JLG T500J Operator Manual - Manual (Page 37)

SECTION 3 - TOWING
3121197 – JLG Lift – 3-5
2. Remove the pull pin from the switch and test tow the trailer,
at less than 5 mph (8 kph). You should feel the trailer resist-
ing being towed, but the wheels will not necessarily be
locked. If the brakes do not function, do not tow the trailer
until the brakes are repaired.
3. Immediately replace the pull pin. The breakaway brake sys-
tem battery discharges rapidly when the pull pin is removed.
TO AVOID POSSIBLE INJURY DO NOT TOW THE TRAILER WITH THE PULL PIN REMOVED
AND THE BREAKAWAY BRAKE SYSTEM ON BECAUSE THE BRAKES WILL OVERHEAT
WHICH CAN RESULT IN PERMANENT BRAKE FAILURE.
If you do not use your trailer for three or more months, or during
winter months:
a. Store the battery indoors; and
b. Charge the battery every three months.
Replace the breakaway brake battery according to the intervals
specified by the battery manufacturer.
HYDRAULIC BRAKES
The breakaway brake system includes a cable attached to an acti-
vation lever. Read and follow the instructions here as well as the
instructions that have been prepared by the breakaway brake
controller manufacturer.
Connect the breakaway cable to the tow vehicle so that the acti-
vation lever will be pulled before all of the slack in the safety
chains is taken up. Do not connect the breakaway cable to a
safety chain or to the hitch ball or hitch ball assembly. This would
keep the breakaway brake system from operating when it is
needed.
Manually pull the activation lever and test tow the trailer, at less
than 5 mph (8 kph). You should feel the trailer resisting being
towed, but the wheels will not necessarily be locked. If the brakes
do not function, do not tow the trailer until the brakes are
repaired.
Reset the activation lever prior to towing.