FEATHERLITE TRAILERS Horse Trailer, Owner'S Manual, Page: 49 / 78

Section 3 - Coupling To The Tow Vehicle
R6 3/30/2017 Page 43
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If your trailer has two drop leg jacks, lower
them both to the same level, following the
preceding instructions.
NOTICE
If the drop legs are not set at the same
level, one of the drop leg jacks can be
overloaded and can be damaged.
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Release the handle (or crank) from its holder
and engage it with the jack shaft.
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Rotate the handle (or crank) clockwise to
slowly extend the jack and transfer the weight
of the trailer tongue to the jack.
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On two speed jacks, pushing the handle shaft
toward the gearbox can perform rapid
extension. This shifts the gearbox into a high
speed mode.
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When the drop leg base contacts the ground,
shift the gearbox into low speed mode by
pulling out on the handle shaft until it locks
into low gear.
NOTICE
Do not use high speed to lift the trailer, the
drop leg jack mechanism can be damaged.
High speed is used only to rapidly move
the drop leg base into contact with the
ground.
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Continue to extend the jack(s), making sure
that the ground is providing stable and level
support for the trailer.
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Turn the crank two or three turns to take some
of the weight of the coupling. Do
not raise the
fifth wheel off the kingpin plate.
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After the jack(s) are extended enough to permit
driving the tow vehicle away, disengage the
jack handle from its shaft and return it to its
holder. Do NOT drive the tow vehicle yet!
Opening Fifth Wheel Locks – Figure 3-23
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Open the fifth wheel locks by:
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Pulling the release handle, or
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Using a separate pipe release handle to
engage the solid stud on the secondary
lock. See figure 3-23.
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Slowly drive the tow vehicle away from the
trailer.
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Raise the tow vehicle tailgate.