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Harbor Freight Tools U.S. General A-Tongue Trailer manual

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    ® A-T ONGUE TRAILER 1,400 LB. WEIGHT CAP A CITY Model 02575 ASSEMBL Y AND OPERA TION INSTR UCTIONS W ARNING! IMPOR T ANT INFORMA TION This trailer’ s Hitch Coupler MUST be proper ly secured to the hitch ball of the towing v ehicl e. After assembly and attachment, pull up and down on the Hitch Coupler to mak e sure the hitch ball is fitting snugl[...]

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    SKU 02575 For technical questions, please call 1-800-444-3353. P age 2 CONTENTS SPECIFICA TIONS .................................................................................... 3 GENERAL SAFETY W ARNINGS AND PRECA UTIONS ........................ 3 SPECIFIC PR ODUCT W ARNINGS AND PRECA UTIONS ...................... 4 UNP A CKING ................[...]

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    SKU 02575 For technical questions, please call 1-800-444-3353. P age 3 SPECIFICA TIONS Maximum P a yload Capacity 1400 P ounds (dead weight) Bed Size 40” x 50” Over all Dimensions 87-1/2” L x 52-3/4” W x 22-3/4” H Tire Size & T ype 4.80 x 12”, 4 Ply , T ubeless T ongue Le vel Height 14” F rom Ground Ball Coupler Size 1-7/8” Cons[...]

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    SKU 02575 For technical questions, please call 1-800-444-3353. P age 4 ST A Y ALERT . W atch what y ou are doing at all times . Use common sense. Do not use this product when you are tired or distr acted from the job at hand. CHECK FOR D AMA GED P ARTS. Bef ore using this product, carefully check that it will operate properly and perf or m its inte[...]

  • Page 5

    SKU 02575 For technical questions, please call 1-800-444-3353. P age 5 AL W A YS CHECK T O MAKE SURE THE P A YLO AD BEING TRANSPORTED IS PROPERL Y AND SAFEL Y SECURED ON THE TRAILER. Load the T railer e v enly from side to side with 60% of the load f orward of the Axle (19). MAKE SURE THE T O WING VEHICLE IS CAP ABLE OF T O WING THE TRAILER AND ITS[...]

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    SKU 02575 For technical questions, please call 1-800-444-3353. P age 6 ASSEMBL Y INSTRUCTIONS Note: For additional ref erences to the par ts listed below , refer to the Assembly Diagrams near the end of this manual. T o Assemble the Tires, Wheels, and Axle: Inser t one Hub (20) fully onto each end of the Axle (19). BEARING P A CKING INSTR UCTIONS: [...]

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    SKU 02575 For technical questions, please call 1-800-444-3353. P age 7 T o Assemble the Frame and T ongue: P osition the Right Side Rail (1R) and Left Side Rail (1L) parallel and aligned with one another . (See Figure A.) Align the mounting hole located at each end of a Cross Member (2) with the mount- ing hole located in one end of the Right Side [...]

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    SKU 02575 For technical questions, please call 1-800-444-3353. P age 8 Align the mounting hole located at each end of the Rear Cross Member (3) with the mounting hole located in the end of the Right Side Rail (1R) and the end of the Left Side Rail (1L). On each end inser t one 3/8” x 7/8” Carr iage Bolt (A) upward from the underside of the alig[...]

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    SKU 02575 For technical questions, please call 1-800-444-3353. P age 9 Align the two mounting holes in a Rear Spr ing Hanger (15R) with the two mounting holes located in the rear section of the Left Side Rail (1L). Inser t two 3/8” x 7/8” Carriage Bolts (A) upwar d from the underside of the aligned mounting holes, and secure the Rear Spring Han[...]

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    SKU 02575 For technical questions, please call 1-800-444-3353. P age 10 T o Attach the Fender s: Align the two mounting holes in a F ender (13) with the tw o mounting holes located in the side, mid-section of the Left Side Rail (1L). Then secure the Fender to the Left Side Rail with two Bolts (A), two Washers (C), and tw o Nuts (B). Align the two m[...]

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    SKU 02575 For technical questions, please call 1-800-444-3353. P age 11 BO TT OM VIEW LEFT SIDE RAIL (1L) LEFT T AIL LIGHT (25L) RIGHT T AIL LIGHT (25R) RIGHT SIDE RAIL (1R) RIGHT CONNECTING RAIL (8) LEFT CONNECTING RAIL (7) WIRING HARNESS USE HEA VY GA UGE, NYLON, TIE STRIPS (NO T INCLUDED) T O A TT A CH WIRING HARNESS TO UNDERSIDE OF FRAME. FIGUR[...]

