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& Maintenance Guide MODEL 240K COUPLING PART #10001128 MODEL 240KL COUPLING PART #10001132 IMPORTANT Read these instructions completely before installing, using or attempting to repair this product. If you have any questions, call Premier at (800) 255-5387 or (503) 234-9202...
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Below are general guidelines for selecting Premier Coupling and Drawbar Eyes. If you feel that your application is unique, please give Premier a call so that we may help you through the selection process.
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Understanding Premier Load Specifications Each Premier product undergoes extensive design and testing prior to being introduced. We use the latest in Computer Aided Design and Analysis Software as well as physical destructive tests. Premier’s published load specifications are the maximum load a given product or part will withstand without failure.
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MODEL 240K / 240KL COUPLING Specifications and Load Capacities Gross Trailer Weight: 45,000 lbs. (20,411 kg) SAFETY WARNING Maximum Tongue Weight: 6,000 lbs. (2,721 kg) This product is designed for towing under Ultimate Latch Capacity: 20,000 lbs. (9,071 kg) normal conditions within the stated gross Maximum Eye X-Section: 1 13/16 in.
2. Make certain that the cross member the 240K/240KL Coupling is to be mounted on is of sufficient strength to withstand the load rating of the coupling.
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240K: 1. While facing the mounted 240K Coupling, push the 133 Latch Lock toward the mounting plate (away from you) until full rotational travel is reached. While holding the latch lock in this position, grasp the top of the 132 Latch and pull out toward the pintle, rotating the latch until full rotational travel is reached.
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12. NEVER USE A COUPLING THAT YOU DO NOT FULLY UNDERSTAND HOW TO PROPERLY OPERATE AND VERIFY SECURE LATCHING OF. 13. NEVER REPLACE ANY PART IN ANY OF PREMIER’S ASSEMBLIES WITH NON-PREMIER COMPONENTS. DOING SO WILL VOID ALL WARRANTY AND POTENTIALLY COMPROMISE THE UNIT’S INTEGRITY, WHICH COULD RESULT IN PROPERTY DAMAGE, SERIOUS INJURY, OR DEATH.
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September 2024 WARRANTY: We warrant all Premier products to be free from defects in material or workmanship for one year. We will repair or replace, at our option, any Premier product which our examination reveals to be defective, provided that the product is returned to our factory, at Tualatin, Oregon transportation prepaid, within one year of purchase by the first retail purchaser.
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