Troubleshooting - RUSTGO 139 Instruction And Safety Manual

If you have trouble raising and/or lowering the platform(s), check the following items:
1. Grease the inside lips of the front & rear uprights and upright extensions.
2. Grease the slide mechanism of the platform.
3. Be sure that the uprights are in line. If they are too out of line, the binding of the platform at the lift arm attachment pints
will transfer to the uprights and make it very hard to raise and/or lower the platform.
4. Is one or both of the uprights bent? Replace if needed.
5. Are the cables on the sheaves at the top of the uprights? Is the hair pin cotter in place to prevent cable from slipping off of
sheave?
6. Are the sheaves out of round or worn out? Replace entire sheave or brass busing insert. Oil brass sheave bushings.
7. Is the cable threaded through the space between the upright and the welded on backbone (u-shaped)? It should not be.
8. If you have a model 195 (goes to 25'6" deck height), do not thread the cable through the eye located just above the winch.
9. Is the winch free turning or is the cable wound over itself?
10. Check the welds of the slide mechanism, where it is welded to the platform. Are any of the welds broken? This would cause
the platform & slide to bind and work against each other.
Poor towing can be a combination of several factors, including speed and road conditions. Check each of the following before
continuing to the "Guide to Proper Steering Alignment".
1. Keep each axle free and non-binding.
2. Keep Front & Rear tongue bolts tight (snug).
3. A bent reach pipe or tie rod(s) can cause towing problems. Replace.
4. Use matched pairs of tires on each axle. Inspect tires for out-of-round or being severely out of balance.
5. Inspect rims for being out-of-bound or bent. Make sure the lug nuts have the rims securely on hubs.
6. Check for excess play of the wheel bearings.
7. Check for excess play of the tie rod ends and hairpin connections.
1. Keep all side play out of tongue by tightening 5/8" bolts at Point C.
2. FRONT TIRES: Align Front hairpin and tongue with center reach pipe and set tow in by sight or string as shown in drawing.
Viewed from the front, the point of projection on the Rear tire should be 1-1/2" from the inside face. (See Drawing Below).
The differential in measurement from the Front Point A to Rear Point B of the Front tires should be ½" to ¾". With the
distance at Point A being the smaller of the two.
REAR TIRES: The Rear steering tongue must be in the latched position. Viewed from the rear, the Rear tires should align
with the front. The differential in the measurement of the front of the Rear tires to the back of the Rear tires should be 0"
or no toe in.
TROUBLE SHOOTING
TOWING
GUIDE TO PROPER STEERING ALIGNMENT
MANUAL 2010 March
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