Allmand NIGHT-LITE V Serie Manual Del Operario página 12

8. Make sure that the tow vehicle and trailer hitch
are rated to tow the unit. See Light Tower Trailer
Weight.
Note: Refer to the tow vehicle and trailer hitch
manuals for rated towing capacities.
9. Connect the trailer to the tow vehicle hitch. Examine
the trailer coupler for damage, and make sure that it
is tightly fastened to the tongue. See Connecting the
Light Tower Trailer to the Tow Vehicle.
10. Make sure that the safety chains are tightly fastened
to the trailer tongue, and examine the safety chains
and hooks for damage. Replace as needed.
11. Make sure that the tow vehicle lighting connector will
connect with the trailer lighting connector. Examine
the trailer lighting connector and wires for damage.
Repair or replace as needed.
12. Examine the condition and inflation pressure of
the tires. See Checking the Tire Pressure in the
Maintenance section.
13. Remove the wheel chocks from the front and rear of
each wheel.
Trailer Tongue
The light tower trailer tongue can be lifted for storage or
trailer-transporting.
WARNING
Do not try to lift the trailer tongue when the light tower
trailer is connected to a tow vehicle. Death or serious
injury could result.
WARNING
Do not try to lift the trailer tongue unless the front of the
unit is held by the tongue jack. Death or serious injury
could result.
To lift the trailer tongue (park position)
WARNING
Failure to lock the trailer tongue in the park position
could cause the trailer tongue to fall, resulting in death or
serious injury. Always lock the trailer tongue in the park
position.
1. Make sure that the front of the unit is held by the
tongue jack. See Operating the Tongue Jack.
2. Remove the pins (A & B, Figure 4) locking the trailer
tongue (C) in the towing position (D).
3. Lift the trailer tongue to the park position (E, Figure
4). Install pin (B) into the park position locking hole
(F). Return pin (A) into its original hole. Lock each pin
with its retainer hook.
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To lift the trailer tongue (park position)
WARNING
Failure to lock the trailer tongue in the towing position
could cause the front of the light tower trailer to fall,
resulting in death or serious injury. Always lock the trailer
tongue in the towing position.
1. Make sure that the front of the unit is held by the
tongue jack. See Operating the Tongue Jack.
2. Remove the pin locking the trailer tongue in the park
position (F, Figure 4). Also remove pin (A).
3. Lower the trailer tongue to the towing position (D,
Figure 4). Install pins (A) and (B). Lock each pin with
its retainer hook.
4
E
D
C
Connecting the Light Tower Trailer to the
Tow Vehicle
WARNING
Retracting the tongue jack without supporting the trailer
tongue could result in death or serious injury. Make sure
that the trailer tongue is safely supported by appropriate
means before you retract the tongue jack.
1. Put wheel chocks (not supplied) against the front and
back of each wheel on both sides of the light tower
trailer.
2. Make sure that the trailer tongue is lowered and
locked in the towing position. See Trailer Tongue.
3. Find out whether the towing vehicle has a ball hitch or
a pintle hitch. Reverse the trailer hitch bar if needed.
See Using the Trailer Coupler / Lunette Eye.
Note: Reversible trailer hitch bar is optional on some
models. See Using the Trailer Coupler / Lunette
Eye.
4. Use the tongue jack to lift the trailer coupler or lunette
eye above the tow vehicle's hitch ball or pintle hook.
See Operating the Tongue Jack.
5. Move the tow vehicle so that the hitch ball or pintle
hook is under the trailer coupler or lunette eye.
6. Lower the trailer coupler or lunette eye onto the hitch
ball or pintle hook with the tongue jack.
A
B
F
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