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GENERAL
Safety Precautions,
Hazard Seriousness Level
You will find safety information boxes throughout
this manual. These boxes contain information alerting
you to situations or actions to avoid.
Signal words (DANGER, WARNING and CAU-
TION) are used to identify levels of hazard serious-
ness. Their selection is based on the likely conse-
quence of human interaction with a hazard. Defini-
tions of hazard levels are as follows.
DANGER - Immediate hazards which
will result in severe personal injury or death.
WARNING - Hazards or unsafe prac-
tices which could result in severe personal
injury or death.
CAUTION - Hazards or unsafe prac-
tices which could result in minor personal
injury or product or property damage.
Reporting Safety Defects
If you believe that your vehicle has a defect which
could cause a crash or could cause injury or death, you
should immediately inform the National Highway Traf-
fic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in addition to no-
tifying E. D. ETNYRE & CO.
If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it may open
an investigation, and if it finds that a safety defect ex-
ists in a group of vehicles, it may order a recall and
remedy campaign. However, NHTSA cannot become
involved in individual problems between you, your
dealer, or
E. D. ETNYRE & CO.
To contact NHTSA, you may either call the Auto
Safety Hotline toll-free at 1-800-424-9393 (or 366-0123
in Washington, D. C. area) or write to: NHTSA, U. S.
Department of Transportation, Washington, D. C.
20696. You can also obtain other information about
motor vehicle safety from the hotline.
GENERAL
This manual contains operation, maintenance and
service instructions for the Etnyre RTN Series trailers
(see figure 1). The operating instructions must be read
and understood before operating the unit. The operator
must be responsible for maintaining the unit in good
working condition.
To identify the maximum load capacity of your
trailer, examine the Etnyre model number. It contains a
condensed description of the unit.
This manual covers the standard features and op-
tions of the Etnyre Blackhawk series trailers. If your
trailer incorporates custom features, some of the infor-
mation contained in this manual may not apply. If you
have any questions regarding this manual or your trailer,
contact your dealer or the E. D. Etnyre Service Depart-
ment at 1-800-995-2116.
A typical model number such as RTN35TD3-T1
would describe the following trailer:
RTN
35
TD3
T1
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
A. The first group describes trailer type: RTN
model, removable gooseneck.
B. The second group indicates trailer capacity: 35
= thirty five U.S. tons.
C. The third group describes trailer undercarriage
and platform: TD3 = triple axle undercarriage with
a drop deck (“TD” only indicates a tandem axle un-
dercarriage with a drop deck).
D. The fourth group describes additional informa-
tion: T1 = constructed using
T1 steel.
Figure 1. Etnyre RTN
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