Use caution when handling the tow bar — if your
hands, fingers or any part of your body are caught
between moving components, they can be pinched,
cut or otherwise injured.
1.
Follow the preceding section in this manual — “Install-
ing the ‘quick-disconnect’ system” — to attach the tow bar
quick-disconnects (“QDs”) and the QD bases.
Note: the quick-disconnect system is not used with
ROADMASTER ‘MS’ or ‘MX’ series mounting brackets.
Instead, the tow bar is connected directly to the mounting
bracket with the base pins and linch pins.
With this exception, the instructions below apply.
2.
Drive the vehicle within three or three-and-a-half feet of
the motorhome hitch receiver. The vehicle does not have
to be perfectly centered to the hitch receiver, just close.
Then, put the vehicle in gear (park), set the emergency
brake and chock one of the wheels.
3.
With the tow bar in the folded position (Figure 4), insert
the stinger into the motorhome hitch receiver and attach
the stinger to the hitch receiver with the hitch pin and clip
(Figure 4).
Attach the tow bar so that the locking mechanisms
and the release latch are pointing up, as shown in
Figure 5. Components of the tow bar may be damaged
if the tow bar is attached with the release latch and
the locking mechanisms pointing down.
4.
Hold both tow bar arms firmly and rotate them up, so
that they are vertical, as shown in Figure 4.
Never release the tow bar arms when they are in the
vertical position. The arms can fall and cause severe
personal injury.
5.
Push the release latch (Fig-
ure 6) forward, to bring both arms
down to a horizontal position.
Standing to one side, swing
both arms away from you. Then,
align the holes in the outermost arm
with the holes in one of the tabs on
the quick-disconnect base (Figure 7).
Attach the tow bar arm to the quick-disconnect base
with one of the included base pins (Figure 7). Attach the
arm so that the head of the shoulder bolt (Figure 7) is
facing up. Lock the base pin with a linch pin (Figure 7) or
optional padlock.
The linch pin must be
locked. The ring (Figure 8) is
spring-loaded — it must be snapped over the pin, as shown
in Figure 8, with the curved side of the linch pin touching
the ring, in order to keep the base pin secure.
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CONNECTING THE TOW BAR
Figure 4
Figure 5
Figure 7
Figure 8
Figure 6
