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CONSUMER INFORMATIONREPORTING
SAFETY DEFECTS IF YOU BELIEVE THAT YOUR VEHICLE HAS A
DEFECT, WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH OR COULD CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH, YOU SHOULD
IMMEDIATELY INFORM THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA) IN
ADDITION TO NOTIFYING RANCO TRAILERS. IF
NHTSA RECEIVES SUFFICIENT SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, IT MAY OPEN AN INVESTIGATION AND
IF IT FINDS THAT A SAFETY DEFECT EXISTS IN A GROUP OF VEHICLES, IT MAY ORDER A
RECALL AND REMEDY CAMPAIGN. HOWEVER, NHTSA CANNOT BECOME INVOLVED IN INDIVIDUAL
PROBLEMS BETWEEN YOU, YOUR DEALER OR RANCO TRAILERS. TO
CONTACT NHTSA, YOU MAY EITHER CALL THE AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE TOLL FREE AT
1-800-424-9393 (OR 366-0123 IN WASHINGTON D.C. AREA) OR WRITE TO NHTSA, U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, WASHINGTON, D.C. 20590. YOU CAN ALSO OBTAIN OTHER
INFORMATION ABOUT MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY FROM THE HOTLINE. MAINTENANCE SHOULD BE PERFORMED BY A
RANCO DEALER OR OTHER QUALIFIED SERVICE FACILITY THAT REGULARLY PROVIDE SUCH
SERVICE. ALTERATIONS TO A RANCO TRAILER SHOULD NOT BE MADE WITHOUT FIRST
CONSULTING RANCO. ALTERATIONS
COULD AFFECT THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE TRAILER AND VOID THE WARRANTY.
WELDING OR OTHER ALTERATIONS SHOULD NEVER BE MADE TO ANY AIR RESERVOIR, WHEEL,
RIM, AIR CHAMBER OR SPRING. THE
GROSS AXLE WEIGHT RATING (GAWR) THAT IS STAMPED ON THE CERTIFICATE PLATE IS THE
STRUCTURAL CAPACITY OF THE LOWEST RATED COMPONENT OF THE SUSPENSION, SPRINGS,
HUBS, DRUMS, WHEELS, RIMS, BEARINGS, AXLES OR TIRES. IF COMPONENTS
ARE SUBSTITUTED THAT AFFECT GAWR AND ARE OF LESS CAPACITY THAT THESE ORIGINALLY
INSTALLED, THE GAWR ON THE CERTIFICATE PLATE MUST BE LOWERED TO THE CORRESPONDING
LOWER CAPACITY BY ADDING AN “ALTERED VEHICLE” LABEL. IF COMPONENTS
ARE SUBSTITUTED THAT ARE OF EQUAL OR GREATER CAPACITY THAT THOSE ORIGINALLY
INSTALLED, THEN THE GAWR LABEL NEED NOT BE CHANGED. PROTECTIVE
FILMS SUCH AS PAINTS AND OTHER COATINGS, ARE NECESSARY TO PREVENT CORROSION AND
TO PROTECT THE METAL SURFACES. TRAILERS THAT OPERATE IN ENVIRONMENTS THAT ARE
CONDUCTIVE TO SEVERE CORROSIONS MAY REQUIRE MORE OR DIFFERENT PROTECTIVE COATING
THAT THOSE USUALLY APPLIED AS STANDARD. CHECK WITH YOUR RANCO DEALER OR THE
FACTORY FOR RECOMMENDATIONS ON COATINGS FOR CORROSIVE MATERIALS. THERE
ARE “WARNING” AND “CAUTION” DECALS PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED
ON ALL RANCO TRAILERS. THESE SHOULD BE FOLLOWED TO THE LETTER BY ALL PERSONNEL OPERATING OR WORKING ON THE VEHICLE. OPERATOR PRESTART CHECKSBEFORE
BACKING UNDER THE TRAILER, BE SURE THAT THE TRUCK 5TH WHEEL IS
PROPERLY GREASED AND THAT THE 5TH WHEEL HEIGHT IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE
5TH WHEEL PIN HEIGHT. CHECK
