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TVLS

erieS

All Aluminum Railgates By THIEMAN

TVL125, TVL125A, TVL16, TVL16A, TVL20, TVL20A

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

IMPORTANT! KEEP IN VEHICLE!

PLEASE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE CONTENTS OF THIS

MANUAL BEFORE OPERATING THE EQUIPMENT.

TAILGATES, INC.

600 East Wayne Street

Celina, Ohio 45822

Phone: 419-586-7727 Fax: 419-586-9724

HIEMAN

NTEA

T H E A S S O C I A T I O N F O R T H E W O R K T R U C K I N D U S T R Y

M E M B E R

Summary of Contents for NTEA TVL Series

Page 1: ...ONS IMPORTANT KEEP IN VEHICLE PLEASE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE CONTENTS OF THIS MANUAL BEFORE OPERATING THE EQUIPMENT TAILGATES INC 600 East Wayne Street Celina Ohio 45822 Phone 419 586 7727 Fax 419 586...

Page 2: ...mounting dimensions are shown with the vehicle loaded 2 Check the bed height when vehicle is parked on a level surface 3 Refer to figure 1 and table 1 for overall dimensions of liftgates and bed heig...

Page 3: ...the rear door on the vehicle Step 3 Raise gate and place it against the rear of the vehicle and remove any obstructions where possible If obstruction can not be removed use 6 aluminum spacers 12 long...

Page 4: ...he liftgate once again and square it with the rear sill of the vehicle as shown in figure 4 Temporary supports as shown in figure 5 may be welded to cylinder housing to assist in squaring lift to rear...

Page 5: ...he body structure a rear corner backer plate may be needed as shown in figure 6B for additional support See figure 7 for the vertical spacing of these backer plates DO NOT REMOVE THE FORKLIFT OR CRANE...

Page 6: ...aces to vehicle body and support tubes Then weld liftgate rails to support tubes on both the inside and outside corners of each rail Step 8 These models have plastic oil reservoirs on their power unit...

Page 7: ...ground strap connecting the block to the chassis Where this is the case the factory installed cable usually does not provide an adequate ground circuit for oper ating battery powered liftgates We reco...

Page 8: ...initial setting until the desired tension is reached Line up a hole in the ad justing bracket with one of the two holes in the slider and thread the 38 diameter bolt B through the aligned holes to sec...

Page 9: ...at stow bars are not sitting on the bottom of the resting plate slot so there is ten sion in chains See figure 4B Then unloosen screws on the adjustment angles and move angles so they are tight agains...

Page 10: ...ng Decal High Pressure 4620 14 Lubrication Instruction Decal 4662 15 Lube Location Decal 4 4663 16 Urgent Warning Decal 4681 Step 17 Thieman recommends that the installer perform a weight test of the...

Page 11: ...LIGHT WIRING PICTORIAL...

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