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4.
5.
6.
7.
Remove cotter pin from tow
pintle on recovery vehicle.
Pull up on pintle hook latch and
open pintle.
Connect tow bar to tow pintle.
Close tow pintle over tow bar.
Check that tow pintle latches
closed.
Install cotter pin to secure pintle
hook latch closed.
INSTALL TOW CABLES ON
D I S A B L E D C A R R I E R A ND
R E C O V E R Y V E H I C LE
N O T E
Left rear of recovery vehicle is
c o n n e c t e d t o r i g h t f r o n t o f
disabled carrier. Right rear of
recovery vehicle is connected to
left front of disabled earner .
WARNING
When towing with
tow cables, do not
disconnect
disabled carrier’s
drive
shafts
between
differential and final drives.
Also, do not use cables to tow a
carrier more than 30 miles or
faster than 10 mph (16 km/hr).
1. Install two tow cables to tow
hooks on front of disabled carrier
and to tow hooks on rear of
recovery vehicle in an X pattern.
TOW DISABLED CARRIER
WARNING
Jackknife
Braking from high
speeds when you
tow
w i t h t o w
cables or tow bar
can
jackknife
vehicles.
could
injure
personnel and damage vehicles.
Do not tow at speeds over 10
mph (16 km/hr) with tow bar.
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