SPRING BRAKES TO INSURE THAT THEY ARE PROPERLY SET SO THAT THE TRAILER WILL NOT
SLIDE BACK WHEN THE TRACTOR IS BACKED UNDER THE 5TH WHEEL. THIS
TRAILER IS EQUIPPED WITH SPRING BRAKES THAT WILL LOCK THE BRAKES WHEN ALL AIR
LINES ARE DISCONNECTED FROM THE TRACTOR AND WILL ONLY RELEASE AFTER THE AIR
BRAKE PRESSURE IN THE AIR TANKS EXCEEDS 100 POUNDS. STARTING
PROCEDURE AND CONTROLS
AFTER
BACKING THE TRACTOR UNDER THE TRAILER AND INSURING THAT THE 5TH WHEEL IS LOCKED
BY ATTEMPTING TO PULL AHEAD, THE AIR LINES AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR SHOULD BE
CONNECTED PROPERLY, ENSURING THAT THE SERVICE AND EMERGENCY GLADHANDS ARE
CONNECTED TO THE SERVICE AND EMERGENCY GLADHANDS ON THE TRAILER. ALL GLADHANDS
SHOULD BE COLOR CODED, SERVICE (BLUE) AND EMERGENCY (RED). AFTER PROPER
CONNECTION IS MADE, THE VALVE IN THE TRACTOR THAT ALLOWS AIR TO FLOW TO THE
TRAILER SHOULD BE OPENED. WHILE
AIR PRESSURE IS BEING BUILT IN THE TRAILER TANKS THE OPERATOR SHOULD PERFORM THE
FOLLOWING INSPECTIONS AND PROCEDURES TO INSURE THAT THE TRAILER IS IN
OPERATIONAL CONDITION WHEN THE AIR PRESSURE IS BUILT UP SUFFICIENTLY TO RELEASE
THE BRAKES. 1.
RAISE THE
PARKING LEGS OF THE TRAILER TO THE TRAVEL POSITION. 2.
CHECK THE
TIRES FOR PROPER INFLATION AND TO INSURE THERE ARE NO CUTS OR BRUISES THAT WILL
LEAD TO TIRE FAILURE ON THE ROAD. WHILE CHECKING THE TIRES, THE OPERATOR SHOULD
ALSO OBSERVE THE LEVEL OF OIL IN THE STEMCO OIL SEALS. (REFER TO LUBRICATION
SECTION) 3.
TURN ON
THE TRACTOR LIGHTS AND CHECK ALL TRAILER LIGHTS FOR PROPER OPERATION. REPLACE
LIGHTS OR BULBS THAT ARE NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. 4.
AT THIS
TIME THE AIR PRESSURE SHOULD HAVE BUILT UP SUFFICIENTLY TO HAVE RELEASED THE
BRAKES ON THE TRAILER. CHECK TO SEE THAT ALL BRAKES HAVE IN FACT RELEASED. IF
THEY HAVE NOT RELEASED CHECK TO SEE WHY AIR IS NOT GETTING TO THEM 5.
AFTER THE
BRAKES HAVE RELEASED, CHECK FOR AIR LEAKS. LISTEN FOR ANY AIR LEAKS IN THE AIR
GATE OPERATIONS SYSTEM AS WELL AS IN THE AIR BRAKE SYSTEM. ANY LEAK DISCOVERED
SHOULD BE FIXED PRIOR TO ATTEMPTING TO OPERATE THE TRAILER. 6.
CHECK THE
GATE CONTROL CHAINS (OR PIN SETTING EQUALIZER) ON THE FRONT AND REAR OF GATES TO
ASSURE THEY ARE PROPERLY SET FOR THE PRODUCT BEING DUMPED AND ARE BOTH SET THE
SAME 7.
AFTER
INSURING THAT THE TRAILER IS EMPTY OF ANY PRODUCT, CHECK THE FUNCTION OF THE
DUMP VALVE USING THE MANUAL HANDLE ON THE SIDE OF THE TRAILER WHERE THE FILTER
AND LUBRICATOR ARE LOCATED. PUSHING UP ON THE HANDLE WILL OPEN THE GATES AND
WHEN THE HANDLE IS RELEASED THE GATES WILL CLOSE. (THE
ABOVE INSTRUCTIONS APPLY WHEN USING THE
STANDARD WABCO AIR VALVE. WHEN USING OTHER OPTIONAL VALVES, CONSULT THE
SPECIAL OPTIONS SECTION OF THIS MANUAL FOR OPERATION OF THE TYPE OF VALVE
INSTALLED ON
THIS UNIT)
THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO CHECK TO SEE THAT THE LUBRICATOR IS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY.
