MACO MULE TRACTION WHEEL

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MACO MULE TRACTION WHEEL

• Available from
• Adelaide Caravan Specialists
• Ph [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• E-mail info_at_adelaidecaravanspecialists.com.au

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MOVES YOUR RECREATIONAL VEHICLES SAFELY

• Anyone who has ever owned or operated a caravan,
  boat trailer or any other large sized trailer
  quickly learns that the quickest way to a
  strained back, hernia or some more serious
  personal injury is to try to manoeuvre it about
  by lifting and pushing, or pulling at the draw
  bar.
• To be towed successfully a trailer must be heavy
  at the draw-bar end and this weight plus the
  inertia of a big, bulky object makes trailer
  moving strictly as job for motor vehicles, not
  human beings.
• But there are always times when a caravan,
  trailer, boat or horse float must be pushed about
  by hand.
• The Maco Mule gives one person total control over
  direction and movement of big trailed vehicles,
  with no more effort than it takes to move a lever
  up and down in a pumping motion.

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BRAKING FOR SAFETY

• The Mules mechanical system includes some
  excellent safety features. When the ratchet
  lever is at either the top or bottom of its
  stroke, a brake is automatically applied to the
  wheel, so that it cannot roll back on to the
  operator if it is being cranked up or down hill.
  Should the operator slip and fall, losing their
  grip on the handle, it will simply drop to its
  lowest position automatically applying the brake
  or fly to the top position again applying the
  brake.
• HOW IT WORKS The ratchet arm in this sketch is
  shown being lifted, to push the wheel away from
  the operator. The star at the top is lifted clear
  of one socket and into the next. It holds there
  while the lever is moved downwards again and the
  star on the lever tales up a new position for its
  next thrust. Levers A and B change the positions
  of the brakes to apply forward or reverse
  movement.
• When parked, the actuating levers can be thrown
  so that they are opposing each other and the
  wheel is made immovable.

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WHICH ONE IS FOR YOU?

• There are two models of the Maco Mule. The
  single wheel model suits most light to medium
  weight vehicles, and the dual wheel type is used
  where extra traction is necessary to move an
  extra heavy weight. The twin wheels naturally
  have twice the amount of traction as the single
  wheel.
• The dual wheel version has an inbuilt
  differential action to aid turning of the
  traction wheel.
• Maximum safe working load of 10kN (2234 lbs),
  draw bar weight for both the dual and single
  wheels.
• MOUNTING THE TRACTION WHEEL
• For maximum convenience the single wheel should
  be mounted on the right hand side of the A-frame,
  when facing the trailer. The dual wheel can be
  mounted on either side of the A-frame. If the
  clamp is mounted on the inside of the A-frame or
  the height of the traction wheel will not allow
  the hitch to be lowered on to the ball of the
  towing vehicle this can be overcome by using an
  outrigger clamp.