allen AW16-H, Safety & Operation Manual

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Loading a Buggy onto a Trailer
1. Make sure the bucket is completely empty.
2. Lower the bucket completely against the buggy frame.
3. Lower the operator’s platform to the down / stand-on position.
4. Use a trailer rated to haul a minimum 2,000 LB. payload at posted highway speeds. The trailer must be
equipped with Federal DOT approved lighting and braking systems and tie-down loops at the front and rear to
secure the buggy as shown on the following page.
5. Use a towing vehicle equipped with a compatible hitch and with sufficient towing capacity for the trailer with
the buggy loaded on it. The towing vehicle must be properly attached to the trailer. The trailer must be level.
The towing vehicle’s parking brake must be “ON” and the transmission in gear.
6. The ramps on the trailer must not exceed 15 degrees (25% slope) with a level trailer. The ramps must have
a dry surface with sufficient traction to permit the buggy to be loaded without its wheels losing traction and
spinning.
7. Slowly drive the buggy onto the trailer in the forward direction as shown below.
8. Position the buggy on the trailer so that the recommended tongue load for the trailer and towing vehicle is
achieved. Engage and lock the buggy parking brake, shut off the engine, turn off fuel supply at the carburetor
(13 HP Honda only) and step away from the operator’s platform.
MAXIMUM RAMP ANGLE:
15°/25% SLOPE
SECURE TRAILER POSITION BY ATTACHING TRAILER TO TOWING
VEHICLE. TOWING VEHICLE MUST HAVE THE PARKING BRAKE ON AND
TRANSMISSION IN EITHER PARK OR GEAR. TOWING VEHICLE AND TRAILER
MUST BE ON A LEVEL (NO MORE THAN 2°/5% SLOPE.
TRAILER MUST BE RATED TO
HANDLE 2,000 LBS.
CHOCK WHEELS
E M P T Y B U C K E T A N D R E T U
RN TO FULL LOWERED POS
ITION BEFORE LOADING ONTO
TRAILER.
RAMP SURFACE MUST HAVE A
SUFFICIENT, DRY TRACTION SURFACE
TO PERMIT THE BUGGY TO BE LOADED
ON THE TRAILER WITHOUT THE DRIVE
WHEELS OF THE BUGGY LOSING
TRACTION.
TIE DOWN REAR OF
BUGGY AT 2 CUTOUTS
PULL TIE DOWN AWAY
AND TO THE REAR.
TIE DOWN FRONT OF
BUGGY AT 1 PLACE AT
FRONT LOOP
PULL TIE DOWN AWAY
AND TO THE FRONT.
3.10 - Loading Procedures
SECTION 3
SERVICE
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