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Official Equal-i-zer
may be purchased from your local RV dealership or online at
www.equalizerhitch.com. If another brand of hitch ball is used, make
sure that it meets size requirements and meets or exceeds all weight ratings.
Hitch balls require a 1-7/8" socket and a torque wrench capable of ap-
proximately 450 ft. lbs. torque for installation. Your nearest Equal-i-zer
dealership will have the tools needed and will usually install the hitch ball
for a reasonable fee.
Step 3 - Attach Hitch Head to Shank:
Figure 1
possible. Insert the adjustable shank into the receiver on the tow vehicle and
secure it with hitch pin and clip.
Insert the spacer rivet with washers into the back of the hitch head to
pre-load the angle of the hitch head. Start with 5 spacer washers for lon-
ger wheelbase tow vehicles like pickup trucks, and 4 spacer washers with
shorter wheelbase vehicles like an SuV. Slide the bolt channel around the
shank and hold the hitch head so that the top of the hitch ball measures from
the ground as closely as possible to the coupler height. This is generally a
step that requires two people.
Observe where the top slot in the bolt channel aligns with the holes in
the shank. See Figures 2a - 2b. If you can see any part of the shank hole that
is lower than the bolt channel slot, drop the head down to align these holes
for the initial setup. See Figure 2a. If you cannot see the lower hole in the
shank, raise the hitch head so that the top slot aligns with the shank hole
slightly above it, and use this hole for the initial setup. See Figure 2b.
A product of
hitch balls are manufactured for the right fit and
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With the trailer parallel to the
ground, measure from the ground to
the top of the trailer coupler.
See Figure 1.
Trailer coupler Height: _______
The hitch ball should initially
be placed as close to this height as
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