B&W Trailer Hitches 1150 User Manual

STEP NINE

INSTALL LATCH PIN RELEASE HANDLE

WARNING: LATCH PIN WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY IF HANDLE IS NOT INSTALLED CORRECTLY. Install the handle from underneath the truck by inserting it through the slot in the end of the center section toward the driver’s side rear tire as shown. Attach the handle to the latch pin as shown with the handle on the “cab side” of the square tab welded to the pin. The head of the bolt must be on the handle side, and the lock nut must be on the tab side. The tab is welded to the pin in an offset position so that the handle will be lined up over the center of the pin. If the handle is fastened to the other side of the tab, the handle will not function properly. When installed correctly the latch pin may be disengaged from the ball by pulling on the handle from the driver’s side wheel well and rotating the handle clockwise.

STEP TEN

Retract the latch pin by pulling the handle out until it stops and then rotating it. Place the 2-5/16” ball (8) in the hitch receiver. Engage the latch pin by rotating the handle. Be certain the latch pin passes through the holes in the 2-5/16” ball and fully engages through the hitch receiver. Repeat this process with the 2-5/16” ball in all eight positions. Grease the square base of the 2-5/16” ball.

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NOTE: We recommend reading instructions before beginning the installation. WARNING: The tow vehicle’s towing capacities should under NO circumstances be exceeded.

TurnoverballTM Gooseneck Hitch Installation Instructions

Model 1100R-1110R-1150R

Ford (1980 - 1996)

3/4 & 1 Ton No Overload Springs

Ford (1997 - 1998)

3/4 & 1 Ton Trucks

Old Body Style and No Overload Springs

Ford (1980 - 1996)

3/4 & 1 Ton Trucks

with overload springs

Ford (1997 - 1998)

3/4 & 1 Ton Trucks

Old Body Style and With Overload Springs

Ford (1980 - 1996)

1/2 Ton Trucks

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BEFORE INSTALLING

Mounting Kit

OVERHEAD LIFTING DEVICE

An overhead-lifting device, such as chain falls engine hoist, or cable come-a-long, can be used to lift the center section of the hitch in place. Lower a loop of rope or chain through the 4” hole in the truck bed oor and attach it to the latch pin in the round hitch receiver tube in the center section. Use the lifting device to raise the center section until the round hitch receiver tube that protrudes from the center section ts in the 4” hole in the truck bed oor. Maintaining upward pressure may facilitate fastening the crossmember to the center section, especially if the truck bed oor has been distorted downward from heavy use. If you use an overhead-lifting

1 - Rear Crossmember 2 - Front Crossmember 3 - Center Section 4 - Drivers sideplate 5 - Passengers sideplate 6 - Safety Chain U-Bolts 7 - Latch Pin Handle 8 - 2-5/16” Ball

Parts List

device, it should be disconnected before squaring the center section across the frame, installing the sideplates and torquing fasteners.

WARNING

Most trucks have FUEL LINES and/or BRAKE LINES and/or ELECTRICAL WIRES located along the frame rails where B&W Turnoverball™ hitches install. Carefully Examine the location of fuel lines, brake lines and electrical wires BEFORE INSTALLATION. Be certain you will not damage fuel lines, brake lines or electrical wires when positioning hitch components, drilling holes, tightening fasteners, and lifting and lowering the truck bed. The fuel tank vent, located on top of the gas tank, can be easily damaged during the installation of the hitch components. Care must be taken when positioning the front crossmember and center section components.

12 ea. - 1/2” X 1 1/2” bolts 18 ea. - 1/2” at washers 12 ea. - 1/2” lock washers 12 ea. - 1/2” hex nuts 2 ea. - 1” X 2 1/2” CS 2 ea. - 1” hex nuts 2 ea. - 1” at washers 2 ea. - 1” lock washers 2 ea. - 1/2” X 2” X 2” spacers

Safety Chain Kit

2 ea. - 1/2” U-bolts 4 ea. - 1/2” lock nuts 4 ea. - springs 1 ea. - 3/8”x3/4” Bolt 1 ea. - 3/8” Lock nut

1100R - 04 19 2011

Warning

On short bed trucks, BEFORE INSTALLING THIS HITCH, check for adequate turning clearance between the front of all of your trailers and the truck cab.

Warning

DO NOT invert the ball in the socket when carrying heavy loads on 2 wheel drive trucks. The ball may hit the top of the differential. Remove the ball from the socket before loading. A plug for the socket is available from B&W.

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

STEP ONE

Mark a 4” round hole on the topside of the truck bed oor. Center the hole between the wheel wells and place the center of the hole 49” from the tailgate end of the bed. Drill a small hole inside the area marked and cut out the circle using a saber saw with a metal cutting blade or use a 4” hole saw.

STEP TWO

Remove the heat shield located above the rear axle under the truck bed. The heat shield is attached with four sheet metal screws (7/32” hex head). Replace the front screw after removing the heat shield.

