Allmand NIGHT-LITE GR Serie Manuel D'utilisation page 12

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.
7. Lock the trailer coupler or pintle hitch. See Using the
Trailer Coupler / Lunette Eye.
8. Attach the safety chains (A, Figure 5) to the tow
vehicle's hitch frame. Cross the chains under the
tongue as shown. Leave enough slack in the chains
to allow for turns, but not so much that the chains will
hit the road surface.
9. Connect the trailer lighting connector (B, Figure 5)
to the tow vehicle lighting connector. Make sure that
the trailer lighting harness has sufficient length to not
disconnect when turning, but not so much length that
the harness will hit the road surface. Once connected,
check the stop, turn signal, tail, side marker and
license plate lights for correct operation.
10. Fully lift the tongue jack foot, then retract the tongue
jack into the transport position. See Operating the
Tongue Jack.
11. Remove the wheel chocks from both sides of the light
tower trailer wheels.
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Operating the Tongue Jack
The unit is equipped with a tongue jack to support the
front of the light tower trailer and to level the trailer front-
to-rear.
To deploy the tongue jack
WARNING
Failure to secure the tongue jack in the operating position
with the jack locking pin could cause the front of the light
tower trailer to collapse, resulting in death or serious
injury. Always be sure to secure the tongue jack in the
operating position with the jack locking pin.
1. Remove the jack locking pin (A, Figure 6), rotate the
tongue jack into the operating position (B), and install
the jack locking pin fully through the top and bottom
holes in the jack and tongue.
2. Unfold the crank handle (C, Figure 6).
To lower the tongue jack foot (raise the front of the
trailer)
• Turn the jack handle clockwise (D, Figure 6) to lower
the jack foot (E) and raise the front of the light tower
trailer.
To raise the tongue jack foot (lower the front of the
trailer)
• Turn the jack handle counter-clockwise (F, Figure 6)
to raise the jack foot (G) and lower the front of the
light tower trailer.
B
A
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