66
Operation
SP 500 / 750-15 / 750-18 / 1000 / 1250 Operation Manual
9. You should check to make sure the pintle hitch
and receiver mount are rmly attached.
10. Pull your tow vehicle forward a few feet.
11. Stop the vehicle, put it in park, set the emergency
brake, and turn on the vehicle lights.
12. Check and make sure the lights and the stoplights
are working on the stationary pump and nothing
has worked loose at the hitch.
Break Away Switch
Figure 5
Break Away Switch
Towing the Stationary Pump
Before towing the stationary pump, make sure you’re
familiar with driving your vehicle-stationary pump com-
bination. A good way to get used to maneuvering, in-
cluding some practice backups, is to drive in an open
parking lot, or at least a familiar area. Backing up can
be especially dicult; try turning in the opposite direc-
tion you want to go. So if you want the stationary pump
to go right, turn the wheel left.
The most dicult part of driving with a stationary pump
is making turns. While it does not seem like there might
be a need for it, drivers pulling stationary pumps must
overshoot their turns, taking them wide enough so that
the stationary pump ’s path does not put it o the road
or in contact with telephone poles or other street-side
obstacles (Figure 6). Cutting a corner with a stationary
pump will put the stationary pump, as well as pedestri-
ans, other drivers, and yourself, in danger of collision.
Incorrect Correct
Figure 6
Use caution while making turns
If you start a corner too tight and get into trouble, stay
calm and stop. Make sure the roadway behind you is
clear, back up a little bit, and take the turn again wider.
Remember that the larger the load, the longer it will take
you to stop. Keep an extra safe distance behind cars in
front of you, and test the stopping power of your vehicle
and stationary pump before you have to stop suddenly.
The other big thing to avoid when pulling a stationary
pump is “jackkning.” Named for the position of the ve-
hicle and stationary pump, this is most common when
backing up with a stationary pump. It is basically a sit-
uation where the angle between the vehicle and the
stationary pump it is pulling is less than 90 degrees, or
beyond an L shape to a V shape.
Avoid this by never letting the stationary pump position
get beyond the L shape. When reversing with a station-
ary pump, just take it slow and get a feel for the station-
ary pump. Keep your movement of the steering wheel
to a minimum, and remember, you can pull forward to
straighten out. Jackkning will damage the hitch and
stationary pump, so be aware of it
Make sure you are within your vehicle’s towing capac-
ity. Schwing stationary pumps have a braking mecha-
nism that helps slow the stationary pump along with the
vehicle.
To Next Page
Loading...