Blue Ox BX7335 User Manual

AVENTA

OPERATOR, PARTS, AND

INSTALLATION MANUAL

BX7335

AVENTA

Class IV (10,000 lb) 2 Inch Receiver

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Tow Bar

SAFETY

DO NOT INSTALL, OPERATE OR USE THIS EQUIPMENT UNTIL THE FOLLOWING

OPERATING AND SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS HAVE BEEN READ AND UNDERSTOOD.

This symbol is used to bring attention to safety precautions and instructions. When you see this symbol, be alert and pay attention to all instructions. YOUR PER-

SONAL SAFETY IS INVOLVED.

1. Blue Ox Tow Bars should only be used with vehicles

that are towable or have been equipped to be towed.

2. Follow towing procedures in the vehicle owners manual.

3. Tow with steering wheel in the unlocked position.

4. Be sure the front end of the towed vehicle is properly aligned. Misaligned vehicles may cause poor tracking or abnormal wear on the tires.

5. The use of safety cables or chains are required

by law in most states of the United States as well as Canadian territories and provinces. Follow state or territory recommendations. Blue Ox strongly recommends the use of safety cables (BX88196, Class III or BX88197, Class IV) and permanent safety cables (BX88207, Class III or BX88208, Class IV) with all applications of towing. Please refer to their speciﬁ c installation instructions for more information.

6. Check clearance between vehicles in all turning situations. Check the height difference in your towing set up and make appropriate adjustments by follow-

ing the recommendations of the towbar instruction manual.

7. Rear lighting is required on the towed car. Blue OX offers lighting kits to cover all of your lighting needs. Contact your Blue Ox representative for more information.

8. Prior to usage, inspect all towing equipment for cracked welds, missing or worn parts and loose bolts.

9. Disconnect the towed vehicle from the towing vehicle before backing up. Do Not Back Up while vehicles are connected! Damage to both vehicles and the towing system may occur. The towed vehicle may jack knife causing abnormal stress to the tow bar, car chassis, baseplate and/or pintle hitch of the towing vehicle. These abnormal stresses may cause damage that may go undetected.

10. Avoid sharp turns and rough terrain. Check towing set up after any emergency situation and/or periodically on a long trip.

11. Do not use the towed vehicle for storing luggage,

etc.; causing you to exceed the towing capacity of the tow bar, baseplate, and its accessories.

SAFETY CABLE INSTALLATION

1. Utilizing the hooks, attach the cables to a solid part of the chassis on the towed vehicle or the convenience links of the baseplate. Verify the safety snap clicks back against the hook in order to prevent disconnection. (See Fig. 3)

2. Adjust slack if needed. Cables should not come in contact with the ground, pintle coupler or the locking handles; damage could occur! DO NOT USE DAMAGED CABLES! Route cables away from the locking handles. Safety cable contact with a locking handle could cause the leg to become unlatched and collapse, leading to major damage to one or both vehicles and towing equipment. NOTE: DO NOT

WRAP SAFETY CABLES AROUND THE LEGS!

3. Verify the load capacity of cables or chains used that meets the needs of the towing set up.

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INSTALLATION

TOW BAR INSTALLATION (Towing Vehicle)

1. Slide the hitch connector into the receiver tube of your towing vehicle hitch. Secure the receiver pin provided into one of the two holes of the hitch receiver. The inside hole of the receiver tube is most commonly used. (Figure 1) Blue Ox offers receiver and towbar lock sets (BX88101) (BX88177) that help prevent theft. Contact Blue Ox for more information.

2. Proceed with hooking up towed vehicle. (Page 3)

3. DEALER OR INSTALLER: BE CERTAIN USER

RECEIVES INSTRUCTION SHEETS.

NOTE: The conﬁ guration of the rear of your

towing vehicle will determine how far you can slide the hitch connector into the receiver tube. Later, when the tow bar is folded, you may need to change which set of holes are used in the hitch connector or order a longer hitch connector.

CAUTION: As with any mechanical product, care should be taken during installation and operation, to prevent your ﬁ ngers from being pinched.

WARNING: Ensure that your towing vehicle is of adequate size to properly control your towed vehicle. The weight and braking capacity should be large enough to handle both vehicles in an emergency situation. Check your towing vehicle manufacturers recommendations for towing, hitch load, and braking capacities. The hitch, ball, motorhome chassis, and safety cables (each individual cable) need to be rated at a minimum for the weight of the vehicle being towed.

CAUTION: It is important that the attachment

points at the center of the attachment tabs and the center of the coach's hitch receiver should be of equal distance. If a deviation must be present, it should be no more than four (4) inches from the tabs up to the hitch receiver. There should be no deviation allowed for the hitch receiver tube to be below the level of the attachment tabs. Refer to Figure 2.

Figure 1

Figure 2

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