Backing Up - JLG t350 Service And Maintenance Manual

SECTION 3 - CHASSIS & TURNTABLE
4. Close the release handle. The release handle will
close freely with finger pressure when the ball is
properly inserted into the ball socket.
5. To make sure actuator is securely latched onto the
ball, extend the trailer tongue jack to the ground and
lift the tow vehicle and trailer combination 2 to 4 in.
(50 to 100 cm). If the ball does not disengage, the
actuator is securely attached.
6. Insert a padlock or bolt through the lock hole for
theft protection.
7. Connect the breakaway cable solidly to the bumper
or frame of tow vehicle as near to the center as pos-
sible. Cable must hang clear of trailer tongue and
long enough to permit short radius turns without
pulling breakaway cable forward.
8. Make sure the breakaway cable (C) is in the
released position with the indicator bead (B) touch-
ing or resting against the cable spring stop (A) as
shown below.
DO NOT USE THE BREAKAWAY CABLE AS A PARKING BRAKE.
CHECK THE LOCATION OF THE BREAKAWAY CABLE PERIODI-
CALLY DURING EACH TRIP. THE INDICATOR SHOULD REST
AGAINST THE SPRING STOP. ACCIDENTAL APPLICATION WILL
CAUSE BRAKES TO DRAG AND HEAT UP.
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9. Cross safety chains under the tongue and securely
attach to bumper or frame of tow vehicle.
FAILURE TO USE SAFETY CHAINS COULD DAMAGE THE TRAILER
BOOM.
10. Retract the jack fully. Place the caster wheel in the
stowed position.
11. Check for proper tow vehicle to trailer hook-up; the
tow vehicle and trailer should be level with positive
tongue load.
12. The back-up lever must be positioned in the towing
position (A) as shown below.
13. You are now ready to tow your vehicle.
AVOID SHARP TURNS. THIS COULD BEND, CREATE EXTREME
STRESS, OR FRACTURE EITHER THE ACTUATOR OR TRAILER
TONGUE.

Backing Up

1. Follow steps 1 thru 13 under Towing.
2. Before backing up a slope or through soft ground,
pull the trailer forward slightly to assure the actuator
socket is in the fully forward position.
3. Move the lever knob on the side of the actuator
downward from the towing position (A) along the
curved slot in the actuator frame to the back-up
position (B). The slot has a notch at the bottom of its'
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