POWER STROKE DIESEL ONLY

Before installing the crossmembers and center section, loosen the tail pipe hanger bracket in front of the rear axle. Place a ratchet strap around the highest part of the tail pipe and the rear axle. Pull the tail pipe down by tightening the ratchet strap to achieve sufcient clearance for hitch parts. After installing parts, insert a 1/4” shim in the tail pipe bracket and tighten. Cut the safety chain U-bolts, on the exhaust pipe side, off to an inside length of 3 1/4”, and cut 1 1/2” off of the safety chain spring.

STEP THREE

Select the back crossmember (1) with the deepest notches at the ends. With the horizontal side up and the slotted side facing the front of the truck, position it across the top of the frame rails, between the bed and frame, by pushing it through the opening from the wheel well on the driver’s side. When the cross member is across the frame rails, move it to the rear, up on the higher section of the frame rails. Position it approximately 3” behind the hole in the truck bed oor, centered across the frame rails. This can be accomplished more easily by loosening the bed bolts in the frame rails behind the axle. After sliding the crossmember back 3” behind the hole in the truck bed oor, use a crescent wrench or channel locks on the slotted side of the crossmember to rotate it down on its long axis, placing the side without slots ush against the truck bed oor. Position the front crossmember (2) in the same manner, with the horizontal side up and the slotted side facing the rear of the truck. Locate the front crossmember approximately 3” in front of the hole in the truck bed oor. The two crossmembers should be approximately parallel, about 9” apart, equally spaced in front of and behind the hole in the truck bed oor.

STEP FOUR

With the latch pin arm on the driver’s side, raise the center section (3) into position between the crossmembers from beneath the truck. The round tube hitch receiver that protrudes from the center section must t through the round hole in the truck bed oor. Fasten the center section to the crossmembers using the six 1/2” X 1 1/2” bolts. Fit these bolts through the slots in the crossmembers using a at washer and lock washer on each.

STEP FIVE

From the driver’s side wheel well, locate and release the brake line and fuel line retaining clip from the frame rail. (The retaining clip is plastic, and snaps through a small hole in the frame from the inside. It is located near the large hole in the frame.)

STEP SIX

Square the assembled center section and crossmembers across the frame. Identify the left (4) and right (5) side plates: The spacers with the 1” holes t against the outside of the frame rails, with the narrow end of the side plate facing the rear of the truck. Fasten the sideplates to the crossmembers using 1/2” X 1 1/2” bolts, at washers on each side, and lock washer and but. Do not fully tighten at this time. If you loosened the bed bolts in Step three , re-tighten them now.

Trucks without overload springs (Model # 1100R & 1150R) Align the lower holes in each of the side plates with existing holes in the truck frame rails. Fasten both sideplates using 1” bolts in the large holes with the 1/2” thick spacers installed between the plate and frame. Fit the bolt with a at washer through the hole from inside the frame and secure with a lock washer and nut. Carefully check fuel and brake lines inside the frame rail and be certain the fasteners will not damage them. Fit a 1/2” X 1 1/2” bolt with a at washer from inside the frame through the frame hole nearest the back of the sideplate. Secure with a at washer, lock washer and nut. Do not fully tighten at this time. When the crossmembers, center section and sideplates are installed, torque all fasteners to 90-ft. lbs. in the following sequence. (Use caution not to damage the brake line or fuel line.) First, torque the crossmembers to the center section. Second, torque the crossmembers to the sideplates. Third, torque the sideplates to the frame rails.

Trucks with overload springs (Model #1110R) Align the 1” hole in each of the sideplates with the existing 1” hole in the frame rails. Fasten using a 1” bolt. Fit a 1” bolt with a at washer through the hole from inside the frame and secure with a lock washer and nut. Carefully check fuel and brake lines inside the frame and be certain the bolt or washer will not damage them. It is necessary to drill a 1/2” hole in the frame rails through the slot nearest the front of the sideplate. (Jacking up the back of the truck will raise the frame higher than the tire, making it easier to drill this hole.) Fasten with 1/2” X 1 1/2” bolts. Fit the bolt with a at washer from inside the frame and secure with a at washer, lock washer and nut. Do not fully tighten at this time.

NOTE: The sideplates for Model #1100R and Model #1150R can be modied to t trucks with overload springs. To modify these sideplates to t trucks with overload springs, cut 10” inches off the back of the sideplates. The back is the narrow end of the sideplates. Install modied sideplates by following the instructions in the paragraph above (model #1110R).

STEP SEVEN

When the crossmembers, center section and sideplates are installed, torque all fasteners to 90ft. lbs. in the following sequence. (Use caution not to damage the brake line or fuel line.) First, torque the crossmembers to the center section. Second, torque the crossmembers to the sideplates. Third, torque the sideplates to the frame rails.

STEP EIGHT

To install the safety chain brackets (6) it is necessary to drill four 1/2” holes through the truck bed oor. Drill the holes from beneath the truck, through the four holes farthest from the round hitch receiver tube in the center section. Drop a U-bolt through each pair of holes from the topside of the truck bed oor. Place a spring and lock nut on each of the four legs. Tighten the lock nuts until 1/4” of thread extends through the lock nut.