Ifor Williams Trailers TT2012, Руководство пользователя

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Plug one end of the Power Leads into the mating plug on the winch installation and the other
end into the towing vehicle supply point.
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Either lift the small lever on the centre of the winch and pull out the cable by hand – “free
spooling”. This is by far the quickest way. Alternatively switch on power to the winch (see next
step) and use the remote control to power unwind the cable but be sure to
maintain a pull on the cable. Failure to do so may result in loose cable getting
jammed around the drum. Note the warning above about wearing thick leather
gloves.
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Locate the red- handled isolator switch on the winch assembly and turn it “on”. (The “on”
position is where the switch handle pulls itself down as it is turned and then cannot be
removed with a straight pull. When the switch is “off” the switch handle can be lifted out.)
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Hook the cable on to the vehicle to be loaded. Note the comments in section 6.1 about
preferred and acceptable methods of attachment.
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The long susie cable permits the operator to take the remote control anywhere around the
trailer. Take it to the rear and just tension the cable.
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Check that the vehicle being loaded has its handbrake released and is out of gear.
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Start pulling the vehicle up the trailer. Unless very familiar with the operation, it is advisable to
pause every 2 metres or so to check whether any steering corrections are needed.
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Do not pull the vehicle right to the front of the trailer. It is very unlikely the correct weight
distribution will be achieved with the vehicle right to the front. As a starting point, stop
winching when the vehicles wheels are evenly disposed about the trailer wheels.
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Apply the load ed vehicle’s handbrake at this point.
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Lower the trailer by following the procedure in 4.2.1.
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With the trailer fully lowered reattach the bed to the drawbar using the screw clamps or the
over-centre latches
– two screw clamps on the CT136 & 137, two overcentre latches on the
CT177 and one overcentre latch on the TB.
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Close and secure the ramp or sliding skids or stow the pull-out skids as appropriate.
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At this point it is necessary to asses, by some means, whether the vehicle position on the
trailer gives enough imposed load for safe towing (preferably at least 4% of actual GTW but
not exceeding the limit on imposed coupling load specified by the manufacturer of the towing
vehicle or the maximum imposed load for the couplings actually fitted to the towing vehicle or
the trailer). A method of determining the best position for the load is described in Appendix A.
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In the particular case of the 4m TB trailer a wheel chock kit is available. This would be most
useful when it is always the same vehicle being carried.
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With the vehicle correctly positioned, use wheel securing straps (Ifor Williams part P1042 or
similar) at every wheel.