3. When the tilt-bed trailer is in the tilt position,you should ensure the rear of the bed is resting on evenground.4. Do not place heavy loads beyond the deck hinge.5. Failure to follow the above rules can result insevere damage to the tilt-bed trailer and to the lockingmechanism.Detachable Gooseneck TrailerThe detachable gooseneck trailer (fig. 7-7) is oftenidentified by the term drop neck and is designed so thegooseneck can be removed, leaving the front of theframe resting on the ground (fig. 7-8). This featureallows equipment to be loaded readily, using shortramps (usually hinged to the deck) or small blocks.PRESTART INSPECTIONThe primary reason for performing a prestartinspection is to ensure your tractor-trailer is safe. Whenperforming your prestart inspection, you should use thesame procedure each time. If you do so, you will be lesslikely to forget anything. A prestart inspection aid isshown in figure 7-9.The following prestart inspection can be used asa procedure when performing prestart on allautomotive equipment. All problems should bedocumented on the “Hard Card” NAVFAC 9-11240/13and repaired as required. Do not operate any equipment that does not meet safety standards. All safetyfeatures must be in operational order before anypiece of equipment is used.Figure 7-7.—Detachable gooseneck trailerFigure 7-8.—Detached gooseneck from trailer.7-4
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