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Module 03 - Servicing & Transporting Your Sled
HOW TO USE TILT-BED TRAILERS
When loading a 2-Capacity Tilt-Bed Trailer, it's important to have TWO people to complete the following loading process:
STEP 1
One person holds the trailer down in the tilted position, while the second person drives the machine onto the trailer.
STEP 2
To load the first machine, slowly drive the machine about half way up the tilted bed. Then stop the machine and turn it off.
STEP 3
Have the second person pull the front skis while also pushing down on the trailer bed, to pull the sled into position on the trailer.
STEP 4
Alternatively, if the trailer is equipped with a winch, attach it to the machine and use it to winch the sled forward. If it's not equipped with a winch you may need to dismount from the snowmobile and help the second person pull the snowmobile towards the front of the trailer.
STEP 5
Once the sled has been pulled forward, secure the tilt bed with fastening pins.
STEP 6
Engage the parking brake on the sled and use the trailer’s tie down points to secure the machine to the trailer.
STEP 7
The trailer will be equipped with a rod or bar which will be placed across the skis. The rod will be held in place at the outside ends by a snap pin. Trailers equipped with a bar will be screwed into the trailer deck at the center of the trailer bed.
STEP 8
Tie down the rear of the machine to the trailer using ratchet straps.
If loading a second machine:
STEP 1
Begin by removing the tilt pin and tilting the trailer bed back down.
STEP 2
Repeat the loading process used for the first machine, and then secure the tilt pin back in place. If there are 3 people available to load the machine, both snowmobiles can be loaded simultaneously.
To unload a sled from a Tilt-Bed Trailer, follow these steps:
STEP 1
Remove all tie downs and straps and remove all fastening pins.
STEP 2
Release the brake and SLOWLY ease the machine backwards.
STEP 3
If the machine is equipped with reverse, slowly drive backwards. If it's not equipped with reverse carefully pull the sled backwards until it has been removed from the trailer bed.
