PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-501

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 501

AUGUST 1994
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-501 - Page 4 of 50
Emergency BRakes
It does no good to set your emeRgency brake when you paRk The TRaileR ±f The
BRaKe doesn't woRk.
²e sure the BRaKe woRks³ Wh´Le youR tRaµLeR ´s st±LL hooked up, set the BRake and
TRy To puLL the ¶RaµLeR FOrwaRd wµ¶h ¶he ¶Ruck· IF ¶he BRakes aRe work´ng¸ the T´Res
won¹t RoLLº
I» ¶he ¶µRes wµ¼l RoLl, The emeRgency bRake µs Bad· ½epoRT ´¶¾
¿n The o¶heR handÀ ÁORgeT usµng TRaµLeR emeRgency bRaKes duR±ng cold weatherÂ
Make
SurE
braKE
will hold
Ãhe cab¼e and handLe can »Reeze and BReaK when you try to use them¾ Ãhen you
canÄT reLease ¶he bRaKes³ ÅnsTead use ¾Æº
Chock BlocKs
ChocK Blocks aRe the sToppeRs o» cho´ce dUR´ng »Reez´ng weatheRº In waRm
weaTher¸ use chocKs
AnD
Çhe paRKµng brake To make suRe youR TRaµleRs donÈT RoÉL
awayÊ
ALways use at leas¶ ¶wo chocKsº I» youR ¶RaµLeRÈs not hooKed to a TRucKË and ´tÈs on
¼eve¼ gRoUnd, use chocKs ±n »RonT o» and Beh´nd The wheeLs on each s´de³
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