Century 925, Installation, Operation, Maintenance, Parts

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OWNER, USER AND OPERATORS:
CENTURY
®
appreciates your choice of our wrecker for your
application. Our number one priority is user safety which is best
achieved by our joint efforts. We feel that you can make a major
contribution to safety if you, as the equipment owner and operator:
1. Comply with Federal, State, and Local Regulations.
2. Read, Understand, and Follow the Instructions in this Manual.
3. Use Good, Safe Work Practices in a Common Sense Way.
4. Only have Authorized and Trained Operators running the
Wrecker.
Also contained in this manual is a Parts Section for your Wrecker.
Use of other than Factory or Factory Authorized Parts will render
the Warranty void.
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Section IVA - OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
WHEEL LIFT (cont’d)
4A.9 HOOK-UP FOR VEHICLE WITH FLAT TIRE(S) (cont’d)
(i) Raise the vehicle and place blocks on timbers beneath the
flat tire. Lower the Wheel Lift allowing the tire to rest on
the blocking.
(j) Engage parking brake and place transmission in gear (park)
of the disabled vehicle.
(k) Extend Wheel Lift further, allowing the crossbar to compress
the tire further. Re-adjust Tire Restraint as far as possible
into the flat tire. This ensures the rim of the wheel will rest on
the crossbar and tire restraint.
(l) Raise Wheel Lift and remove blocking from beneath the
tire.
(m) Install Safety Strap on flat tire. Refer to Section 4A.7,
SECURING VEHICLE TO BE TOWED.
(n) When tightening Safety Strap around a flat tire be certain it
has the tire completely collapsed. This ensures proper
installation of the strap on a flat tire. See Figure 4A.15.
IVA-11
FIGURE 4A.15