TOWING POSITION
MOVE FROM TOWING TO MANEUVERING POSITION
1. Position truck and trailer in a straight line on a flat, level area.
2. Place truck in "Park" with emergency brake "on".
3. Pull handle (3) forward (see Figure 15). If handle (3) is hard to move it
may be wedged into the latching hole in the slider tube (7). This can be
remedied by slightly moving the truck back and forth until the handle (3)
moves freely.
4. Indicator pin (6) should be over the red unlocked range near the
green locked maneuvering range (see Figure 15). Spring
pressure will press latch against top of tube, the latch will
lock into slot when the REESE
to the maneuvering position (see Figure 16).
5. Return to truck. Release emergency brake. Manually engage
trailer brake and pull truck forward until REESE
Slider stops at weld on foot (Figure 13) and latch engages in
maneuvering position (see Figure 16).
6. Perform "PUSH TEST" as follows:
A. Manually engage trailer brakes from truck cab.
B. Back truck into trailer.
C. If Slider does not move, latch has engaged tubes (7)
and Slider should be locked in maneuvering position.
D. If Slider does move, latch has not engaged tubes (7).
DO NOT TOW!! Repeat steps 1 - 6 above until the latch has
engaged the tubes (7).
7. Examine warning label (5). Indicator pin (6) should now be over the green range
on the left side of the warning label (5) (see Figure 16). If indicator pin (6) is over
the red range on warning label (5), latch has not engaged tubes (7). DO NOT TOW!!
Repeat steps 1- 6 above.
Slide hitches that are not properly locked can suddenly move and kill you!
•Never place any part of your body in the truck bed or between the truck and the trailer
unless each and every one of the following conditions are met :
1. Truck is in park with emergency brake on, and
2. All trailer wheels are blocked on each side of wheel.
•Always perform "push test" or "pull test" by following the instructions in this manual.
50024N Ŕ 7/5/11 F PCN12170
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FIFTH Wheel Slider moves
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FIFTH Wheel
FRONT OF TOW VEHICLE
WARNING:
To avoid death or serious injury:
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Indicator pin (6)
Leaf spring on latch cam keeps latch from
disengaging. Hitch can not move rearward with
latch engaged. Rearward load forces latch
further into slot. Hitch can not move forward
due to bolt on foot (shown in Figure 13).
Figure 14
FRONT OF TOW VEHICLE
MOVE TO MANEUVERING POSITION
Figure 16
Figure 15
MANEUVERING POSITION
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Indicator pin (6)
Indicator pin (6)
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