MAFI Trac T225, Operating Manual

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OPERATION
WORKING WITH COUPLING EQUIPMENT
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Working with coupling equipment
Fifth wheel coupling
Hitching semi-trailers
D A N G E R !
D a n g e r o f i n j u r y !
Pe o p l e c a n b e s eve r e l y i n j u r e d by b e i n g c r u s h e d d u r i n g
s h u n t i n g .
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A l way s m a ke s u r e t h a t t h e r e i s n o b o d y b e t we e n t h e
M T a n d t r a i l e r w h e n c o u p l i n g .
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N eve r l e t t h e t r a i l e r r u n o n t o t h e M T.
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T h e M T m u s t a l way s b e h i t c h e d t o t h e s t a t i o n a r y
s e m i - t ra i l e r.
D A N G E R !
D a n g e r o f i n j u r y !
I f t h e f i f t h w h e e l c o u p l i n g i s n o t p r o p e r l y l o cke d , t h e
s e m i - t ra i l e r c a n r u n l o o s e a n d i n j u r e p e r s o n s.
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M a ke s u r e t h e “ f i f t h w h e e l c o u p l i n g ” c o n t r o l l i g h t i s
o n . T h e f i f t h w h e e l c o u p l i n g i s p r o p e r l y l o cke d t h e n .
D A N G E R !
D a n g e r o f i n j u r y !
I f t h e b o l t i s i n s e r t e d i n t o t h e r e a r t ow c o u p l i n g , i t c a n
ove r l a p t h e s l i d e - o n bl o ck s.
T h e s e m i - t ra i l e r c a n n o t b e p r o p e r l y s e c u r e d i n t h e t ow
c o u p l i n g w h i l e h i t c h i n g . T h e s e m i - t ra i l e r m ay s l i p o f f
a n d i n j u r e p e r s o n s.
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M a ke s u r e t h e b o l t i s i n s e r t e d i n t o t h e f r o n t t ow
c o u p l i n g a n d n o t i n t o t h e r e a r o n e w h i l e h i t c h i n g .