Manual

6. With:
•All trailer wheels still firmly blocked, and
•Landing gear still resting on firm ground and supporting trailer weight, and
•Truck stationary and in park with emergency brake on:
Visually check that bottom of pin box is resting on top of the hitch. THERE SHOULD BE NO SPACE BETWEEN
THESE SURFACES (See Fig. 13). If space exists, (See Fig. 14) trailer has not been properly hitched. DO NOT TOW!
Instead
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THIS INSPECTION!
High Pin
No Space
Fig. 14
WRONG
Fig. 13
CORRECT
7. The round hole in the handle tab on the tubular handle should now line up with the hole in the sleeve (Fig. 10) on the front
left corner of the hitch head (Fig. 11). Insert a lock through the holes in handle tab and sleeve. IF HOLES ARE NOT
ALIGNED, TRAILER HAS NOT BEEN PROPERLY CONNECTED TO HITCH. DO NOT TOW! Instead, repeat above steps
until trailer is properly hitched. DO NOT PLACE BODY UNDER TRAILER TO PERFORM THIS INSPECTION!
WRONG
CORRECT
WARNING
Failure to use a padlock could result in trailer suddenly becoming unhitched (see Fig. 15).
Do Not force handle if it is not aligned to permit locking. Check that the trailer plate is resting on the skid plate and applying
downward pressure. Lower trailer by raising trailer jacks if necessary and with the trailer wheels blocked on both sides, move
the truck slightly back and forth to allow the king pin to engage. Handle should be all the way in and lock should be inserted
through handle tab and sleeve.
King Pin
Fig. 15
Locking Bar Closed
Handle Tab
Insert padlock in
aligned holes.
8. With:
•All trailer wheels still firmly blocked in front and behind each tire, and
•
Truck stationary with the emergency brake on and
•
Truck
stationary
with
the
emergency
brake
on
,
and
•Trailer landing gear still resting on firm ground and supporting trailer weight:
Connect electrical cable between truck and trailer, connect breakaway switch cable from pin box to a permanent
part of truck, and raise tailgate of truck.
WARNING
●WHENEVER POSSIBLE, AVOID PUTTING BODY UNDER TRAILER OR BETWEEN TRUCK AND TRAILER
●If you need to place any part of your body under trailer or between truck and trailer:
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●All trailer tires MUST be blocked in front and behind each tire AND
●Trailer landing gear MUST be resting on firm ground AND
●Truck MUST be stationary, in park, with emergency brake on!