Coupling To The Tow Vehicle
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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 ring cannot be secured to the pintle, 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.
CONNECT SAFETY CHAINS – BUMPER PULL TRAILER
Visually inspect the safety chains and hooks for wear or damage. Replace
worn or damaged safety chains and hooks before towing.
Rig the safety chains so that they:
Crisscross underneath the coupler so if the trailer uncouples, the safety
chains can hold the tongue up above the road. Loop around a frame
member of the tow vehicle or to holes provided in the hitch system (but,
do not attach them to an interchangeable part of the hitch assembly).
Attach hooks up from underneath the hole (do not just drop into hole); and
Provide enough slack to permit tight turns, but not be close to the road
surface to drag.
Proper Safety Chain Arrangement