Tying Down a Buggy onto a Trailer or Truck Bed
FAILURE TO FOLLOW ALL OF THE FOLLOWING STEPS WHEN TYING
DOWN A BUGGY MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
1. Make sure the bucket is completely empty.
2. Lower the bucket completely against the buggy frame.
3. Lower the operator’s platform to the down / stand-on position.
4. The truck or trailer bed must be equipped with tie-down rings at the front and rear in
order to secure the buggy as shown below.
5. The trailer bed or trailer must be level. Parking brake must be on and transmission in
gear.
6. The buggy must be placed correctly on the truck or trailer bed with the buggy’s park
ing brake engaged and locked, engine off and fuel supply turned off at the carburetor (13
HP Honda engine only).
7. Attach two (2) chains or straps through the ring in the front of the buggy frame and
through the two (2) rings mounted at the front of the trailer or truck bed.
8. Attach one (1) chain or strap through each of the rear cutouts at the rear of the buggy
frame and through the corresponding rings mounted at the rear of the trailer or truck bed.
9. All chains/straps must pull away from the buggy and toward the tie-down rings.
10. Tighten chains/straps with appropriate binders or ratchets until all slack is removed.
11. Block both front and rear wheels of buggy as shown below.
EMPTY BUCKET AND RETUR
N TO FULL LOWERED POSIT
ION
CHOCK WHEELS
CHOCK WHEELS
TIE DOWN FRONT
OF BUGGY AT 1
PLACE AT FRONT
LOOP
PULL TIE DOWN
AWAY AND TO
THE FRONT.
TIE DOWN REAR
OF BUGGY AT 2
CUTOUTS
APPLY PARKING
BRAKE
PULL TIE DOWN
AWAY AND TO
THE REAR.
3.11 - Tie Down Procedures
SECTION 3
SERVICE
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