Landoll 600A Series, Operator'S Manual

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3-8 UNCOUPLING TOWING VEHICLE FROM SEMITRAILER
3-8.1 Park the semitrailer according to instruc-
tions in Section 3-7.
3-8.2 Lower the landing gear:
WARNING
WITH PIN DROP OR HYDRAULIC
LANDING GEAR BE SURE TO SECURE
EACH LEG WITH PIN BEFORE LEAV-
ING SEMITRAILER UNATTENDED.
a. Lower the pin drop landing gear to the
ground. Hydraulically raise front end of semi-
trailer until next hole in landing gear is avail-
able. Pin through both inner and outer legs of
landing gear. Hydraulically lower semitrailer
onto legs.
CAUTION
ALWAYS GRIP CRANK HANDLE SE-
CURELY WITH BOTH HANDS. NEVER
SHIFT LANDING GEAR UNDER LOAD.
NEVER LEAVE THE GEARS IN NEU-
TRAL OR THE CRANK UNSECURED.
b. For optional crank landing gear, turn crank
handle clockwise to extend. Using high gear,
lower the landing gear until the pads make
contact with the ground. To reduce the load
on the fifth wheel, shift to low gear and crank
an additional four to eight turns. Leave the
landing gear engaged in low gear.
c. For hydraulic landing gear, extend landing
gear with lever on Engine Control Panel until
the full weight of the trailer is on the landing
gear. Secure each leg by inserting a pin.
3-8.3 Disconnect the emergency and service
air lines and attach them to the tractor glad-
hand holders. If present, install dummy glad-
hands on trailer couplings.
3-8.4 Disconnect the 7-pole cable and hy-
draulic lines from the semitrailer and store
with the tractor.
3-8.5 Pull the tractor fifth wheel plate latch re-
lease lever.
3-8.6 Attempt to pull the tractor forward. If the
tractor uncouples, verify all service lines are
disconnected and semitrailer wheels are
chocked. If tractor does not disconnect, re-
peat Section 3-8.5 and 3-8.6.
3-8.7 Pull the tractor away from the semi-
trailer.
DANGER
ALWAYS CHECK BEHIND AND UNDER
THE TRUCK AND SEMITRAILER FOR
PERSONS OR OBJECTS BEFORE
MOVING. FAILURE TO CHECK CAN
LEAD TO SERIOUS PERSONAL IN-
JURY OR DEATH TO OTHERS, OR
DAMAGE TO PROPERTY.
3-9 TRAILER TILT LEVER
The TRAILER TILT lever is located on the
driver’s side of the upper deck. (See Figures 3-1
and 3-4) It is the middle lever and has three posi-
tions:
UP In this position, the front end of the
semitrailer rises to the load position.
CENTER This is the neutral position. The
semitrailer stays in its current posi-
tion.
DOWN In this position, the front end of the
semitrailer lowers to the transport po-
sition.
3-9