VEHICLE RECOVERY AND SPRING BRAKES
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7. Follow state/provincial and local
laws that apply to vehicles in tow.
8. Do not
tow vehicles at speeds in
excess of 55 mph (90 km/h).
For additional
information concerning
heavy duty truck recovery, refer to the
following Technology and Maintenance
Council (TMC) literature.
• Recommended Practice #602–A
— “Front Towing
Devices For
Trucks and Tractors.”
• Recommended Practice #602–B
— “Recovery Attachment
Points
For Trucks, Tractors, and
Combination Vehicles
• Recommended Practice #626
— “Heavy Duty
Truck Towing
Procedures.”
Copies of
these can be obtained from
the following address:
Technology and Maintenance Council
950 N. Glebe Road
(703) 838-1763
Arlington,
VA 22203
Email: tmc@trucking.org
http://tmc.truckline.com
Recovery Hitch Connection
Specially designed
hitches are
required to recover your vehicle. The
recovery hitches attach to the frame,
see Recovery
Hitch Assembly on page
2-15.
Two
hitch assemblies, made up of the
following parts, are recommended for
the proper recovery of your vehicle:
see Recovery
Hitch Assembly on page
2-15.
WARNING!
Do not use parts from other trucks or
materials from other sources to repair
a hitch or to replace a missing hitch.
The parts provided for recovery are
made of high strength still specically
designed for vehicle recovery. Fail
-
ure to use the correct factory equip-
ment may result in an accident involv-
ing death or personal injury.
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