Abstract: A device operable to position a trailer for attachment to or removal from a hitch ball on a towing vehicle is disclosed. The device is operable to lift a trailer tongue above a hitch ball, without hitting the trailer tongue on the hitch ball, and reposition the trailer tongue so that it may be lowered directly onto the hitch ball. The device is also operable to lift a trailer tongue of a trailer to detach it from a hitch ball and to reposition the trailer tongue so that it may be lowered to the ground without hitting the trailer tongue on the hitch ball. The device includes a cable spool and a cable and a boom supported for movement between a first, hitch clearing position and a second, trailer connecting or disconnecting position.