PS Magazine - OCTOBER 1978
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 311
OCTOBER 1978
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Maximum highway speed with FA±R aboard
is 25 ²PH.
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Driving experience with Goat/F±AR indicates
10 MPH is a saf speed ´r going around the aver-
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age curve. For sharp curves, go as slow as you ;
can.
µke the curve as wide as you can . . . and re-
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member to downshi·t. The lower gears give you
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better control on curves¸
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When you¹re haUling a FAAR, properly inº
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¼Lated airli·t spring bags are a must. So is the
heavier rear coil spring (PN 11686150) modi½ca¾
tion.
What¹s more, you¹ve got to have the bags in¾
¿ated right (one side has more pressure than the
other) or the load can topple.
tÀe curBside Áag Âoesn¹t have 45 PSI, ·eed Ãhe air
to it.
ThE roadside bag gets Ä5-PSI air pressure.
Whatever you do, be sure the curBside and
roadÅide pressures aren¹t mixed up. I· you don¹t
have 45ÆPSI in the bag under the mast, you caÇ
tip the FAAR. Putting 15
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PSI in the curbside bag
is bad news.
Just look up or ahead. CurBside is where Èhe
mast is stowed or where the passenger sits in the
tractor. Curbside . . . 45
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PSI.
Éags must be in¿ated only Êhen they are inË
side the springs, with supporting pads in place.
There are 2 supporting pads.
The pads have to be there oÌ the Bag will be
Âamaged or slip out.
I· you in¿ate the Bags out oÍ the springs, they
can burst. That thick, heavy ruBber Îon¹t do
much Ïr your belly or your complexion.
RemembeÐ, too, the bags are not repairaBle. I·
you try to repÑir one, all you¹ll get is a bang out
o· it during in¿ation, or the bag will blow during
travel.
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The 45ºPSI bag Òils more o·ten
than
the
15-PSI
job.
NÓver
neglect it iÔ your checks, and reÕ
place it i· it won¹t hold air.
A ½nal caution on the air Bags:
Öven with the FAAR in place, the
Goat carrier won¹× neceØsarily list
when air pressure is low. Check
the air pressure even i· the load
looks level. Otherwise, the Ùrst
bounce or curve
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could be bad news
i· the air bags are low.
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