Blue Ox BedSaver BXR4102 User manual

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Industrial Park • Pender, Nebraska 68047 • Phone [phone] • Fax [phone] •
www.blueox.com
Operator and Installation Manual
BXR4102
Reese/Drawtite 18K, 20K, 22K
Unless otherwise specied, the bedsaver will
NOT work with aftermarket pin boxes. See t list.
TO BE VALID, THE WARRANTY CARD MUST BE COMPLETED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY AN
AUTHORIZED
DISTRIBUTOR OR DEALER AND SENT TO AUTOMATIC EQUIPMENT MFG. CO., PENDER,
NEBRASKA OR REGISTERED ONLINE AT www.blueox.us.
FAILURE TO DO SO WILL VOID THE WARRANTY.
BedSaverTM Serial No.
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Safety Information
Safety Information
1) Blue OxTM strongly recommends dealer installation and/or by a certied technician.
2) DO NOT ATTEMPT TO INSTALL THIS PRODUCT WITHOUT FIRST READING THESE INSTRUCTIONS.
3) WARNING! FAILURE TO INSTALL THIS PRODUCT PROPERLY CAN RESULT IN DAMAGE TO YOUR
FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER, TOW VEHICLE, FIFTH WHEEL HITCH AND/OR CAUSE BODILY INJURY.
4) This product is not designed or intended for use with fth wheel trailers having a pin weight of 4000 pounds
or more.
5) Your BedSaverTM should be inspected for damage after each incident. Note: An incident is dened as any
time BedSaverTM catches your trailer.
If the bedsaver is in a incident, it must be replaced. DO NOT use it again! An incident can
cause unseen damage and using it again could result in more damage or serious injury. DO
NOT use the bedsaver if it is damaged or missing parts.
Special Messages
“NOTE” provides enhancement information pertinent to the specic step of the procedure being
undertaken.
“CAUTION” indicates a potential hazard exists that could result in damage to the tow vehicle, fth
wheel trailer or the fth wheel hitch.
“WARNING” indicates a potential hazard exists that could result in personal injury, or death
Assumptions
It is assumed that you have the Reese or DrawTite 18K, 20K or 22K hitch installed properly.
If not, have your hitch installed by a certied technician.
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SPECIAL DANGER MESSAGE
The act of uncoupling your fth wheel trailer from your tow vehicle is, singularly, the most dangerous act to
be performed when RVing. Many accidents have occurred where broken bones, severed limbs and even
death by crushing have resulted from inadvertently dropping the fth wheel trailer when a person has placed
part of his/her body between the tow vehicle and the frame of the fth wheel trailer. All of these accidents are
completely avoidable by following a few simple rules, even without installing BedSaverTM on your hitch.
· Chock your trailer wheels.
· Extend your front jacks until you see no weight is on the hitch.
· NEVER place any part of your body between the trailer frame and tow vehicle or hitch.
· NEVER allow any helper or observer to place any body part between the trailer frame and tow
vehicle or hitch.
BedSaverTM prevents damage to your tow vehicle when an inadvertent release happens. BedSaverTM may
NOT prevent injury to someone violating the simple rules above.
For everyone’s good, and for a safe and happy RVing experience, follow the above rules and NEVER
COMPROMISE them.

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Tools Required
3/4" Socket 3/8" Drive Rachet
3/4" Comb. Wrench Torque Wrench
NOTE: The illustration in the preceding instructions shows a Reese Hitch that is not necessarily of
the exact model in these instructions. This procedure remains the same for your Drawtite hitch. For
this procedure, consider the Reese and DrawTite hitches to be the same. Any differences will be
Parts List
Ref. No. Qty. Part # Description
1 1 61-6111 WLDM'T, BEDSAVER X-TUBE, 25 1/2
2 1 101-6759 PLATE, BEDSAVER SIDEPLATE, LEFT, BXR4102
3 1 101-6760 PLATE, BEDSAVER SIDEPLATE, RIGHT, BXR4102
4 8 202-0094 1/2-13 HEX NYL. INS. LOCK NUT, ZP
5 4 201-0011 1/2-13 X 1 1/4 HEX BOLT, GRADE 5, ZP
6 4 201-0068 1/2-13 X 1 3/4 HEX BOLT, GRADE 5, ZP

