JLG T500J Operation And Safety Manual page 40

SECTION 3 - TOWING
• Be sure your rear view mirrors are adjusted properly. Use
your mirrors to verify that you have room to change lanes
or pull into traffic.
• Use your turn signals well in advance.
• Increase speed slowly when starting the tow. Carefully
watch the trailer and if you observe any trailer sway, stop
and reposition the load.
• Allow plenty of stopping space for your trailer and tow
vehicle.
• Do not drive so fast that the trailer begins to sway due to
speed. Never drive faster than 65 m.p.h. (105 kph).
• Allow plenty of room for passing. Passing distance with a
trailer is 4 times the passing distance without a trailer.
• Shift your automatic transmission into a lower gear for city
driving.
• Use lower gears for climbing and descending grades.
• Do not ride the brakes while descending grades.
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• Slow down for bumps in the road. Take your foot off the
brake when crossing the bump.
• Do not apply the brakes to correct extreme trailer swaying.
Continued pulling of the trailer, and even slight accelera-
tion, will provide a stabilizing force.
• Make regular stops after every 50 miles (80.5 km) or about
once each hour. Confirm that:
a. The coupler is secure to the hitch and is locked
b. Electrical connectors are connected
c. There is appropriate slack in the safety chains
d. There is appropriate slack in the breakaway switch
cable
e. The tires are not visibly low on pressure
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