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HITCHGATE TIRE CARRIER
INSTALLATION GUIDE
UHG2060/AU
1. Make sure vehicle is turned off and the emergency brake is set before installing this product.
2. Remove hitch pin and ball mount.
3. Liberally grease the bolt and anti-rocking wedge-lock on the end of the receiver insert. See Figure 1.
4. Insert The HitchGate wedge-lock assembly into the vehicles receiver pushing it to its maximum depth.
5. Align the HitchGate’s hitch pin holes with the receiver’s using the hitch pin. See Figure 1. Remove the hitch pin.
6. Tighten the anti-rocking wedge lock using a 3/4” socket and a 12” long extension inserted through the lower 2” tube.
Tighten to approx. 75 ft/lbs.
(See Figure 2.)
WARNING
THE ANTI-ROCKING WEDGE LOCK IS ONLY TO CONTROL ANY ROCKING MOTION THE HITCHGATE WOULD HAVE
WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THIS IS NOT A SAFETY DEVICE. A HITCH PIN MUST BE INSTALLED SECURING
THE HITCHGATE TO THE VEHICLE’S RECEIVER AT ALL TIMES.
7. Reinsert the vehicle’s receiver hitch pin.
8. Insert the tire mount swing arm into the HitchGate frame and insert the latch pin through the frame’s tabs and the poly-
urethane bushing.
(See Figure 3.)
9. Place a black plastic thrust washer on the top and the bottom of the round metal bushing. Grease and then insert the 1/2-
13x5 ½” bolt with ½ “ flat washers on the top and bottom through the bushing and tighten snug.
(See figure 3.)
10. Pull the latch pin and test the swing of the HitchGate. If it swings too easily, tighten the pivot bolt as necessary. If it takes
too much effort to make it swing, loosen the pivot bolt as necessary. (Approx. 35 ft/lbs)
11. Attach the latch pin lanyard to the HitchGate using the supplied hardware. See Figure 4.
Installing the upper lug bracket
12. Mount the M12 Bracket to the top of the Hitchgate Arm.
13. Install the bracket using the 2 – 1/4x20 bolts just snug for now. This will allow you to align the remaining wheel bolts when
you mount the tire for the first time.
14. Mount the wheel /tire to the HitchGate tire mount using the supplied hardware.
Use a minimum of 3 lug bolts at all times. Full size trucks and SUV’s use 4 total lugs.
15. Snug all of the lugs and tighten the 2- 1/4x20 upper bracket bolts to 28 ft lbs.
16. Torque all of the lugs to 75 ft lbs.
WARNING
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THE MAXIMUM SPARE TIRE WEIGHT ON THE HITCHGATE MUST NOT
EXCEED 150LBS.
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THTE MAXIMUM CARRYING WEIGHT WITH ACCESSORIES IS 250LBS
WARNING
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THE WHEEL/TIRE MUST BE SECURED TO THE HITCHGATE WITH THE SAFETY CABLE AT ALL TIMES.
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AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE 25 MILES RE-TORQUE THE WHEEL LUGS TO 75 FT LBS.
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CHECK THE LUGS DURING YOUR SCHEDUALED OIL CHANGES.
