TM 9-2330-213-14&P
2-10. COUPLING TRAILER TO TOWING VEHICLE (Con't).
CAUTION
Have assistant direct you during backing operations. Damage to equipment may
result if caution is not followed.
a. Aline towing vehicle with trailer and slowly back towing vehicle until pintle (6) is adjacent to drawbar
ring (7).
b. Remove pintle Iockpin (5) and open pintle (6).
c. Release trailer handbrake(s) and, with assistance, move trailer as required to engage drawbar ring
(7) in pintle (6).
d. Close pintle (6) and install pintle lockpin (5).
e. Cross safety chains (11) under drawbar ring (7) and attach to towing vehicle eyebolts (1O).
f. Connect intervehicular cable (1) to towing vehicle receptacle (4).
g. Connect service air hose (2) to towing vehicle gladhand (3). If coupling an M105A2C, also connect
emergency air hose (9) to towing vehicle gladhand (8).
h. Turn on towing vehicle air valves to apply vacuum or pressure as required.
i. Pull out release handle (13) and at same time, begin raising adjustable caster assembly (12). Let go
of release handle while raising adjustable caster assembly.
WARNING
If cargo trailer is equipped with an old-style, single-wheel adjustable caster
assembly, use extreme caution to ensure that locking pin of handle has securely
locked the adjustable caster assembly in the raised position. if locking pin is not fully
locked, adjustable castor assembly may fall, resulting in serious injury.
Raise adjustable caster assembly (12) until release handle (13) locks adjustable caster assembly in
j.
position. Ensure that release handle is fully engaged.
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