Connect Trailer and Retract Landing Gear
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They were almost too heavy to load up!
What happens here
Carefully back up the dump truck, ensuring precise alignment, to connect the gooseneck hitch ball with the coupler of the flatbed trailer. Once aligned, lower the trailer's landing gear to engage the coupler onto the hitch ball, then secure it with appropriate locking mechanisms and safety pins. After connection, use the trailer's crank handle to fully retract the landing gear, lifting the trailer's front off the ground.
Goal: Safely connect the flatbed trailer to the dump truck and prepare it for travel.
Tools and materials
- Dump Truck International Harvester — Towing the flatbed trailer
- Flatbed Trailer — Transporting the skid steer
- Trailer Crank Handle — Retracting the landing gear