24.Attach an angle stop bracket and a swivel bracket to the rear hole in the R.H. shield bracket using a 1/4" x 1" hex bolt, two 5/16" washers, a nylon washer and a 1/4" Nylock nut. Place the angle stop bracket on the inside and the swivel bracket on the outside. Tighten the locknut so that the swivel bracket can pivot freely. See figure 14. Repeat step on L.H. shield bracket.
25.Attach a swivel bracket to the front hole in the R.H. shield bracket using a 1/4" x 1" hex bolt, two 5/16" washers, a nylon washer and a 1/4" Nylock nut. Tighten the nut so that the swivel bracket can pivot freely. See figure 14. Repeat step on L.H. shield bracket.
26.Assemble the spreader shield to the front swivel brackets using two 1/4" x 3/4" carriage bolts, 5/16" washers and the two 1/4" plastic knobs. See figure 15.
27.Assemble the spreader shield to the rear swivel brackets using two 1/4" x 1" hex bolts, four 5/16" washers and two 1/4" Nylock nuts. Tighten the nuts so that the swivel bracket can still pivot freely. See figure 15.
5/16" WASHER
5/16" | 1/4" x 1" | |
WASHER | NYLON HEX BOLT | |
1/4" NYLOCK | WASHER | |
NYLON | ||
NUT | ||
| WASHER |
1/4" NYLOCK NUT
PLASTIC
KNOB
1/4" x 1"
HEX BOLT
ANGLE STOP | SHIELD |
BRACKET | BRACKET |
SWIVEL
BRACKET
FIGURE 14
1/4" x 3/4"
CARRIAGE BOLT
FIGURE 15
28.Place the hopper screen down into the hopper to help break up clumpy material and to prevent large clumps from reaching the bottom of the hopper and clogging the opening. See figure 16.
HOPPER SCREEN
FIGURE 16
29.Lubricate the spreader following the instructions in the maintenance section on page 11.
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