Krone LOAD CARRIER User Manual

ROAD OPERATIONS
Operating instructions • Load Carrier • 505410638-02 • 07/2019
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NOTE
Material damage due to improper hitch-
ing and unhitching
Improper hitching and unhitching can
cause damage to the trailer.
► Before hitching and unhitching, set
the trailer's draw gear to the corres-
ponding height of the tractor unit's
trailer coupling.
► When hitching and unhitching, also
observe the instructions from the
tractor unit's operating instructions.
INFO
More information is available from the en-
closed supplier documentation and BG in-
formation "Safe coupling of trailers".
1
Fig.7-1: Coupling ring
1 Coupling ring
Hitching the central axle trailer
► Before coupling, check:
○ Is the tractor unit's permissible towing
capacity adequate for the trailer?
○ Has the permissible drawbar load
been observed?
○ Has the permitted maximum length
been observed?
○ Do the tractor unit's trailer coupling
design and the trailer's coupling eye
design match?
○ Do the position of the draw gear and
the coupling height match?
► Apply the parking brake on the trailer
(see "5.9.2 Parking brake", pg.37).
► Use wheel chocks to prevent the trailer
from rolling away (see "5.1 Using wheel
chocks", pg.22).
► Move the tractor unit towards the
coupling ring, leave approx. 1 m dis-
tance.
► Set the height of the coupling ring to
the centre of the coupling funnel or to
the height of the lowest lip on the
coupling funnel.
► Use the coupling's hand lever to move
the coupling bolts to the “opened” posi-
tion.
► Lock the coupling funnel in open posi-
tion.
► Vacate the danger area between the
tractor unit and trailer!
► Begin coupling by backing up the
tractor unit. The coupling automatically
takes place.
► Apply the parking brake on the tractor
unit (see "5.9.2 Parking brake", pg.37).
► Check if the coupling bolt is properly
locked into place.
► Connect the supply and control lines
(see "5.6 Supply and control connections",
pg.31).
► Retract the landing leg winches (see
"5.2 Landing leg winches", pg.23).
► Remove the wheel chocks and prop-
erly secure them (see "5.1 Using wheel
chocks", pg.22).
► Disengage the parking brake on the
trailer (see "5.9.2 Parking brake", pg.37).
► Set the air suspension to the driving
position (see "5.10 Air suspension",
pg.41).
► Carry out a departure check (see "7.1
Commissioning before each trip", pg.88).
ü The central axle trailer is hitched and
ready to drive.

Krone LOAD CARRIER Specifications

General

Brand	Krone
Model	LOAD CARRIER
Category	Utility Vehicle
Language	English