Tires, Wheels and Loading
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Ifyouwillbetowingatrailerfrequentlyinhotweather,hilly
conditions,atGCW,oranycombinationofthesefactors,consider
refillingyourrearaxlewithsyntheticgearlubricantifnotalreadyso
equipped.RefertoLubricantSpecificationsintheMaintenance
andspecificationschapterfortheproperaxlelubricant.Remember
thatregardlessoftherearaxlelubricantused,donottowatrailerfor
thefirst500miles(800km)ofanewvehicle,andthatthefirst500
milesoftowingbedoneatnofasterthan70mph(112km/h)withno
full-throttlestarts.
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Whenturningmakewideturnstoallowtrailertirestoproperlyclear
anyobstacles.
Bepreparedfortrailerswayduetobuffetingwhenlargervehicles
passineitherdirection.
Loading
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Keepthecenter-of-gravitylowforbesthandling.
Trailerloadsshouldbeevenlydistributedfronttobackandleftto
right.
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Theloaddistributionwithinthetrailershouldbesuchthat10%–15%
ofthetrailerweightisonthehitch.(15%–25%for5th-wheelor
goosenecktowing.)
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Neverexceedtruck,trailer,receiver,ball,tongue,tireorcoupler
loadingrecommendations.
Braking
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Thetrailerbrakesmustbeinspectedandservicedatintervals
specifiedbythemanufacturer.Thisincludestheshoes,drumand
trailerbrakemagnets.
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Electricbrakesalsorequireperiodicadjustmenttokeeptheshoes
properlyspaced.Ifthebrakesgethotwhendrivingoriftheywillnot
hold,chancesarethattheyneedadjustment.
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Anticipatetheneedtostop;allowmuchmoredistanceandtimeto
stopthannormal.
Donotapplythetrailerbrakesforextendedperiodsoftimeasthey
canoverheatandloseeffectiveness.
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2006
F-250/350/450/550(f23)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
| Categories | Ford F-150 F-250 F-350 F-450 F-550 Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Tags | Ford F-250, Ford F-350, Ford F-450, Ford F-550 |
| Model Year | 2006 |
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