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Figure 2 – Removing Hitch Head Left Pin
Requirements for placement of BedSaverTM Side Plates
The BedSaverTM Side Plates are mounted with the bottom mounting holes aligned with the Hitch Side Frame bottom
mounting holes. The BedSaverTM Side Plates are mounted with the beveled corners located on the bottom and toward the
rear of the tow vehicle.
Note: You will nd a label on each Side Plate. The labels should be placed to the outside of the hitch.
Step 1
At each end of the hitch, remove the hairpins securing the clinch pins (which keep the hitch head captive
on the hitch frame). Refer to Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4 below for details.
Installation
Figure 1 – Removing Hitch Head Left Hairpin
Figure 3 – Removing Hitch Head Right Hairpin Figure 4 – Removing Hitch Head Right
Pin
Step 2
Carefully lift the hitch off of the hitch frame and place nearby.
WARNING: The hitch head is very heavy and can cause serious injury if not lifted
properly. To avoid personal injury, have a helper assist with this lift, and the
subsequent reinstallation.

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Installation Cont.
Hitch Frame Vertical Support Mounting Bolt Replacement
To facilitate mounting of the BedSaverTM Side Plates, it is necessary to replace the vertical support mounting bolts
with slightly longer mounting bolts. In performing this operation, you will need to drive out the existing bolts and install
new, longer and harder (Grade 8) bolts from the inside of the hitch frame. You will be discarding the original bolts, while
retaining the original lockwashers and nuts for reuse with the new bolts.
Step 3
Using a 3/4” wrench, reach inside the hitch frame box and loosen the four vertical support mounting nuts, two on each
side. Do not remove the nuts. Unscrew the nuts until they are ush with the end of the bolts. NOTE: Each bolt will be
replaced one at a time to ensure the vertical supports remain in their original positions. These bolts are special
with serrated shanks, which hold them captive in the hitch frame. They must be driven out. Continue to Step 4.
Step 4
Using a ball peen hammer, tap on the end of a protruding bolt with the nut aligned at the end, only one at a time, with
increasing force until the bolt pops loose in the hole. Unscrew the nut from the bolt, Page 5 of 7 remove the lock washer.
Remove and discard the bolt, nut and lock washer. Refer to Figure 5 below for details in removing the original bolts.
Figure 5 – Removing Original Bolts Figure 6 – Installing Replacement Bolts
With Side Plate
Step 5
Using a 1/2-13 X 1 3/4” Grade 8 bolt supplied with the kit, insert it from the inside out through the hole just vacated by the
bolt removed in Step 4. The shank of the bolt should now be to the outside of the hitch frame. Repeat Step 4 above
three more times to replace the remaining three vertical support bolts.
NOTE: The shanks (threaded ends) of all four bolts should now be outside the hitch and ready to receive
the BedSaverTM Side Plates. See Figure 6 above for details.
Step 6
Place the Side Plate onto the two protruding bolts installed in Step 5 above and start two Nylok nuts
(supplied in the kit) to keep the Side Plate captive while the remaining parts are installed. Do not tighten
the nuts.
Step 7
Place the Right Side Plate on the two right hand bolts protruding from the hitch frame and secure
loosely with two Nylok nuts supplied in the kit. Do not tighten the nuts.

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Cross tube Installation
Step 8
Refer to Figure 9, below for details. Using the remaining four bolts and nuts supplied with the kit, attach the Crosstube to
the left and right Side Plates. Insert the bolts with the heads on the outside and nger tighten the nuts.
Figure 7 – Crosstube Attachment, Left Figure 8 – Complete Installation, Top
Figure 9 – Complete Installation, Rear Figure 10 – Complete Installation
Step 9
Inspect the Side Plates and Crosstube for proper placement. When satised that it appears correct,
tighten the four nuts securing the Side Plates to the hitch frame, then tighten the four nuts and bolts
attaching the Crosstube to the Side Plates. Torque all nuts to 65 foot pounds. NOTE: When tightening the
Side Plates to the hitch frame sides, it may be necessary to lift the Side Plate for proper alignment and
leveling.
Step 10
Carefully lift the hitch head and place it back into position on top of the vertical supports. Reinsert the
clinch pins (see Figures 3 and 4 above). Reinsert the hairpins to secure the clinch pins (see Figures 1).
Step 11
Again inspect the installation and compare against Figures 8-10. Your BedSaverTM installation
should look very similar to these gures.