WARNING
WARNING
• Read, understand, and follow all safety warnings, setup, use,
and maintenance instructions of your trailer, tow vehicle, and
hitching equipment before installing your Flash ball mount or
towing your trailer.
• Never cut, weld, grind, bend, heat, or modify ball mount
components in any way.
• It is the driver’s responsibility to properly install and adjust
equipment and adjust driving habits to match towing
conditions. The driver is responsible for their own safety and
the safety of passengers.
• Never exceed the specified weight ratings for the trailer, tow
vehicle, receiver hitch, ball mount, hitch ball, or any other
towing equipment.
• Always use a hitch ball size that correctly matches your trailer
coupler size and make sure it is coupled securely before towing.
• Do not impact the ball mount on the ground. Do not back into
things with your ball mount or attached trailer (i.e. loading
docks, trees, etc.). If your ball mount has been impacted in any
way, thoroughly inspect it for damage before towing, and if it is
bent or damaged DO NOT tow; replace it.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
Failure to follow all safety warnings
may result in severe injury or death.
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GOOD THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE YOU START
•
Write your key code down and keep it! If you know the code,
lost keys are easily and cheaply replaced. If you don’t, you
must have the entire lock mechanism replaced to be able to
use the ball mount again.
• The key cannot be removed with the lock pins in the retracted
position – this is a safety feature of the product. It keeps the
user from removing the keys before the lock pins are fully
extended. Because you can’t remove the key (unless you break
the key safety tab); we recommend attaching the ball mount
key to your vehicle key chain. If the key is on your vehicle key
chain you cannot drive the vehicle with a partially locked ball
mount in place because the key will still be in the ball mount
lock cylinder.
• If the key won’t come out of the cylinder, don’t try to force it.
A key not coming free from the lock cylinder is most likely an
indication that there is something keeping the locking pin(s)
from fully extending or retracting. Forcing the key out when
12 o
’clock
3X
X
Tumblers
Key Safety Locator Tab
Key can only be removed from
the Lock Cylinder when it’s in
the locked position (12 o’clock).
LOCKED POSITION - PINS OUT
3X
X
Tumblers
Key Safety Locator Tab
Key can not be removed from the
Lock Cylinder when rotated past
the 12 o’clock position (unlocked
position - pins in).
UNLOCKED POSITION - PINS IN
• Do not unlock the drop bar or ball holder while the ball mount
is under load from an attached trailer.
• Check all towing hardware before each trip. Do not tow your
trailer until all lock pins and height adjustment holes have
been checked for wear, visually verifying ball holder lock pin
is completely engaged in a height adjustment hole, and the
drop bar lock pins are completely engaged in the tow vehicle’s
receiver (hitch pin) holes.
• Check your keys before use to make sure they are in good
working order and that the safety locator tab at the front of the
key barrel is intact.
CAUTION
CAUTION
• Always tow with your hitch ball adjusted to the correct height
for the trailer being towed.
• Always load the trailer correctly. Follow trailer and tow vehicle
manufacturer’s recommendations for placement and quantity
of cargo.
• Do not tow your trailer on excessively rough roads.
• Do not tow your trailer through profound ditches, dips, or
swales.
• Replace all worn, faded, or unreadable warning stickers on the
ball mount immediately.
• Insert the key firmly and completely into the lock cylinder
before rotating the lock.
it is in the wrong position could damage the key by breaking
off the safety locator tab and leave the ball mount lock pins not
fully engaged into the receiver or height adjustment holes.
• Don’t pull outward on the key as you turn it or try to force
the key to the 6:00/12:00 position. If the key does not easily
turn to the straight up position, figure out what is restricting
the locking pins from extending or retracting. Refer to the
troubleshooting guide section of these instructions.
• Don’t hammer on or try to force the lock pins to retract without
the key in the lock and in the process of being turned clockwise.
The lock pins will not retract without the key in place and
turned clockwise past the 2:00 position. This is a safety and
security feature of the product.
• Grease the hitch ball before towing with a good quality
multi‑purpose or bearing grease. This protects the hitch ball
and the inside of your trailer coupler. The chrome coating on
the ball is not covered under the ball mount warranty.
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