Allmand NIGHT-LITE V Serie Manual Del Operario página 14

Using the Trailer Coupler / Lunette Eye
The trailer comes standard with a trailer coupler for a
ball hitch. There is also optional a lunette eye for a pintle
hitch, and an optional reversible trailer hitch bar with a
trailer coupler and a lunette eye.
To use the trailer coupler (standard)
• See Trailer Coupler.
To use the lunette eye (optional)
• See Lunette Eye.
To change between the trailer coupler and lunette eye
(optional reversible trailer hitch bar)
WARNING
Failure to use new, correctly tightened nylock nuts to
attach the hitch bar to the trailer tongue could result
in death or serious injury. Always use new, properly
tightened nylock nuts when attaching the hitch bar to the
trailer tongue.
1. Remove the hardware (C, Figure 7) attaching the
trailer hitch bar to the trailer tongue. Discard the
nylock nuts.
2. Turn the trailer hitch bar so either the trailer coupler
(A, Figure 7) or lunette eye (B) is facing forward.
Install the hardware removed in Step 1 into the lower
or upper set of holes in the trailer tongue, using new
nylock nuts. Tighten to 110 lb-ft (149 Nm).
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A
Trailer Coupler
To connect the trailer to the tow vehicle
1. Lift up and pull back on the locking latch (A, Figure 7)
of the trailer coupler.
2. Lower the trailer coupler onto the vehicle ball hitch.
Make sure that the hitch ball (B, Figure 7) is fully
engaged in the coupler socket (C, Figure 7).
3. Push the locking latch forward and down. (It is self-
locking.) Install a padlock through the latch hole (D,
Figure 7) for added security.
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B
C
4. Make sure that the coupler is fully installed on the ball
hitch.
To disconnect the trailer from the tow vehicle
1. Remove the padlock (if installed) from the trailer
coupler latch (D, Figure 7).
2. Lift the trailer coupler (A, Figure 7) latch up and back.
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D
C
B
Lunette Eye
To connect the trailer to the tow vehicle
1. Remove the locking pin (A, Figure 9, if equipped)
from the pintle hitch (B, Figure 9).
2. Pull up on the latch (C, Figure 9), to open the pintle
hitch.
3. Lower the lunette eye (D, Figure 9) into the pintle
hook (E, Figure 9).
4. Close the pintle hitch. Make sure that the latch locks
the pintle hitch in place.
5. Install the locking pin (if equipped).
To disconnect the trailer from the tow vehicle
1. Remove the locking pin (if equipped) from the pintle
hitch.
2. Pull up on the latch to open the pintle hitch.
3. Remove the lunette eye from the pintle hook.
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