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Rev:11.07.22
Manual Sidewinder
Tongue Jack
Installation and Owner’s Manual
(For Aftermarket Applications)
CCD-0003785
Maintenance
Hitching to a Tow Vehicle
1.
Keep inner jack leg
(Fig.8A)
clean and free from dirt and
debris.
2.
Occasionally spray inner jack leg
(Fig. 8A)
with a dry
silicone lubricant.
Unhitching from a Tow Vehicle
1.
Chock the tires of the trailer.
2.
Make sure the ground surface under the Sidewinder
Tongue jack is firm and level.
3.
Rotate the crank handle clockwise to extend the jack leg
to the ground.
4.
Unlatch the trailer coupler.
5.
Disconnect and store any wires, chains or sway control
that may be equipped between the tow vehicle and
the trailer.
6.
Rotate the crank handle clockwise or counterclockwise
as needed to adjust the height of the coupler so the ball
can be pulled away safely.
7.
Move the tow vehicle a safe distance away from
the trailer.
8.
Rotate the crank handle clockwise or counterclockwise
as needed to level the trailer.
FAILURE TO RETRACT ALL JACKS PRIOR TO
TRAVEL MAY RESULT IN SEVERE PRODUCT AND
UNIT DAMAGE, INCLUDING SERIOUS PERSONAL
INJURY OR DEATH TO PEOPLE AND PETS. MAKE
SURE ALL JACKS ARE RETRACTED PRIOR TO
TRAVEL.
Fig.8
A
1.
Chock the tires of the trailer.
2.
Rotate the crank handle clockwise to extend the jack,
lifting the coupler above the ball of the tow vehicle hitch.
3.
Back up the tow vehicle slowly until the ball hitch is
directly underneath the coupler.
NOTE:
Assistance may be required to ensure ball and
hitch align properly for coupling.
4.
Rotate the crank handle in a counterclockwise direction
to retract the jack leg.
NOTE:
Make sure the jack is fully retracted
before proceeding.
5.
Latch the tow vehicle hitch and connect any wires,
chains or sway control that may be equipped between the
tow vehicle and the trailer.
6.
Remove the tire chocks.
