Understanding The Safety Features Of Your New Husky; Th Wheel - Husky 31318 Assembly, Installation, Operation And Maintenance Instructions

Understanding The Safety Features
Of your New HUSKY 5
This Husky 5th Wheel Hitch has new features which add to the safety and ease of operation. The most important
feature to understand is that the Hitch will only fully close when the King Pin of the 5th Wheel Trailer is located
correctly inside the Hitch.
Before using this 5th Wheel Hitch for the first time, the Operator needs to understand the operation of the safety
features of this Hitch.
Pull the Handle fully out, and then let it slide back while pushing it gently forward towards the cab of the truck to
miss the latch. The Hitch should partially close.
Looking on the back of the Hitch, the indicator should be as shown in the sketch.
Using a Stick, (Keep fingers out of Jaw area) press on the Trigger Plate located underneath the Jaw. Pressing on the
Trigger Plate will release the jaw mechanism and it will fully close. The Lock Hasp Indicator should now show that
the Jaw is closed.
After the test, pull on the handle all the way out to reset the Latch Mechanism
CLOSING THE HITCH BY TRIPPING THE TRIGGER PLATE SHOULD ONLY BE
DONE AS A TEST. IN NORMAL OPERATION LEAVE THE HITCH OPEN UNLESS
ALWAYS PULL HANDLE OUT TO ENSURE HITCH IS OPEN BEFORE COUPLING
All Products limited to Vehicle Tow Rating, see Vehicle Owners Manual. Visit www.huskytow.com for Warranty
Information / Tech Support. ©2013 The Coast Distribution System, Inc. All Rights Reserved. December 11, 2013-Rev2
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WARNING
IT IS COUPLED TO A TRAILER.
THE TRAILER.
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TRIGGER PLATE