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CHANGING A FLAT TIRE
Before you change a flat tire, pull well off the road, turn on your vehicular
hazard warning flashers, and place a reflective triangular highway warning
device a car’s length behind your trailer for safety. Follow these steps to
change the flat tire:
1. Open both tops of the trailer and secure open with the corner latches.
2. Remove fender skirt by removing screws fastening skirt and raise the
skirt several inches vertically.
3. Place a bottle jack just behind the wheel, under the frame member.
4. Jack the tire off the ground. Trailer stabilizer jacks should be lowered for
additional safety.
CAUTION: Improper placement of jack may allow
trailer to fall.
5. Remove all lug nuts from the wheel.
6. Remove flat tire.
7. Replace with new tire.
8. Tighten each nut by hand until the wheel is against the hub. Tighten
wheel lug nuts firmly in a crisscross sequence. Be sure to tighten nuts
evenly and to proper torque specifications (90 to 95 foot pounds).
BRAKES
The brakes on your new TrailManor are electric and are integrated into the brake
system of your truck or car in such a way that equal braking power may be
distributed to both trailer and towing vehicle. Explained below are several
components that make up the brake system.
Please Note: TrailManor Models Provided To The Military Are Normally
Equipped With Surge Brakes Instead of Electric Brakes. Refer To The
Surge Brake Operation Literature Included With the Trailer.
The battery of your tow vehicle is used as the primary source of power. No
additional source of power is required. From the battery, the power is taken to
the controller, which will be installed in your tow vehicle. With your tow vehicle
brakes off, the controller opens the electrical circuit so no current reaches the
trailer’s brakes. When the controller is actuated (manually or automatically by
your tow vehicle’s braking system), the controller varies the amount of current
through the circuit, which in turn varies the braking of your trailer. Refer to your
brake controller manufacturer’s instruction.
ENSURE YOUR TRAILER BRAKES ARE WORKING CORRECTLY.
Pulling a
TrailManor trailer should not significantly increase your vehicle’s stopping
distance if the trailer’s braking system is working properly.
