COUPLING TO THE TOW VEHICLE
NOTICE
The tongue jack can be damaged by overloading. Do not use the tongue jack to
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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 more information, questions and warranty issues, refer to the Surge Brake Actuator
manual provided with your trailer.
THE TOW VEHICLE, HITCH AND PINTLE MUST HAVE A RATED TOWING CAPACITY EQUAL TO OR
IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THE PINTLE BE OF THE SAME SIZE AS THE COUPLER.