 After the gun was placed in a firing position with the gun pointing in the desired direction, the trails were lowered to the ground and the limber was removed.The carriage wheels would then be raised using built-in ratcheting screw-jacks, lowering the gun carriage to the ground.Once on the ground, the limber-end of the trail legs were separated to form a wide "vee" with its apex at the center of the carriage pivot point.