WHEN THE GATES ARE CYCLED BY USING THE DUMP VALVE, APPROXIMATELY 4 TO 5 DROPS OF
LUBRICANT SHOULD DROP FROM THE TUBE VISIBLE IN THE SIGHT GLASS AT THE TOP OF THE
LUBRICATOR. IF NO OIL IS OBSERVED OR IF TOO MUCH IS OBSERVED, AN ADJUSTMENT CAN
BE MADE USING THE SMALL ADJUSTING SCREW ON TOP OF THE OILER. IF EVERYTHING
FUNCTIONS PROPERLY, RETURN TO THE TRACTOR AND USING THE TOGGLE SWITCH, CYCLE THE
GATES AGAIN TO INSURE THAT THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION IS WORKING. OPERATION OF THE BASIC UNITA BOTTOM DUMP TRAILER IS DESIGNED TO HAUL AND DUMP A VARIETY OF MATERIALS, SAND, GRAVE, ROCK, DIRT, COAL, ETC. THERE ARE THREE BASIC WAYS TO DUMP A BOTTOM SUMP TRAILER. 1.
DUMP OVER
A GRIZZLY: DUMPING OVER A GRIZZLY IS THE SIMPLEST AND REQUIRES ONLY THAT THE
DRIVER LOCATE THE HOPPER DOORS OVER THE GRIZZLY AND ACTIVATE THE DUMP SWITCH TO
RELEASE THE LOAD. THE GATE CHAINS (PIN SETTING EQUALIZER) WOULD NORMALLY BE SET
TO THE FULL OPEN POSITION UNLESS THE GRIZZLY IS VERY NARROW, IN WHICH CASE, THE
GATES SHOULD BE ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY. DUMPING IN THIS MANNER IS USUALLY
ACCOMPLISHED IN 10 SECONDS OR LESS. DEPENDING ON THE MATERIAL BEING DUMPED, THE
OPERATOR MIGHT WANT TO BANG THE GATES CLOSED AND RE-OPEN THEM TO INSURE A
COMPLETE CLEAN-OUT OF MATERIAL PRIOR TO PULLING OFF THE GRIZZLY. 2.
DUMP IN A
WINDROW: DUMPING IN A WINDROW IS PROBABLY THE MOST COMMON METHOD OF DUMPING A
BOTTOM DUMP TRAILER. IN THIS METHOD, A DETERMINATION IS MADE AS TO HOW LONG AND
WIDE A WINDROW IS DESIRED AND THE GATES ARE CHAINED (OR PINNED) TO OPEN TO A
PRESET WIDTH SO THE PROPER WINDROW
IS OBTAINED. CAUTION! ALWAYS INSURE THAT THE FRONT AND REAR SETTING ARE THE
SAME, OTHERWISE GATE TWISTING CAN RESULT IN PERMANENT DAMAGE TO THE GATES,
EQUALIZERS AND/OR HINGES. WHEN THE OPERATOR ARRIVES AT THE LOCATION THE WINDROW
IS DESIRED, HE STOPS AND THEN GENERALLY USING THE LOWEST GEAR, STARTS SLOWLY
FORWARD AND ACTIVATES THE GATE SWITCH TO OPEN THE GATES. AGAIN, DEPENDING ON THE
MATERIALS BEING DUMPED, THE OPERATOR MAY WANT TO BANG THE GATES CLOSED AND
RE-OPEN THEM TO INSURE THAT THE MATERIAL IS CLEANED OUT OF THE TRAILER AT THE
END OF THE WINDROW. 3.
SPREADING:
SPREADING IS A DUMPING METHOD THAT IS GENERALLY USED WITH ROAD BASE, GRAVEL OR
A SIMILAR PRODUCT AND IS USED TO BUILD UP AN EXISTING ROAD. IN THIS METHOD, THE
GATES ARE CHAINED (OR PINNED) TO BETWEEN 12 AND 24 INCHES AND THE TRUCK SPEED IS
MAINTAINED AT 15 TO 25 MILES PER HOUR. TO OBTAIN THE BEST RESULTS, SOME TRIAL
RUNS ARE GENERALLY NECESSARY. THE IDEA IS TO SPREAD THE GRAVEL APPROXIMATELY 40
FEET WIDE BY 100 FEET LONG. DONE PROPERLY, THIS WILL RESULT IN 3 TO 4 INCHES OF
GRAVEN IN THE CENTER OF THE ROAD AND 1 TO 1 ½ INCHES ON EACH EDGE OF THE ROAD.
THIS METHOD IS USED BY MOST COUNTY AND STATE ROAD DEPARTMENTS TO RESURFACE
GRAVEL ROADS. SAFETY PRECAUTIONSTHE BOTTOM SUMP TRAILER IS BASICALLY A SAFE UNIT SINCE IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE RAISED IN THE AIR TO DUMP, BUT THERE ARE SEVERAL AREAS THAT REQUIRE OPERATOR ATTENTION TO POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. 1.
