Hitch Height; Hookup - Jayco COVE 2002 Owner's Manual

your tow vehicle and park trailer. It is important that your park trailer be level when hitched to your
tow vehicle. Educate yourself to protect you, your family and other motorists.
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WARNING:We recommend the use of an sway control device or sway control for all
tow vehicle/trailer combinations.
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CAUTIONS:
• Using an oversized or undersized hitch can cause damage to the frame of your park trailer.
• Jayco, Inc. cannot be responsible for the suspension system of the tow vehicle. The final
hitch ball height after the park trailer is completely hooked up is a factor to be considered.
To avoid overloading your park trailer axles and minimize possible handling difficulties,
your park trailer should tow level when hooked to your tow vehicle.
• Do not overload your tow vehicle.

Hitch Height

NOTE: To determine the hitch height for your model, make sure that the
park trailer is level. Measure from inside the hitch coupler to the
ground. Record this number in the box at the side for future
reference. The measurement below is an average measurement
obtained by measuring several trailers with different options. This
gives you a target range for what your trailer will measure.
Unit
38 RLS
38 FBS

Hookup

Hooking up a park trailer is not difficult and will become easier with practice. The following
procedure will help you until you become more experienced.
1. Block wheels.
2. Turn crank on jack to raise tongue of trailer above hitch ball on hitch.
3. Open coupler latch.
4. Back tow vehicle into proper position.
5. Turn crank on jack to lower coupler onto ball hitch.
6. Close coupler latch after completely seated.
7. Install weight distributing bars (equalizers) as per recommendations from hitch supplier,
when required.
8. Remove dolly wheel and retract tongue jack to its maximum height.
9. Attach cable for break-away to tow vehicle.
10. Attach safety chains as shown in Figure 3-1.
11. Plug in your 12-volt electrical connector from tow-vehicle to trailer.
12. The following items must be inspected prior to your journey:
• All lights must be in working order.
• Stabilizer jacks must be in the retracted position.
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Ball Height
27-1/2"
27-1/2"
This trailer hitch
height is:
Ball Size
2-5/16"
2-5/16"
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