
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION DESCRIPTION PAGE NO.
1 INTRODUCTION ........................................1-1
2 STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS .............................2-1
3 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS ..............................3-1
3-1 GENERAL ...........................................3-1
3-2 PRE-COUPLING OF SEMITRAILER AND TRACTOR ...........3-3
3-3 COUPLING OF THE TRACTOR TO THE SEMITRAILER ........3-4
3-4 CONNECTING TRACTOR SERVICES TO THE SEMITRAILER ....3-4
3-5 TRACTOR AND SEMITRAILER CHECK-OUT .................3-5
3-6 TOWING THE SEMITRAILER .............................3-7
3-7 PARKING THE TRAILER ................................3-8
3-8 UNCOUPLING TOWING VEHICLE FROM SEMITRAILER ........3-9
3-9 TRAILER TILT LEVER ..................................3-9
3-10 AXLE CONTROL LEVER ...............................3-10
3-11 SWINGOUT OUTRIGGER PLATFORM EXTENSION SET-UP
(OPTIONAL).........................................3-10
3-12 PULL OUT EXTENSIONS ...............................3-11
3-13 LOADING PROCEDURE................................3-12
3-14 UNLOADING PROCEDURE .............................3-15
3-15 WORK LIGHT (OPTIONAL) .............................3-17
3-16 WINCH CONTROLS ...................................3-17
3-17 DOCK LEVELER CONTROL OPERATION (OPTIONAL) ........3-19
3-18 HYDRAULIC POWER SUPPLY ENGINE OPERATION
(OPTIONAL).........................................3-22
3-19 AIR RIDE OPERATION.................................3-23
3-20 BULKHEAD (OPTIONAL) ...............................3-24
3-21 REMOTE CONTROL (OPTIONAL) ........................3-25
3-22 REAR IMPACT GUARD SYSTEM .........................3-27
3-23 ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) ......................3-27
3-24 COLD WEATHER OPERATION ..........................3-28
3-25 HOT WEATHER OPERATION............................3-28
4 MAINTENANCE AND LUBRICATION ........................4-1
4-1 MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE .............................4-1
4-2 MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES ...........................4-3
4-3 GOOSENECK, FRAME, AND DECK ........................4-6
4-4 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM ..................................4-7
4-5 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.................................4-11
4-6 SUSPENSION MAINTENANCE ...........................4-11
4-7 ALIGNMENT ........................................4-15
4-8 BRAKE SYSTEM MAINTENANCE ........................4-18
4-9 HUB AND DRUM MAINTENANCE ........................4-24
4-10 WHEEL BEARING LUBRICATION AND ADJUSTMENT.........4-28
4-11 TIRE MAINTENANCE ..................................4-29
4-12 WINCHES ..........................................4-32
4-13 DOCK LEVELERS ....................................4-32
4-14 CRANK LANDING GEAR ...............................4-34
5 TROUBLESHOOTING....................................5-1
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