Blue Ox BX7335 User Manual

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AVENTA

OPERATOR, PARTS, AND

INSTALLATION MANUAL

BX7335

AVENTA

Tow Bar

Class IV (10,000 lb) 2 Inch Receiver

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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 track-

ing 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 tow-

ing. 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 infor-

mation.

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 dam-

age that may go undetected.

10. Avoid sharp turns and rough terrain. Check towing

set up after any emergency situation and/or periodi-

cally 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

CAUTION: As with any mechanical product,

care should be taken during installation and

operation, to prevent your ﬁ ngers from being

pinched.

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.

Figure 1

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.

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