OPERATOR'S MANUAL

VEHICLERECOVERYANDSPRINGBRAKES
Thisactionwilllockthe
differentialbypushingapiston
intoa“lock”position.
CAUTION
Failuretoinstallthecaging
boltwhentowingvehicleswith
driver-controlmaindifferentiallock
canresultindamagebyfailingto
lockinternalcomponentsinposition.
WARNING
Ensuretherearenoopenairlineson
therecoveredvehicleiftherecovery
vehicleandrecoveredvehiclebrake
systemsareconnected.Anopen
airlineontherecoveredvehiclewill
causealeakintheairbrakesystem
oftherecoveryvehiclepossibly
causingdeath,personalinjury,
equipmentorpropertydamage.
CAUTION
Arecoveredvehiclewillhave
nooperationalbrakesystem.
Additionally,therearaxlespring
brakeswillprobablybeapplied.
•Ifyoudesiretousetherecovered
vehicle’sbrakes,ensurethatthe
vehiclesairsystemisconnected
tothatoftherecoveryvehicle.
Alsoensurethatanyairline
thathasbeenremovedfroma
driver-controlledmaindifferential
lockisrmlycappedtoprevent
lossofairpressurefromthe
recoveryvehicle.
•Ifyoudon’tdesiretousethe
recoveredvehicle’sbrakes,
ensurethatyoucagethespring
brakesbeforeattemptingtomove
thevehicle.
4.Installrecoveryhitchesand
rigging.
CAUTION
Connectrecoveryriggingonlyto
hitchesintendedforthatpurpose.
Donotattachtobumpersor
brackets.Connectionstoother
structuralpartscoulddamagethe
vehicle.
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