© 1996,00,06
Blue Ox Division, Automatic Equipment Mfg. Co. • One Mill Road, Industrial Park
Pender, Nebraska 68047 • Phone 402-385-3051 • Fax 402-385-3360 • www.blueox.us
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SAFETY
DO NOT INSTALL, OPERATE OR USE THIS EQUIPMENT UNTIL THE FOLLOWING
OPERATING AND SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS HAVE BEEN READ AND UNDERSTOOD.
This symbol is used to bring attention to safety precautions and instructions.
When you see this symbol, be alert and pay attention to all instructions.
YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY IS INVOLVED.
1. Blue Ox Tow Bars should be used with cars
designed or modified to be towed.
2. Set the transmission for towing according to
the owners manual.
Verify recreational
towing procedures in the vehicle owners
manual.
3. Unlock the steering wheel for towing to allow
the front wheels of the towed vehicle to
“track”.
4. Be sure the front end of the towed vehicle is
properly aligned. Unaligned vehicles will
cause poor tracking and abnormal wear on
the tires.
5. The use of safety cables or chains is
REQUIRED BY LAW
. Model BX8805 (5ft) or
BX8806 (6ft) or the BX88169 (Class IV) cables
are recommended.
6. Check clearance between vehicles in a
turning situation.
7. Rear lighting is required on the towed car. A
BX8811 Wiring Kit, BX8834 Light Bar,
BX8847 (Saturns) or BX8869 (Bulb & Socket)
is recommended.
8. Prior to a towing trip, check to be sure all the
towing accessories and attachment points are
secure. Check for cracked welds and loose
bolts/pins on baseplate and tow bar. This is
important on all occasions, but particularly on
a new installation, when they should be
checked just prior to initial towing and again
after 100-200 miles of towing.
9.
Do Not Back Up
when towing. Damage to
both vehicles and towing system may occur.
10. Avoid sharp turns and rough terrain. Check
installation after any unusual event and
periodically on a long trip.
11. Do not use the Towed Vehicle for storing
luggage, etc.; you may exceed the towing
capacity of the Tow Bar and its accessories.
SAFETY CABLE INSTALLATION
1.
Using the cable hooks, attach the cables to a solid
part of the chassis of the towed vehicle or to the
convenience links. Be sure that the spring loaded
hook closure retracts back to the closed position to
prevent the hook from disengaged. (See Fig. 3)
NOTE:
It is best to have permanent saftey cables
that connect the convenience links to the frame of
the car. (See Fig. 2)
2.
NOTE: Do not wrap safety cables around legs
or damage could occur to the rubber boots. If
it is necessary to remove slack from the cables,
wrap each once around their respective tow
bar legs in front of the latch housing and then
cross them under the tow bar.
(See Fig. 1)
3.
Using the cable hooks, attach the opposite ends of
the cables to a solid part of the chassis of the
towing vehicle if at all possible. Slip the end of the
hook through the neoprene keeper to prevent the
hook from unhooking. (See Fig. 3)
4.
Adjust slack so that the cables cannot touch
the ground or become caught beneath the
receiver area. If either of these things
happen, the cables may become damaged
and ineffective.
DO NOT USE DAMAGED
CABLES!
5.
Be sure each cable or chain used has
at least the load rating of the tow bar
(5,000 lbs).
