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WARNING
Unsafe Operation Hazard
• Failure to lock the sign board in the transport (horizon-
tal) position before transporting could result in death
or serious injury. Always lock the sign board in the
transport position before transporting the arrow board
trailer.
8. Close the sign board controller cover on the bottom right
edge of the sign board. See “Operating the Sign Board”.
9. Make sure the battery compartment door is closed and
secured with the cotter pin. See “Maintaining the Battery”
in the Maintenance section.
10. Raise and lock the outriggers in the transport position.
See “Setting the Outriggers”.
NOTE: Make sure the tongue jack is supporting the trailer
before raising the outriggers.
WARNING
Rollover Hazard
• Failure to support the trailer tongue with the tongue
jack before raising the outriggers could result in death
or serious injury. Always support the trailer tongue with
the tongue jack before raising the outriggers
WARNING
Unsafe Operation Hazard
• Failure to raise and lock the outriggers in the transport
position could result in death or serious injury. Always
raise and lock the outriggers in the transport position
before transporting the arrow board trailer.
11. Connect the trailer coupler or lunette eye to the tow vehi-
cle trailer hitch or pintle hook. Connect the safety chains
and trailer lighting connector to the tow vehicle. See
“Connecting The Trailer To The Tow Vehicle”.
Combination Trailer Coupler And
Lunette Eye
Eclipse 2400 Series arrow board trailers are equipped with
an adjustable height, reversible combination trailer coupler
and lunette eye. The trailer coupler is a SAE J684 Class 2
tow hitch for use with a 2 inch (50 mm) diameter ball. The
lunette eye is 3 inches (75 mm) in diameter conforming to the
requirements of SAE J847.
WARNING
Unsafe Operation Hazard
• Operating or towing a machine with worn, damaged
or missing parts can result in death or serious injury.
Always replace worn, damaged or missing parts
promptly. Do not operate or tow this machine until all
worn, damaged or missing parts have been replaced,
and proper operation of machine has been verified.
1. Check the tongue, trailer coupler and lunette eye for
missing and damaged parts. Replace any part that is
missing or damaged.
2. To change the position of the trailer coupler and the
lunette eye, remove the two hex head screws and lock
nuts (
A
, Figure 3) securing the channel portion of the
lunette eye to the tongue. Discard the lock nuts. Do
not remove the two hex head screws and lock nuts (
B
)
securing the trailer coupler to the lunette eye.
3. Select the trailer coupler (
C
, Figure 3) or lunette eye (
D
)
(whichever is required to couple the arrow board trailer to
the tow vehicle), and position it at the front of the tongue.
Determine the height which works best for the tow vehi-
cle.
4. Insert the two hex head screws removed in Step 2
through the appropriate holes in the tongue and through
the holes in the channel on the lunette eye.
5. Using new lock nuts, install nuts on the two hex head
screws and tighten securely.
6. Check the two hex head screws and lock nuts securing
the trailer coupler to the channel of the lunette eye, and
make sure they are tight. If the screws or lock nuts are
loose, replace the lock nuts and tighten securely.
WARNING
Unsafe Operation Hazard
• Failure to secure the combination trailer coupler and
lunette eye to the trailer tongue could cause the trailer
to separate from the tow vehicle, resulting in death or
serious injury. Always check and securely tighten the
hardware securing the combination trailer coupler and
lunette eye to the tongue.
