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Originally posted by Rob Fast
and yes the Bofors can be a heavy and dangerous piece of equipment if not handled the right way!
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Rob, how's it goin' ? A small word of warning.....if you try to lower the platform on to the jack plates, while the axles are turning in their bushes and the towbar is going higher, BEWARE. The steering gear will allow the towbar to swing sideways and down, at the same time turning the wheels around their now-horizontal kingpins, unless the steering is locked. The flailing towbar could easily smash someone's head in!
The locking pin is inserted just behind the towbar " knee - joint " to lock the steering solid. You may have to waggle the towbar slightly to insert the pin. Don't forget to REMOVE the pin before towing the gun when you get it back on its' wheels!
I suspect you alredy knew all this, but better safe than sorry....
Godwin