Hitching Trailer To Your Bicycle - Burley Tail Wagon Owner's Instruction And Safety Manual

Hitching Trailer to Your Bicycle

The Burley Forged Standard Hitch is used
Note:
for bicycles with either nutted axles
quick release assemblies
1. Remove axle nut or rear quick release lever
assembly from bike.
2. Match hole on flat side of hitch upper arm to left
(non-chain ring side) rear dropout hole, and place hitch flat
against the dropout.
3. Loosely reassemble axle nut or quick release assembly
through hitch, dropout and wheel. Racks, bags, or fittings
should not interfere with hitch.
4. Slide flex connector between hitch side arms, and
match holes.
5. Open retaining pin and insert through hitch and flex
connector holes from above. Close retaining pin.
6. Tighten axle nut or tighten and close quick release lever,
with lever pointing to rear of bike. A properly adjusted
quick release lever should leave an imprint on your palm
when the lever is rotated to the closed position. Verify that
hitch is secure and cannot be rotated by hand.
7. Wrap safety strap twice around inside of chain stay. Fasten
hook to D-ring on underside of tow bar end.
8. To remove trailer from bicycle, unfasten clip from D-ring
and remove retaining pin.
WARNING
QUICK RELEASE LEVER MUST BE IN CLOSED POSITION AND
HITCH SAFETY STRAP PROPERLY INSTALLED. NUTTED AXLES
MUST BE TIGHTENED SECURELY. HITCH MUST NOT INTERFERE
WITH RACKS, BAGS OR FITTINGS. INSPECT HITCH AND TOW BAR
FREQUENTLY FOR DAMAGE OR LOOSE FASTENERS. DAMAGED OR
IMPROPERLY INSTALLED HITCHES OR INTERFERING PARTS CAN
CAUSE ACCIDENTS RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY.
or
FIGURE 5
FIGURES 6 & 7
FIGURE 7
Hitch
Nut
FIGURE 5:
Nutted axle assembly
Hitch
Quick Release
FIGURE 6:
Quick release assembly
Safety strap
wrapped twice
around chainstay
Flex Connector
FIGURE 7:
Quick release assembly shown
B U R L E Y T A I L W A G O N O W N E R ' S I N S T R U C T I O N A N D S A F E T Y M A N U A L
Nut
Hitch Upper Arm
Quick Release Lever
Retaining Pin
Hook fastened to
D-ring under tow bar
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