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Coupling To The Tow Vehicle raise the rear of the tow vehicle by 1 inch, after the coupler is locked to the hitch. 59 NOTICE The tongue jack can be damaged by overloading. Do not use the tongue jack to raise the tow vehicle more than 1 inch. If the coupler cannot be secured to the hitch ball, do not tow the trailer. Contact your dealer for assistance. �� Lower the trailer so that its entire tongue weight is held by the hitch, and continue retracting the jack to its fully retraced position. �� Fully retract jack drop leg and insert pin. �� Go to Section 4.3.3 “Connect Safety Chains – Bumper Pull Trailer” to continue connecting trailer to tow vehicle. TRAILER WITH RING AND PINTLE COUPLER A ring connects to the pintle that is located on or under the rear bumper of tow vehicle. This system of coupling a trailer to a tow vehicle is sometimes referred to as “bumper pull.” Trailer With Ring and Pintle Coupler We have utilized a ring that is suitable for the size and weight of the trailer. The load rating of the ring and the necessary pintle size are listed on the trailer tongue. You must provide a pintle for your tow vehicle, where the load rating of the hitch and pintle is equal to or greater than that of your trailer. Also, the pintle size must be the same as the ring size. If the pintle is too small, too large, is underrated, is loose or is worn, the trailer can come loose from the tow vehicle, and may cause death or serious injury. Your trailer may be equipped with a Hydraulic Surge Brake Actuator. Surge braking is accomplished with an actuator and adding hydraulic brake assemblies. The "surge" or "push" of the trailer toward the tow vehicle during deceleration automatically synchronizes these trailer brakes with the tow vehicle brakes. As the trailer pushes against the vehicle, the actuator telescopes together and applies force to its master cylinder, supplying hydraulic pressure to the trailer's brakes. For


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