Attaching the Hitch After The Initial Set-Up
1. Inspect the seat post on the lead bike for dents, cracks, scrapes and
deep scratches replace the seat post if any of these conditions exist.
2. Open the seat post clamp by flipping the quick release lever away
from the center of the hitch you may need to loosen the quick release
adjusting nut several turns to remove the lever assembly from the slot.
3. Position the hitch around the seat post. See Fig. 4
4. Re-attach the quick release lever in the slot
and tighten the nut about half the way down
the threaded lever assembly bolt and close the
quick release lever by flipping the lever 180
degrees towards the center. If the lever will
not completely close then loosen the nut and
try again. If the lever closes but the hitch
rotates around the seat post then tighten the
nut and try again. See Fig. 6
WARNING!
Attaching this trailer to a lead bike with a seat
post with dents, cracks, scrapes and deep
scratches or to a seat post with a wall thickness
less than 1/8", can result in the seat post break-
ing, causing the trailer to separate from the bike
and may cause loss of control of the trailer and
bike and may result in severe personal injury or
death to the rider and /or passenger.
WARNING!
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Fig. 6
WARNING!
Using the trailer with a bent, dented or scratched
tow arm may result in the tow arm breaking, caus-
ing the trailer to separate from the bike and may
cause loss of control of the trailer and bike and
may result in serious personal injury or death to
the rider and/or passenger.
WARNING!