ShoreLand'r EUB14TM - Manual (Page 7)

Midwest Industries, Inc. Ida Grove, IA 51445 800.859.3028 www.shorelandr.com 0003745
Page 7 12/15/06
TONGUE ASSEMBLY
Place the frame to be assembled on saw horses or stands to assist
in the assembly. Remove all items that are banded to the frame.
Sort the items in the hardware box and the hardware by size.
Locate the tongue for the trailer. The tongue length supplied with
the trailer will fit boats 14-16’ 6” in length.
See Detail AA (Page 3).
Place the tongue on the stands so it can be prepared for installation
into the frame. Place the wire harness required to supply the power
to the lights into the hole in the top of the tongue.
Pull the wire backward through the tongue until the end comes out
the rear of the tongue. Place a rubber grommet around the wire
harness and in the hole in the top of the tongue to protect the wires
from damage during use.
Route the harness plug at the rear of the tongue through the hole
provided in the side of the tongue. Pull both the plug and the white
ground wire out the hole. They will be attached later once the
tongue is installed in the frame.
Locate the bolt on tongue stand Item No. 11 in Diagram A. Look at
the bottom side of the tongue and locate the slotted key slot hole
in the tongue. Note that one end of the tongue stand has a dart or
arrow shaped end. With the tongue stand positioned 90 degrees
to the centerline of the tongue, insert the dart or arrow end of the
tongue stand into the key slotted hole. Once it is inserted, turn the
tongue stand 90 degrees so that it now is in line with the centerline
of the tongue. Attach the front end of the tongue stand to the tongue
using a 1/2” x1” hex bolt and flange lock nut. Tighten.
Locate the safety chains. Place a 3/8” flat washer on a 3/8” x 1-1/4”
hex bolt. Insert the bolt through the last link in the safety chain and
then into the lower hole provided in the front of the tongue. Secure
with a 3/8” flange lock nut. Tighten. Repeat on the other chain.
Locate the 50mm coupler and the handle provided. Place the cou-
pler on the top of the tongue. Align the holes in the coupler with the
holes in the tongue. Place the handle as shown in Diagram B along
side the coupler. Place a 1/2” x 4” hex bolt through the back holes
of the coupler and the tongue. Secure with a 1/2” flange lock nut but
do not tighten at this point.
Place a 1/2” x 1” hex bolt through the front hole on one side of the
coupler and the tongue so that the head of the bolt is to the outside.
Place a 1/2” flange lock nut on the bolt inside the tongue. Repeat
this process on the other side of the tongue. Once the bolts are
installed, tighten all nuts left loose at this time.
Insert the tongue assembly through the front channel of the frame
far enough so the rear of the tongue is inserted into the front cross
member. Align the cross hole in the front channel and the tongue
and insert a 3/8” x 4” hex bolt. Secure with a 3/8” flange lock nut.
Place a second 3/8” x 4” hex bolt down through the hole in the rear
of the tongue and the front cross member. Place on a 3/8” flange
lock nut. Tighten.
The wire harness coming out of the side of the tongue will be con-
nected to the wire harness installed in the frame to power the light-
ing system on the trailer. Once the wires from the tongue and side
frame are connected together, push all extra wires used to make
the connection back inside either the side frames of the trailer or
else into the tongue. Place a second rubber grommet into the hole
where the wires exit the tongue to protect them from damage dur-
ing normal use.
WINCH POST ASSEMBLY
The winch post assembly is pre-assembled and is shipped banded
to the frame. See Diagram B. Place the winch post on the tongue in
the approximate location. Attach to the tongue using three (3) 3/8”
x 4” hex bolts and 3/8” flange lock nuts. It can be left loose until the
boat is placed on the trailer for final adjustment.
Place the winch handle on the drive shaft of the winch by mating
the flat sides of the drive shaft with the punched hole in the winch
handle. Secure the handle to the drive shaft with the 1/2” lock nut
provided. Tighten.
Locate the bow eye safety chain in the hardware box. Place a 3/8”
x 1” carriage bolt into the square hole located in the small winch
bracket as shown in Diagram B. The head of the bolt is to be on the
top of the bracket. Place the chain over the bolt just installed on the
bottom side of the small winch bracket. Secure to the small winch
bracket with a 3/8” flat washer and flange lock nut. Tighten.
AXLE & WHEEL ASSEMBLY
Locate the axle for the trailer. Note that there isn’t a right or left to
the axle assembly. Place one of the springs on top of the spring pad
welded to the axle as shown in Detail D. Drop two (2) 3/8” x 2-3/16”
x 2” U-bolts over the springs and down through the holes in the
spring pad. Secure with 3/8” flange lock nuts. Repeat this process
on the other spring mounting it so that it is oriented on the axle the
same as the first spring.
(See Detail B) Slip a spring bushing spacer into the rear of the
spring bracket, align the bushing with the hole in the bracket and
secure in position using a 1/2” x 3” hex bolt and 1/2” flange lock nut.
Tighten. Repeat on the other spring bracket.
Slide the axle assembly under the trailer frame, raise up and slide
the rear of the springs above the bushings just installed. Rotate the
assembly up until the front spring eyes align with the front holes in
the spring bracket. Insert a 9/16” x 3-1/4” hex bolt and secure with
a 9/16” lock nut. Tighten. Tighten the U-bolt attaching the springs
to the axles at this time and any other bolts that may have been left
loose for ease of assembly.
Place the tire and wheel assemblies on the hubs and secure with
the 1/2” tapered lock nuts.
TIRE & WHEEL ASSEMBLIES
Mount the tire and wheel assemblies using the 1/2” fine threaded
tapered lug nuts provided. Tighten to 85-95 ft/lb. of torque using the
rotation pattern as shown in the ShoreLandr’s Owners Manual.
Re-torque the lug nuts after 50 miles of driving and then periodi-
cally thereafter.
BUNK ASSEMBLIES
Locate the fishing series bunk brackets supplied in the hardware
box. Note that there are two right and two left hand brackets. Refer
to Diagram A (Detail C) for the proper placement of the right and
left hand brackets.
Place a 3/8” x 3-7/16” x 2-1/2” U-bolt over the center cross member
on the left side as shown with the legs of the U-bolt pointing to the
front of the trailer. Place one of the left fishing series bunk brackets
over the U-bolt just installed, then place on a 3/8” flat washer, 3/8”
lock washer and hex nut on each leg of the U-bolt. Hand tighten
for now because they will have to be re-adjusted when the boat is
placed on the trailer. Repeat this process on the remaining left fish-