THE
OPERATOR SHOULD INSURE THAT THE DUMPING AREA IS FREE OF ANY OBSTRUCTIONS THAT
WOULD DAMAGE THE TRAILER. SINCE THE GATE CLEARANCE OF 16 TO 17 INCHES IS MORE
THAN THE AXLE CLEARANCE OF THE TRUCK, ANY OBJECT THAT CAN BE CLEARED BY THE
TRUCK WILL BE CLEARED BY THE TRAILER. 2.
THE
OPERATOR SHOULD INSURE THAT THE GROUND IS STABLE AND WILL SUPPORT THE FULLY
LOADED TRUCK AND TRAILER WITHOUT BOGGING DOWN. 3.
IF DUMPING
AT ANY SPEED ABOVE THE LOWEST GEAR THE OPERATOR SHOULD NEVER DUMP IN ANY
DIRECTION BUT STRAIGHT AHEAD. LUBRICATION
INSTRUCTIONS
THERE ARE SEVERAL POINTS ON THIS TRAILER THAT REQUIRE GREASE. ANY STANDARD LITHIUM BASED MULTI-PURPOSE GREASE WILL SUIT THE REQUIREMENTS FOR GREASING THESE POINTS. GREASING SHOULD BE ACCOMPLISHED EVERY 100 HOURS OR EVERY 5000 MILES SURING NORMAN SERVICE. AS
NOTED IN THE DRAWING ON PAGE 4, IF YOU ARE PULLING A PUP TRAILER WITH A
TURNTABLE THERE ARE 5 GREASE FITTINGS. IF YOU HAVE A STANDARD 5TH
WHEEL WE HAVE PROVIDED TWO GREASE FITTINGS ON TOP OF THE 5TH WHEEL SO
THAT YOU CAN APPLY GREASE TO THE 5TH WHEEL WITHOUT UNHOOKING FROM THE
TRAILER. THERE
ARE ALSO 4 GREASE FITTINGS ON THE GATES, ONE ON EACH GATE BEARING. ON
EACH AXLE THERE ARE THREE GREASE FITTINGS ON THE SLACK ADJUSTER AND ON THE BRAKE
CAMSHAFT HOUSING. ANY STANDARD 90 WEIGHT GEAR LUBE IS SUITABLE FOR USE IN THE AXLE SEAL CAVITY. THE LEVEL OF THE LUBRICANT SHOULD BE APPROXIMATELY ¼ INCH BELOW THE FILL PLUG IN THE END OF THE STEMCO OIL SEAL. A LINE AND THE WORK “FILL” IS IN THIS POSITION. IF THE OIL LEVEL SHOULD FALL BELOW THE LINE MARKED “ADD” ADDITIONAL LUBRICANT CAN BE ADDED THRU THE FILL PLUG USING ANY STANDARD GEAR LUBE PUMP. AIR
LINE LUBRICATOR: ANY
GOOD QUALITY 5 WEIGHT OIL WITH AN SSU OF 100 TO 110 SHOULD BE ADEQUATE TO USE IN
THE AIR LINE LUBRICATOR. (NOTE: HEAVIER WIGHT OILS MAY PLUG SMALL OPENINGS IN
THE AIR SYSTEM. DO NOT USE OIL HEAVIER THAT 5 WEIGHT) THE RATE OF OIL
DELIVERY SHOULD BE SET AT 4 TO 5 DROPS FOR EACH COMPLETE CYCLE (OPEN &
CLOSE) OF THE HOPPER GATE. THE RATE OF OIL DELIVERY IS CONTROLLED BY TURNING THE
ADJUSTING SCREW ON TOP OF THE OILER COUNTER-CLOCKWISE FOR INCREASING FLOW AND
CLOCKWISE FOR DECREASING FLOW. RECOMMENDED OILS TO USE IN OILER
AMACO-SPINDLE “C” OIL
TEXICO-SPINDLE “B” OR SPINDLE OIL
SHELL-TELLUS 21 HYDRAULIC OIL
MOBILE-VEOCITE “D” OR VEOCITE #10
EXXON-SPINESTIC 38 OIL
CONOCO-SPINDLE OIL 24 OR 26 NOTE: DRAWINGS OF THE AIR LINE LUBRICATOR ARE LOCATED IN THE AIR GATE PARTS SECTION OF THIS MANUAL. |
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