J&M 2494ST Running Gear - Manual (Page 9)

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OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS / /MAINTENANCE
WARNING - BE CERTAIN THAT ALL POWER IS SHUT OFF BEFORE SERVICING EQUIPMENT.
Before equipment is put into service:
Has this manual and the operator’s manual of the gravity box been read and clearly understood by the
operator(s) of this machine?
Have all braces, bolts, nuts, lug bolts and lug nuts been checked to ensure that they are properly
fastened?
Is the running gear properly fastened to the tractor? Use a good quality hitch pin with clip and safety
chains.
SAFEY CHAIN USER INSTRUCTIONS
a) Secure the safety chain by looping it around the tongue support located on the underside of
the outer tongue. Extend the chain through the support located on the underside of the inner
tongue and connect to the towing machine’s attaching bar.
b) Be sure to run the safety chain through the support on the underside of the inner tongue. This
will provide an intermediate support for the safety chain.
c) Do NOT allow more slack than necessary for articulation (max. 9 inches).
d) Do NOT use any intermediate support as the attaching point.
e) Store the safety chain by securing it around the tongue supports.
f) Replace the safety chain if one or more links or end fittings are broken, stretched or otherwise
damaged or deformed.
Have all danger, warning, caution and important signs on the equipment been read and clearly
understood? If employees or other use or are near this equipment, make sure they also have read and
understood all danger, warning, caution and important signs on the equipment and have also read the
operator’s manual.
Have the wheel bearings been inspected? Repack with grease if needed. Grease both the tongue bolt
and the hitch bolt.
BRAKING SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
WARNING - Tow Loads Safely
Stopping distance increases with speed and weight of towed loads, and on slopes. Towed loads with or
without brakes that are too heavy for the tractor or are too fast can cause loss of control. Consider the
total weight of the equipment and its load.
Observe these recommended maximum road speed, or local speed limits which may be slower:
• If towed equipment DOES NOT have brakes, do not travel more than 32 km/hr (20 mph) and
do not tow loads more than 1.5 times the tractor weight.
• If towed equipment DOES have brakes, do not travel more than 40 km/hr (25 mph) and do
not tow loads more than 4.5 times the tractor weight.
Ensure the load does not exceed the recommended weight ratio. Use additional caution when towing
loads under adverse conditions, when turning and on inclines.