ShoreLand'r TA0056 User Manual

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TA0056 Swing Tongue Assembly - 3” Fishing Series 7’
TA0057 Swing Tongue Assembly - 3” Fishing Series 8’ 6”
TA0058 Swing Tongue Assembly - 3” Fishing Series 10’

Place the rubber grommet around the wire harness

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TA0056, TA0057 & TA0058
FISHING SERIES SWING TONGUE
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

The swing tongues for the fishing series come in three
different lengths that match the different tongue length
offerings for the original trailer. The standard tongue length
is replaced by the following swing tongue:

where it comes out of the hole in the top of the swing
portion of the tongue.

Swing the tongue open. Note that just inside the rear

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portion of the swing tongue tubing there is an adhesive
back wire retainer attached to the side wall of the tube.
Place the tongue wire harness into this wire retainer. It
will help keep the wire harness from getting pinched
when the swing tongue is opened and closed.

STANDARD TONGUE LENGTH SWING TONGUE REPLACEMENT

7’-0” TA0056

8’-6” TA0057

10’-0” TA0058

REMOVAL OF THE STANDARD TONGUE AND
REASSEMBLY OF IT’S COMPONENT PARTS

Remove the boat from the trailer.

1.

Remove the winch post assembly from the tongue.

2.

Remove the rubber grommet from around the tongue

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wire harness at the rear of the tongue. Unplug the wire
harness from the frame harness.

Loosen and remove the bolts attaching the standard

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tongue into the frame. There are two bolts to remove,
one bolt attaching the tongue to the frame cross mem­ber and one cross bolt through the tongue channel.

Slide the tongue forward out of the front of the trailer

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frame.

Remove the coupler from the standard tongue and re-

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mount it on the swing tongue using the same attaching
bolts and nuts just removed.

Remove the safety chains and reattach them in the same

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manner as they were installed on the standard tongue.

Remove the wire harness from the standard tongue by

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removing the rubber grommet in the hole in the top of
the tongue. Slip the rear plug through the hole in the rear
of the tongue and then carefully pull the wire harness
forward and out the top hole in the tongue.

Place the plug of the wire harness that mates the frame

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harness into the top hole in the swing portion of the
swing tongue.

Route the wire harness to the rear of the tongue and

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then out the wire hole in the rear of the tongue similar to
how it was routed on the standard tongue.

INSTALLATION OF THE SWING TONGUE
INTO THE FRAME

Place the rear portion of the swing tongue into the frame

1.
tongue channel and slide it backward until the end the
tongue is inside the front cross member.

Attach it to the cross member using the 3/8” x 4” carriage

2.
bolt used to attach in the standard tongue. Secure with
the 3/8” lock nut.

Align the cross hole in the swing tongue with the hole in

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the frame tongue channel. Secure with the 3/8” x 4” hex
bolt and lock nut used to secure the standard tongue.

Tighten the two bolts.

4.

Plug the tongue harness into the mating frame harness

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plug. Feed all the additional tongue wire harness re­moved to make the connection back into the inside of
the tongue. Re-insert the rubber grommet.

Position the boat on the trailer so it is properly sup-

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ported by the trailer. Attach the winch post assembly to
the swing tongue and slide it so the bow stop is directly
above the bow eye of the boat. The winch post should
not need to be readjusted because the swing tongue
should be at the exact location as the standard tongue
removed. Secure with the bolts used to attach it to the
standard tongue.

Check all fasteners loosened during the replacement.

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Assembly is complete.

CAUTION: Always make sure the swing tongue latch
pin is completely inserted into the swing tongue
assembly and is secured with the hairpin cotterkey.
Failure to do so may result in the swing tongue swing­ing open during towing. This could result in loss of
control and may cause property damage and/or
personal injury.

ITEM # ASSEMBLY PART # DESCRIPTION QTY

2 TA-0056 68869-- Swing Tongue Weldment (Rear) Fishing Series - 62.5” 1

2 TA-0057 68870-- Swing Tongue Weldment (Rear) Fishing Series - 80.5” 1

2 TA-0058 68871-- Swing Tongue Weldment (Rear) Fishing Series - 98.5” 1

Midwest Industries, Inc. Ida Grove, IA 51445 800.859.3028 www.shorelandr.com 0003542
10/07/05