Tighten Bolts, Attach Handle, Attach Knob

STEP 6a - ASSEMBLE HITCH BRACKETS

•If the tractor hitch is less than 10" above the ground, place the bent hitch bracket underneath the hitch tubes and place the hitch bracket assembly on top of the hitch tubes. Insert two hex bolts (B) through the brackets, with the rear hex bolt between the cross bolts in the hitch tubes. Secure the hex bolts (B) with two nylock nuts (F). See ﬁ gure 3. Do not tighten yet.

•Assemble the two spacers (J) onto the hitch pin and secure the pin with the hairpin cotter (L). See ﬁ gure 3.

HEX BOLTS (B)

HITCH BRACKET

ASSEMBLY

	SPACERS (J)
	BENT HITCH	NYLOCK NUTS (F)
	BRACKET	NYLOCK NUTS (F)
	BRACKET
		HAIRPIN COTTER (L)

FIGURE 3

STEP 6b - ASSEMBLE HITCH BRACKETS

•If the tractor hitch is 10" or more above the ground, place the bent hitch bracket on top of the hitch tubes and place the hitch bracket assembly underneath the hitch tubes. Insert two hex bolts (B) through the brackets, with the rear hex bolt between the cross bolts in the hitch tubes. Secure the hex bolts (B) with two nylock nuts (F). See ﬁ gure 4. Do not tighten yet.

•Assemble the two spacers (J) onto the hitch pin and secure the pin with the hairpin cotter (L). See ﬁ gure 4.

HEX BOLTS (B)

HAIRPIN

COTTER (L)

BENT HITCH

BRACKET

SPACERS (J)

HITCH BRACKET

ASSEMBLY

NYLOCK NUTS (F)

FIGURE 4

STEP 7 - TIGHTEN BOLTS

•Tighten the four bolts in ﬁ gure 1 that fasten the hitch tubes to the sweeper housing. Next, tighten the two bolts in ﬁ gure 2 that fasten the ends of the hitch tubes together. Finally, tighten the two bolts in ﬁ gure 3 or 4 that fasten the hitch brackets to the hitch tubes.

STEP 8 - ATTACH HANDLE

•Assemble the height adjustment handle to the height adjustment tube on the front of the sweeper housing. Use the curved head bolts, bowed washers, lock washers and hex nuts which come pre-assembled to the tube. Position the height adjustment handle side to side so that the height adjustment strap will align up against the outside of the handle and then tighten the nuts. See ﬁ gure 5.

•Assemble the grip (T) onto the end of the height adjustment handle as shown in ﬁ gure 5.

	GRIP (T)	HEIGHT
	HEX NUT	ADJUSTMENT
	HEX NUT	HANDLE
		HANDLE
	LOCK
	WASHER
	BOWED
	WASHER
	CURVED
	HEAD BOLT

HEIGHT	HEIGHT
ADJUSTMENT	ADJUSTMENT
TUBE	STRAP

FIGURE 5

STEP 9 - ATTACH KNOB

•Place the tooth-lock washer (I) between the height adjustment handle and the height adjustment strap. Insert the carriage bolt (D) through the handle, the tooth-lock washer and the strap. Assemble the ﬂ at washer (H) and the plastic knob (U) onto the end of the bolt and tighten. See ﬁ gure 6.

HEIGHT
ADJUSTMENT	CARRIAGE BOLT (D)
HANDLE	CARRIAGE BOLT (D)

TOOTH LOCK

WASHER (I)

HEIGHT

ADJUSTMENT

STRAP

KNOB (U)

FLAT WASHER (H)

FIGURE 6