SECTION 4
STARCRAFT TOWABLE TOWING & HANDLING
D
riving safety and protection against injury
cannot be fully ensured. However, we
recommend you pay special attention to the
following:
Keep the tires inflated to the specified
levels. Replace the tires before they are
excessively worn.
The propane cylinder(s) should be turned
off when traveling. Most refrigerators will
keep food cold or frozen for eight hours
without running while you travel.
Adverse weather conditions and extremes
in terrain may affect the performance and
handling of your tow vehicle. Do not
operate the tow vehicle cruise control on
icy or extremely wet roads, winding roads,
in heavy traffic or in any other traffic
situation where a constant speed cannot
be maintained.
T
RAVEL
T
RAILER
H
ITCHING
P
ROCEDURE
The following procedure will help to assist you
in securely hooking up your RV to your tow
vehicle.
1. Make sure the trailer wheels are blocked.
2. Turn the tongue jack crank to raise the
travel trailer tongue above the hitch ball.
3. Open the coupler latch on the travel trailer
hitch.
4. Back the tow vehicle into the proper
position.
5. Turn the tongue jack crank to lower the
coupler onto the hitch ball.
6. Close the coupler latch after it is
completely seated.
7. Install the (customer supplied) weight
distributing bars (equalizers) as directed
by the OEM.
8. Remove the dolly wheel or platform and
retract the tongue jack to its maximum
height.
9. Attach the breakaway switch cable to the
tow vehicle.
10. Attach the safety chains.
11. Plug in your wire harness/connector plug
from the tow vehicle to the travel trailer.
12. Walk around the RV to verify exterior
lights are working correctly.
13. Remove the trailer wheel blocks.
NOTE:
If an Atwood brake actuator is
used with an equalizing hitch be sure the
hanger chains hang between straight down
and forward up to 34°. Do not use less than 6-
1/2” hanger chain length. For optimum brake
performance, hang chains forward 34°. Refer
to OEM manual for more information.
T
RAVEL
T
RAILER
B
REAKAWAY
S
WITCH
NEVER use the breakaway switch and
trailer brake system as a parking brake.
Doing so would create a high amp draw on
the battery and converter. This can cause
damage to wiring, connectors and the
breakaway switch.
The breakaway switch is a crucial part of the
RV braking system. Located on the travel
trailer A-frame, this switch will apply the trailer
brakes if the trailer becomes detached from
the tow vehicle. Attach the breakaway switch
lanyard to a permanent part of the tow vehicle
(on a travel trailer do not attach it to the hitch
ball or similar removable parts) when hitching
the trailer. If the RV becomes detached from
the tow vehicle, the pull pin will be pulled from
the switch. This automatically causes the
switch to “close” and activates the RV brakes.
A battery (customer supplied) must be
installed to activate the breakaway switch.
T
RAVEL
T
RAILER
S
AFETY
C
HAINS
Safety chain requirements vary from state to
state. Your RV is equipped with chains to
meet SAE standard requirements for
maximum gross trailer weight.
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