Coupling To The Tow Vehicle
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4.2.2.3 Couple the Trailer to the Tow Vehicle
If your trailer does not have a jack, you will have to lift the coupler and
place it over the ball.
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If you have a jack, lower the trailer tongue until the coupler fully
engages the hitch ball. If the coupler does not line up with the hitch
ball, adjust the position of the tow vehicle.
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Engage the coupler locking mechanism. In the engaged position, the
locking mechanism securely holds the coupler to the hitch ball.
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Insert a pin or lock through the hole in the locking mechanism.
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Be sure the coupler is all the way on the hitch ball and the locking
mechanism is engaged. A properly engaged locking mechanism will
allow the coupler to raise the rear of the tow vehicle. Using the
trailer jack, test to see that you can raise the rear of the tow vehicle
by 1 inch, after the coupler is locked to the hitch.
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.
Call Bri-Mar Manufacturing LLC at 1-717-263-6116 or your
dealer for assistance.
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Lower the trailer so that its entire tongue weight is held by the hitch,
and continue retracting the jack to its fully retraced position. Go to
section 4.2.4 “Rig The Safety Chains – Bumper Pull Trailer” to
continue connecting trailer to tow vehicle.
4.2.3 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.”
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