TM 9-2330-390-14&P
2-14.
RAISING DOLLY SET WITH SHELTER AND LOADING ONTO TRAILER (SIDE LIFT
OPERATION).
All personnel must use caution when standing near dolly set, shelter, and trailer
during raising operations. Failure to follow this warning may cause serious injury or
death to personnel.
Front axle steering locking pin must ALWAYS be installed for side lift operation.
Failure to follow this warning may cause front doily to overturn, resulting In serious
Injury or death to personnel.
a.
Attach front and rear dollies to shelter (see paragraph 2-12).
b.
Locate a third person within view of each control valve operator. To ensure that shelter is raised evenly,
third person should use the following hand signals using the index finger of each hand:
(1)
Pointing UP - Extend lift cylinders.
(2)
Pointing DOWN - Retract lift cylinders,
(3)
Pointing horizontally OUTWARD - Extend positioning cylinders.
(4)
Pointing horizontally INWARD - Retract positioning cylinders.
(5)
Showing a FIST - Stop or hold.
During raising operations, use caution to ensure that lift cylinder grease fittings DO
NOT contact suspension links and become damaged.
During raising operations, use caution to ensure that shelter is kept level. Failure to
follow this caution may result in damage to shelter or dolly set,
NOTE
As shelter is raised, dolly halves will move away from shelter and axle chains will come
under full tension; this is normal.
c.
At front and rear, perform the following steps:
(1)
Pull down on two lift cylinder levers (8) to raise shelter (2). Stop when grease fitting (5) at base of
each lift cylinder (1) is 1 in. (3 cm) above suspension link (6).
(0.6 m).
(2)
Pull down on positioning cylinders lever (7) to extend positioning cylinders (3) approximately 2 ft
(3)
Repeat steps c(1) and c(2) as required to lift shelter (2) to a maximum of 60 in. (152 cm).
Use caution when backing trailer under shelter not to contact dolly halves.
d.
Back trailer (4) under shelter (2).
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