Collins HI-SPEED User manual

PLACE CROSS RAILS FORE AND AFT OF VEHICLE'S TIRES. LENGTH OF CROSS RAILS SHOULD BE ADJUSTED AS CLOSE AS
POSSIBLE TO OUTER SIDEWALLS OF VEHICLE’S TIRES.
HI-SPEED®DOLLY OPERATIONS MANUAL
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STEP 1. ADJUST TELESCOPIC CROSS RAILS BY FIRST DEPRESSING SPRING-LOADED PLUNGER AND SLIDING OUTER
TUBE UNTIL PLUNGER LOCKS INTO HOLE THAT MATCHES TOWED VEHICLE’S TIRE WIDTH. (58” to 84” USABLE LENGTH)
68” 76” 84”
NOTE:
MAKE CERTAIN CROSS
RAILS ARE PARALLEL
AND EQUAL IN LENGTH.
STEP 2. PLACE DOLLIES BESIDE VEHICLE TIRES, WITH DOLLY IN UNLOADED POSITION: SPINDLES ABOVE DOLLY.
USABLE LENGTH ADJUSTED TO VEHICLE’S WHEEL WIDTH
ALL COLLINS CROSS RAILS POSSESS AN ENGINEERED, POSITIVE CAMBER SINCE 1975. A SLIGHT “BOW” IS NORMAL.
TELESCOPING CROSS RAILS AND DOLLY PLACEMENT

STEP 3A. ROTATE SAFETY LOCKS BY TURNING THEM 90° TO RELEASE WHEEL ASSEMBLIES FROM STOWED POSITION.
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STEP 3B. ROTATE SPINDLE ASSEMBLIES TOWARD OUTSIDE OF DOLLY BODY
STEP 4. USING THUMB TABS, LOWER CROSS RAIL END PIECES INTO ONE OF DOLLY’S THREE RAIL-POCKET SLOTS,
POSITIONING THEM AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO VEHICLE TIRE TREAD, FOR MAXIMUM GROUND CLEARANCE WHEN RAISED.
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NOTE:
VEHICLE TIRES BEST
SUPPORTED AT ENDS
OF CROSS RAILS,
CLOSE TO DOLLIES
CONFIGURING DOLLY COMPONENTS
CONNECTING CROSS RAILS TO DOLLY

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ENGAGING SAFETY RATCHETS
STEP 5. ENGAGE EACH SAFETY RATCHET BY ROTATING CAM HANDLE 180° TO INTERLOCK INTO GEAR TEETH
RATCHET ENGAGED
IN GEAR TEETH
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SAFETY WARNING!
RAISING ANY DOLLY WITHOUT A SAFETY RATCHET SYSTEM
CAN BE HAZARDOUS, AS IT MAY LEAD TO PERSONAL INJURY,
VEHICLE OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, AND POTENTIAL LAW SUITS.
GIVE STRICT HEED TO THIS MOST CRUCIAL SAFETY WARNING!
SAFETY RATCHETS HAVE PREVENTED COUNTLESS INJURIES.
INSERTING PRY BAR
STEP 6. INSERT PRY BAR INTO EACH PRY POCKET

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS:
PRIOR TO LIFTING VEHICLE MAKE SURE IMMEDIATE AREA IS CLEARED OF OTHER PERSONNEL
ENSURE SECURE FOOTING TO AVOID SLIPPING OR FALLING.
MAINTAIN FIRM GRIP ON PRY BAR WITH BOTH HANDS.
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RAISING ALL COLLINS HI-SPEED®DOLLIES 1977-PRESENT
STEP 7. WITH A FIRM GRIP ON END OF PRY BAR WITH BOTH HANDS, LEVERAGE THE DOLLY TIRE BENEATH THE DOLLY.
WITH THE SAFETY RATCHETS ENGAGED, THIS CAN BE DONE IN A SINGLE MOTION OR STEPPED UP FOR HEAVIER VEHICLES.
NOTE:
WHEN NEEDED, SAFETY RATCHETS ALLOW UP
TO FIVE STOP POINTS FOR HEAVIER VEHICLES,
LOOSE GRAVEL, SLIPPERY SURFACES, OR
UNEVEN ROADWAYS, PERMITTING ONE TO
PAUSE LIFTING MIDWAY, IN ORDER TO GET A
BETTER PURCHASE ON END OF PRY BAR.
24°
24°
24°
18°
WITH SAFETY LOCKS DISENGAGED, CROSS RAILS ASSEMBLED TO DOLLIES, SAFETY RATCHETS ENGAGED IN GEAR TEETH, AND
PRY BAR INSERTED INTO PRY POCKET, DOLLY IS NOW READY FOR LIFTING. REPEAT OPERATIONS FOR ALL FOUR WHEELS.
SAFETY WARNING!
BEFORE RAISING DOLLY, VERIFY ALL
SAFETY RATCHETS ARE ENGAGED

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RAISING ALL COLLINS HI-SPEED®DOLLIES 1986 TO PRESENT —Cont.
STEP 8. WHILE SWINGING PRY BAR IN A FULL ARC, SPINDLE ASSEMBLY WILL FORCE SPRING-LOADED TRIP ASSEMBLY’S
HANDLE TO RISE AND FALL 4.25”, AUTOMATICALLY LOCKING THE DOLLY IN THE UPRIGHT, LOADED POSITION.
STEP 9. RE-ENGAGE ALL FOUR SAFETY LOCKS OVER TRIP HANDLES.
NOTE:
WATCH AND LISTEN FOR TRIP HANDLE
TO RISE THEN SNAP BACK INTO PLACE.
DOLLY IS THEN LOCKED AND LOADED —
PRY BAR CAN NOW BE REMOVED.
4.25”
SAFETY WARNING!
DO NOT TOW IF TRIP HANDLE IS NOT STRAIGHT AND LEVEL