Operating Guide

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^ WARNING
Unsecured rear doors can cause a driving
hazard.
Do not operate trailer without properly
securing rear door latches.
5.3.2 loadIng Bulk materIal
1. Tell the loader operator the payload of your trailer.
The loader operator will have an approximate
weight of the material to be loaded.
2. Use common sense when loading. If you are
uncertain of the weight of the material, load a small
amount and weigh your trailer. It is much easier to
add to a light load than to remove material from an
overloaded trailer.
3. Level (evenly distribute) the load within the trailer
from front to back and from side to side.
4. If material may blow out while driving, tarp the
trailer.
5. If the trailer is overloaded, DO NOT attempt to
raise the dump body. The excess material must be
removed by equipment designed for this purpose,
or by hand.
5.3.3 unload Bulk materIal wIth Spreader gate
1. Read and understand the hoist operating procedure
before operating the dump body.
2. Clear the area around the dump trailer.
3. Park the tow vehicle and trailer on a rm and
level surface both side-to-side and front-to-rear.
Attempting to unload on a soft or uneven surface
may cause the trailer to overturn, which can result
in death or serious injury. Trailer must be coupled
to tow vehicle.
4. For spreading material, the surface in which the
tow vehicle and trailer will travel MUST be rm and
level.
^ WARNING
A soft and/or uneven surface may cause
the tow vehicle and trailer to overturn
when the dump body is raised or while
spreading material.
Raise the dump body ONLY if the tow
vehicle and trailer are both on a rm and
level surface.
^ WARNING
An overloaded trailer or improperly
distributed load can result in death or
serious injury.
An overloaded trailer can cause hydraulic
system to malfunction, resulting in dump
body falling.
A load that is improperly distributed in the
trailer can result in the trailer tipping over
when the dump body is raised.
^ WARNING
Raised dump body can drop or tip over
suddenly. You and others can die or be
seriously injured.
You must:
• Have trailer on level, rm ground before
dumping.
• Keep others away while dumping.
• Stay at controls until dump body is down.
NEVER LEAVE THE SCENE WHEN DUMP
BODY IS LIFTED.
• Lock hoist controls after use.
• Have dump body down before moving
trailer.
• Use body prop and have dump body
empty before getting under raised dump
body.
If the hoist does not lift the load, manually
reduce the load - obtain service from a
qualied hydraulics technician. NEVER
ASSIST THE HOIST. (i.e., with a jack, crane,
heavy equipment, etc.)
If the load does not leave the dump body,
lower the dump body and manually free the
load.
Never attempt to free a load from a raised
dump body.
5. Set the metering chains at the desired number of
links to control the opening distance of the spreader
gate. Be sure to set both chains at equal length.
Loading And Unloading