9.Assemble a spacer and a 1-5/8" flat washer onto the end of the axle that has the large hole. See figure 4.

10.Place the drive wheel onto the axle (air valve to outside) and secure with a 1/4" x 1-3/4" hex bolt and a 1/4" hex lock nut. See figure 4.

1/4" x 1-3/4"

1-5/8" DIA.

HEX BOLT

FLAT WASHER

DRIVE WHEEL

SPACER

 

AIR VALVE

1/4" HEX

 

LOCK NUT

FIGURE 4

11.Turn the spreader upright on its wheels.

12.Assemble the hitch bracket to the top of the hitch tube using two 3/8" x 1-1/4" hex bolts, 3/8" lock washers and 3/8" hex lock nuts. See figure 5.

13.Assemble the hitch pin through the hitch bracket and the hitch tube and secure with the hair cotter pin. See figure 5.

HITCH PIN

3/8" x 1-1/4"

HEX BOLT

3/8" LOCK

WASHER

3/8" HEX

LOCK NUT

HAIR COTTER PIN

FIGURE 5

14.Assemble the flow control link (end with small hole) to the flow control arm using a 1/4" x 3/4" hex bolt, a nylon washer and a 1/4" hex lock nut as shown in figure 6. Tighten carefully. The flow control link should not be loose but should pivot with no more than slight resis- tance.

FLOW CONTROL

 

LINK

FLOW

 

CONTROL

 

ARM

1/4" x 3/4"

 

HEX BOLT

 

 

1/4" HEX

 

LOCK NUT

SMALLEST

HOLE

NYLON

WASHER

FIGURE 6

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