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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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HOOKING UP / EXTENDING TOW BAR
HOOKING UP (Towed Vehicle)
1. Position the towing vehicle on a level surface
with a straight driveway ahead and engage the
parking brake.
(Later, You will be driving
straight ahead to latch the legs when
extending the tow bar.)
Position the towed
vehicle behind the towing vehicle in the
approximate towing position and engage the
parking brake of the towed vehicle.
2. Rotate the tow bar legs to the opposite side of
the stored position until the hold up bolt is
centered with the slot in the hitch connector.
Push the tow bar legs towards the towing
vehicle while raising them to allow the hold up
bolt to clear. If the hold up bolt does not align
with the gap, rotate the tow bar farther. Pull
the legs out away from the towing vehicle and
place them on the ground.
NOTE: The hold
up bolt will pass through the gap in the hitch
connector when the legs are pulled out from
the towing vehicle.
See Figure 4.
3. Partially extend one leg. The legs are held in
with an internal "soft" latch. Pulling out on the
leg will disengage this latch. Place the triple
lug between the attachment tabs on the
baseplate, and secure with the 1/2 pin. See
Figure 5. Be sure to place the 1/2" pin is
installed
correctly
through the attachement
tab with the nose towards middle of the
baseplate. See Figure 5 . Repeat for both
legs.
EXTENDING TOW BAR
Caution: It is possible to extend the tow
bar by driving away with the towing vehicle.
This can cause the towed vehicle to wander
from side to side and does not insure that the
legs will lock into position. We DO NOT
recommend towing any vehicle until the
operator has confirmed that the leg
latches have been properly locked as
outlined in step 4.
4. On the towed vehicle disengage parking brake
and set up the transmission for towing, see
Safety
section on Page 1 and unlock the
steering wheel. Pull forward with the towing
vehicle until one of the locking handles are
engaged and locked. (When locked they will
"pop" up)
NOTE: If only one locking
handle
is locked,
turn the top of the towed vehicle's steering
wheel towards the unlocked tow bar leg
approximately 1/2 to 3/4 turn, before
continuing forward.
Pull the towing vehicle
forward one to two feet until the leg locks into
place.
IMPORTANT:
Check to insure both
legs are latched properly before towing.
The
steering wheel on the towed vehicle must
be unlocked at all times while being
towed. Failure to do so will create
hazardous driving conditions.
5. Install safety cables or chains and
lighting. (See
Safety Cable
Installation
- Page 1).
Figure 4
Figure 5
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