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    SKU 02575 For technical questions, please call 1-800-444-3353. P age 12 OPERA TING INSTR UCTIONS Only use a 1-7/8” ball hitch (not included) on the towing v ehicle. (See Figure C.) T emporarily remov e the “R” Pin (L) and Saf ety Pin (K). Then, pull up on the T rigger and lift up on the Handle. (See Figure C.) NO TE: T o reduce fr iction betw[...]

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    SKU 02575 For technical questions, please call 1-800-444-3353. P age 13 Carr y e xtra bulbs and fuses if towing the T railer at night o ver long distances . Carr y emergency flares, and fire e xtinguisher , if required f or operation in y our state. 7. TIRE INFORMA TION Tire T erminology Glossary Accessory weight means - the combined weight of au[...]

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    SKU 02575 For technical questions, please call 1-800-444-3353. P age 14 Tire Markings M a n u f a c t u r e r T R A I L E R X P . R . 4 . 8 0 - 1 2 7 1 M L o a d r a n ge _ _ M a x . L o a d x x x L b s a t x x P . s . I . C o L d D O T X X X X X X X X x P . r . t r e a d a r e a x P L Ie s / s I de w a L L x P L I e s n y L o n Load index and Spee[...]

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    SKU 02575 For technical questions, please call 1-800-444-3353. P age 15 Speed Rating - The speed rating denotes the speed at which a tire is designed to be dr iven f or ex- tended periods of time. This does not indicate that the vehicle or rims can saf ely reach or maintain that speed. These ratings are listed to the r ight. (The mar kings on the e[...]

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    SKU 02575 For technical questions, please call 1-800-444-3353. P age 16 TIRE CARE Chec king Tire Pressure Note: Underinflated tires can decrease handling, stopping perf or mance, tr action, tire lif e, and load-carr ying capability , in addition to causing other negative and hazardous eff ects , inc luding tire f ailure. Overinflated tire s are a[...]

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    SKU 02575 For technical questions, please call 1-800-444-3353. P age 17 Check all the tires to mak e sure they ha ve the same air pressure . If the tir es’ press ure wa s not meas ured “col d”, then t he pre ssur e shou ld be rech ec ked with the tires cold as soon as possible . Tire Size T o maintain saf ety , only purchase new tires of the [...]

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    SKU 02575 For technical questions, please call 1-800-444-3353. P age 18 VEHICLE LO AD LIMIT Steps f or Determining Correct Load Limit Locate the statement “The weight of cargo should nev er exceed XXX pounds” on your v ehicle’ s placard. That figure equals the av ailab le amount of cargo and luggage load capacity . Deter mine the combined we[...]

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    SKU 02575 For technical questions, please call 1-800-444-3353. P age 19 PLEASE READ THE FOLLO WING CAREFULL Y THE MANUF ACTURER AND/OR DISTRIBUTOR HAS PRO VIDED THE P ARTS LIST AND ASSEMBL Y DIAGRAM IN THIS MANU AL AS A REFERENCE TOOL ONL Y . NEITHER THE MANUF ACTURER OR DISTRIBUT OR MAKES ANY REPRESENT A TION OR W ARRANTY OF ANY KIND TO THE BUYER [...]

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    SKU 02575 For technical questions, please call 1-800-444-3353. P age 20 Assembl y Diagram A N, B[...]

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    SKU 02575 For technical questions, please call 1-800-444-3353. P age 21 Assembl y Diagram B TRAILER BED (X) W ASHER (C) NUT (B) BOL T (A)[...]

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    SKU 02575 For technical questions, please call 1-800-444-3353. P age 22 Wiring Diagram f or Lights Note: Some trailer tail lights will ha v e tw o leads instead of three. They connect to the har- ness leads the same wa y; bro wn to brown, color to color . REV 03d, 06e[...]

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    SKU 02575 For technical questions, please call 1-800-444-3353. P age 23 LIMITED 90 D A Y W ARRANTY Harbor F reight T ools Co . makes e ver y effor t to assure that its products meet high quality and durability standards, and warrants to the or iginal purchaser that this product is free from def ects in materials and w or kmanship f or the period of[...]