Operator's Manual

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1.Pressurein2.Returnout
Important:Thehydrauliclines,thepower
cable,andthependantcablesmustnotdragon
thegroundduringoperation.Avoidlocations
wheretheycouldbecomepinchedorcut.
7.Connectthepowerharnesstothetowvehicle
(
Figure18&Figure19).OnSHmodelsplacethe
on/offpendantwithinreachofthedriver’sseat.
Ensurethattheswitchisoff.
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1.EHPowerharness
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1.SHPowerharness
8.Checkthehydraulicoillevelinthetowvehiclestank
andaddmoretollit,ifnecessary.(Seethetow
vehicle’sOwner’sManual).
9.Testthehydraulicsbeforeoperatingthemachine
forthersttime.
10.Settheelectricbrake(ifsoequipped)asfollows:
•Beforeoperatingthemachineforthersttime,
theelectricbrakesmustbesynchronizedtothe
towvehicle’sbrakes(sothattheyoperateatthe
sametime).
•Themachineandthetowvehiclewillseldom
havethecorrectamperageowtothebrake
magnetstoprovidecomfortable,safebraking.
Changingtheloadweight,aswellasuneven
alternatorandbatteryoutput,canresultin
unstablecurrentowtothebrakemagnets.
•TheLoadControlcompensatesfortrailerload
variationsbylimitingthemaximumtorque
outputofthebrakesbyaddingdropping
resistanceintheelectricalcontrolline.When
towingatrailerloadedtobrakeratedcapacity,
theLoadControlmustbesetatmaximum
braking.Whenpullinganemptyorpartially
loadedtrailer,theLoadControlmustbeset
betweenmaximumandminimumbrakingata
positionjustbeforethepointatwhichtrailer
tireskiddingoccurswhenactuatingthehand
controlfullyon.Failuretoinstallandusethe
ElectricLoadControlwillresultinexcessive
braketorquewhenstoppingatrailerloadedto
lessthanbrakecapacity.
CAUTION
Ifyouhearanoisefromthetowvehicle
hydraulicsandthemachinecontrolsdonot
operate,thehoseshavebeenconnected
incorrectlyandmustbereversed.
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