ShoreLand'r SL20AL - Manual (Page 3)

Midwest Industries, Inc. Ida Grove, IA 51445 800.859.3028 www.shorelandr.com
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Page 3 3/07/06
FINAL ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
IMPORTANT: All hardware for your trailer is stainless steel. It is
important that you use an anti-seize material on the bolt threads
whn assmbling to prevent gaulding.
Remove all banded on parts including the hardware bag from the
frame, remove parts and sort by size.
TONGUE
The tongue comes shipped positioned backwards in the frame.
Remove the nut and bolt that holds the tongue in place and
discard. Remove the tongue from it’s shipped position and install
correctly in the front tongue channel.
Line the holes in the tongue with the holes in the tongue channel.
Install the 1/2” x 4” hex bolt in the front cross hole and secure with
a 1/2” lock nut.
Remove the wire harness from the rear of the tongue. Place the
wire harness through the hole provided in the tongue cover plate.
(See Detail B.)
Secure the tongue cover plate in position with the same 1/2” x
1-1/2” hex bolt that secures the back of the tongue to the tongue
channel of the frame. Secure with a 1/2” lock nut. Tighten both
bolts just installed.
Plug the tongue wire harness ends into the frame harnesses by
matching colors and ends. Push the extra wire provided either into
the rear of the tongue or else remove the grommet in the side frame
and place the extra wire in the side frame. Replace grommet just
removed.
SAFETY CHAINS
Locate the 1/2” x 5” hex bolt. Slip the bolt through a 1/2” flat
washer, then place through the last link of one of the safety
chains provided.
Place the bolt with chain attached through the hole provided in the
bottom of the tongue. Place the second chain on the portion of
the bolt extending through the other side of the tongue. Place on
another 1/2” flat washer and hex lock nut. Tighten.
Detail A
Detail B