OPERATOR'S MANUAL

VEHICLERECOVERYANDSPRINGBRAKES
WARNING
Beforetowingavehicle,testyour
airbrakestoensurethatyouhave
properlyconnectedandinspected
therecoveryvehicle’sbrakesystem.
Failuretodosocouldleadtoaloss
ofvehiclecontrolwhichmayresult
inanaccidentinvolvingdeathor
personalinjury.
7.Followstate/provincialandlocal
lawsthatapplytovehiclesintow.
8.Donottowvehiclesatspeedsin
excessof55mph(90km/h).
Foradditionalinformationconcerning
heavydutytruckrecovery,refertothe
followingT echnology&Maintenance
Council(TMC)literature.
•RecommendedPractice#602–A
—“FrontT owingDevicesFor
TrucksandTractors.”
•RecommendedPractice#602–B
—“RecoveryAttachmentPoints
ForTrucks,Tractors,and
CombinationVehicles
•RecommendedPractice#626
—“HeavyDutyTruckT owing
Procedures.”
Copiesofthesecanbeobtainedfrom
thefollowingaddress:
Technology&MaintenanceCouncil
950N.GlebeRoad
[phone]
Arlington,VA22203
Email:[e-mail]
http://tmc.truckline.com
RecoveryHitchConnection
Speciallydesignedhitchesare
requiredtorecoveryourvehicle.The
recoveryhitchesattachtotheframe,
seeRecoveryHitchAssemblyonpage
2-15.
Twohitchassemblies,madeupofthe
followingparts,arerecommendedfor
theproperrecoveryofyourvehicle:
seeRecoveryHitchAssemblyonpage
2-15.
WARNING
Donotusepartsfromothertrucks
ormaterialsfromothersources
torepairahitchortoreplacea
missinghitch.Thepartsprovidedfor
recoveryaremadeofhighstrength
stillspecicallydesignedforvehicle
recovery.Failuretousethecorrect
factoryequipmentmayresultinan
accidentinvolvingdeathorpersonal
injury.
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