Pro Series 30099 15K FIFTH WHEEL - Manual (Page 5)

BEFORE EACH TRIP:
7. Lubricate yokes in head support (27) with heavy oil or chassis grease.
8. Install outer tubular handle (35) over solid inner handle (17) and pin together with cotter pin (34). Bend cotter pin to hold in place.
9. Place head assembly (26) into yokes in head support (27) and secure with two short pull pins (23), with grooved end toward
tailgate of truck. Install spring cotter pins (12) into grooves in pull pins.
BEFORE EACH TRIP:
1. Lubricate skid plate surface of the hitch (see figure on cover of Manual) with automotive type chassis grease or use a plastic lube
plate to provide a lubricated surface. Use engine oil to lubricate pivot points of moving parts within the hitch.
2. Plastic lube plates can be used to avoid messy grease. The plastic lube plate must not exceed 3/16 of an inch in thickness to
ensure hitch will operate properly. Lube plates must be 10 inches in diameter or larger to properly distribute king pin weight.
IMPORTANT: YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR SAFE HITCHING AND UNHITCHING OPERATIONS. DO NOT RELY ON
OTHERS TO PERFORM YOUR DUTIES YOU MUST PERSONALLY MAKE SURE THE FOLLOWING
HITCHING PROCEDURE:
3. Before each trip or maneuver, operate the handle and check that the locking bar opens and closes freely without trailer attached.
4. See that all hitch pull pins (# 11 on Fig. 19) are in place and the spring retaining pins (#12 on Fig. 19) are installed.
WARNING:
Failure to follow these instructions may result in death or serious injury.
OTHERS TO PERFORM YOUR DUTIES. YOU MUST PERSONALLY MAKE SURE THE FOLLOWING
STEPS ARE PERFORMED IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER!
1 Place blocks (sometimes called “chocks”) firmly against front and rear of each trailer wheel to prevent any possible forward or
Hitch Skid Plate (B)
1. Place blocks (sometimes called chocks ) firmly against front and rear of each trailer wheel to prevent any possible forward or
rearward motion. DO NOT REMOVE BLOCKS UNTIL EACH OF THE FOLLOWING STEPS AND THE PULL TEST HAVE BEEN
COMPLETED. Lower tailgate if necessary.
2. Using trailer jacks, adjust trailer height following the directions in the trailer manual so that bottom of trailer pin box (“A” in Fig. 6)
is ½ to 1 inch below skid plate (See “B” in Fig. 8). During the hitching maneuver, the bottom of the trailer pin box should come in
contact with skid plate ramp (“C” in Fig. 8).
Bottom of Pin Box (A)
1/2 To 1 Inch Below
Hitch Skid Plate (B)
Hitch Skid Plate (B)
Bottom of Pin
Box Above
Hit h Skid Pl t
Fig. 8
CORRECT Skid Plate Ramp (C)
Bottom of Pin Box (A)
Hitch Skid Plate
Fig. 9
WRONG
WARNING:
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Failure to follow this instruction may result in king pin being too high and coming to rest on top of closed
locking bar or not completely inside locking bar. (See Fig. 9). This could result in trailer separating from hitch.
Trailer separation may result in death or serious injury if anyone is under the trailer or between truck and
trailer when separation occurs.