DONOVAN
®
HELP LINE: 1-800-327-8287
Sidewinder™ Electric Side-Flip Tarp System
P/N 1809453 Rev. A
Hardware Identification
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Actuator Unit Installation
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Hydraulic Installation (Electric/Hydraulic)
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Hinge Installation/Lid Extensions Assembly
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Lid Installation
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Cable and Tarp Installation
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Hydraulic Schematic (Wet Kit)
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Operation and Maintenance
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Replacement Parts
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1. Wrench Set
2. Ratcheting Socket Wrench
3. Socket Set
4. Hammer
5.
Tape Measure
6.
Flat Head or Phillips Screwdriver
7. Grinder
8. Pliers
9. Metal Saw
10. Steel Welder
11. Drill Driver with 5/16" Hex Driver
12. Allen Wrench
13. Square
Thank you for buying this tarping system from Donovan
®
Tarps. We
appreciate your confidence in our products. Please read and thor
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oughly understand this manual before installing and/or operating this
system.
Pay particular attention to important safety and operating instructions,
as well as warnings and cautions. The hazard symbol
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is used to
alert users to potentially hazardous conditions and is followed by cau
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tion, warning or danger messages.
Failure to READ AND FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS could result in fail
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ure of your tarping system and/or personal injury. Your trailer require
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ments may, however, call for minor variations to these instructions.
Please inspect your tarping system periodically. Repair or replace
worn or damaged parts to your system.
QUESTIONS? CALL OUR HELP LINE:
1-866-748-7435
MON-FRI 8 AM-5 PM CENTRAL TIME
We at Donovan
®
Tarps are concerned with your safety and the safety
of all those operating this system. Therefore, we have provided safety
decals at various locations on your tarping system. Keep decals as
clean as possible at all times. Replace any decal that has become
worn or damaged, painted over or otherwise difficult to read. Replace
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ment decals are available through Donovan
®
Tarps dealers.
To prevent rust, paint all exposed metal, such as weld seams and/or
metal exposed by grinding or cutting, with corrosion-resistant paint.
TOOLS REQUIRED
RUST PREVENTION
SAFETY
TABLE OF CONTENTS
MESSAGE TO OWNERS
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1. Always wear safety glasses during instal-
lation and operation.
2. Stay clear of moving parts.
3. No other use of this system is authorized,
except as designed.
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS