Weight Distribution Setup

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If you’re renting a travel trailer and planning to use a generator for power, it’s essential to understand the ins and outs of generator usage. Generators offer flexibility and freedom, letting you camp off-grid or provide backup power when hookups aren’t available. However, powering a travel trailer with a generator also requires knowing about safety, power requirements, fuel management, and maintenance. Here’s everything renters need to know to get the most out of using a generator with a travel trailer.

Insert shank and to receiver tube on tow vehicle and secure with pitch pen and clip. Head assembly into hitch assembly on towing vehicle and secure it with the supplied pen and clip.

Push end up into the head socket until you hear a click, as shown in Figure 2. This will indicate that the spring bar is locked into place. To release spring bar, lift up slightly on spring bar and gently pull out on the retaining pin in the hitch head. The spring bar will drop free of the hitch head.

Using the trailer tongue jack, lower the coupler onto the trailer ball and close coupler latch. Do not retract jack fully at this time. Allow the jack to support some of the tongue weight. Raise the front of the trailer and back of the tow vehicle approximately 3” with tongue jack. This will allow easier installation of the chains on to the hook of each lift bracket.

Position the spring bar, which has been attached to the hitch head, parallel with the trailer tongue. Hold the lift chain vertical up alongside the trailer tongue. Position the lift bracket on the trailer tongue so that the chain is centered between the bracket, as shown in Figure 4. Some trailers may have an obstruction on one side of the frame. Raise the front of the trailer to reduce the spring bar chain tension period this will make the lift bracket operation easier and safer period. 

Slip the chain link over the hook on lift bracket. See Figure 5. Insert lift handle onto lift bracket rod above lift chain hook, as shown in Figure 6. Using the handle, raise the lift bracket up and over center so that it is fully seated against the mounting bracket. Secure by inserting clip through the lift bracket and mounting bracket in Figure 7

Keep clear of the pivot path of all moving parts when there is tension on the spring bar chain. Maintain control of the lift handle at all times when raising or lowering the spring bar. Be sure that the locking hair pen is in place once lift bracket is in the up position.

1. Figure 8 correct and incorrect hookup position of the spring bars period to allow movement when turning, there should be at least 5 links between the bracket and the spring bar. The number of links should be the same on both bars. Adjust the head tilt to accomplish correct chain length.

2.  Remove the locking pin from lift bracket. Insert lift handle onto the road above lift chain attachment. Carefully lower bracket with handle. It will require effort to bring the bracket over center and then resist the chain tension as the bracket rotates downward. 

3.  Be sure the chain is not twisted and hook extends through the link.