B&W Trailer Hitches 1251R User Manual

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B&W Custom Truck Beds, Inc.

1251R 05 01 2014

STEP SEVEN

Retract the latch pin by pulling the handle out until it stops, and then sliding it toward the front of the

truck. Place the 2-5/16” ball in the hitch receiver. Engage the latch pin by pulling the handle and then

sliding it rearward and back to the locking position. Be certain the latch pin passes through the holes in

the 2-5/16” ball and engages completely through the hitch receiver socket. Grease the square base of

the 2-5/16” ball on all sides.

STEP SIX

WARNING: LATCH PIN WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY IF HANDLE IS NOT INSTALLED CORRECTLY.

Install the handle from underneath the truck by inserting it through the slot in the end of the center section

toward the driver’s side rear tire as shown. Attach the handle to the latch pin as shown with the handle on the

“cab side” of the square tab welded to the pin. The head of the bolt must be on the handle side, and the lock nut

must be on the tab side. The tab is welded to the pin in an offset position so that the handle will be lined up over

the center of the pin. If the handle is fastened to the other side of the tab, the handle will not function properly.

When installed correctly

the latch pin may be

disengaged from the

ball by pulling on the

handle from the driver’s

side wheel well and

rotating the handle

clockwise.