Folding Ball Gooseneck CURT Manufacturing, LLC 6208 Industrial Drive Eau Claire, WI 54701 888.265.5615 Phone 715.838.7524 Fax www.curtmfg.com Instruction manual Installer: Read and understand this manual. Fully instruct and demonstrate the operation of this gooseneck hitch to the end user. Include the importance of observing all warnings. Provide this manual in its entirety to the end-user.
61052 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOLD-DOWN HITCH BALL 2/15/2016 DO NOT EXCEED YOUR VEHICLE'S RATED TOWING CAPACITY! (CUTTING OF BED RAIL SUPPORTS MAY BE NECESSARY ON SOME MODELS.) WARNING DO NOT invert ball when carrying heavy loads on 2 wheel drive trucks. The ball may hit the top of the differential, brake lines, or sensors.(Note: Do not invert ball on any Toyota Tundra models) LOCATION AND FLOOR CUT-OUT 4. The hitch ball must be centered in the truck bed (Figure 2).
61052 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS 3. Place assembly in hole, plate and bed. FRAME SUPPORT 4. Using holes in base of fold-down hitch as a template, mark and drill 11/16" holes through the bed and plate to secure hitch to bed plate. An alternative mounting method is the H-Frame support which consist of a steel frame and frame brackets. The steel bar for the framework should be at least 1/2" thick and 2" wide. The frame brackets should be 3/8" x 2". 5.
61052 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS 5. Using the 5/8" carriage bolts and flange nuts to attach the hitch ball assembly and the frame structure support to the truck bed. Shims should be used to accommodate corrugation in pickup bed. 5/8" Carriage Bolts 6. Tighten 5/8" 110 lb-ft. torque. 7. Fabricate four 3/8" x 2" steel frame brackets to fit your particular truck. 8. Attach frame brackets to frame support structure and truck frame using 5/8" hex bolts,nuts and lockwashers.
***DO NOT EXCEED VEHICLE MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDED TOWING CAPACITY.*** CAB TO TRAILER CLEARANCE **REMOVAL OF REAR WINDOW ACCESSORIES MAY BE REQUIRED.** COUPLER OVERHANG TRAILER 4 in (W) COUPLER 96 in 72 in ***GENERALLY, TAPERED NOSE TRAILERS ADHERE TO THE FOLLOWING DESIGNS:*** 8 FT. WIDE TRAILERS TAPER TO 6 FT. AT THE COUPLER. 7 FT. WIDE TRAILERS TAPER TO 5 FT. AT THE COUPLER.
