................................................................... 40
5.3.3 unload Bulk materIal wIth Spreader gate .................................................................... 40
5.3.4 unload Bulk materIal wIth SwIng gateS ........................................................................ 42
5.4 Hydraulic Components ...................................................................................44
5.5 Body Prop .........................................................................................................44
5.6 Securing Cargo ................................................................................................45
6. pre-tow checklISt ................................................................................ 45
6.1 Pre-Tow Checklist ............................................................................................45
6.2 Make Regular Stops ........................................................................................45
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