ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS

TOOLS REQUIRED FOR ASSEMBLY

(1)Pliers

(2)7/16" Wrenches

(2)1/2" Wrenches

(2)9/16" Wrenches

REMOVAL OF PARTS FROM CARTON

Remove all parts and hardware packages from the carton. Lay out all parts and hardware and identify using the illustrations on pages 2 and 3.

1. Turn the spreader upside down as shown in figure 1.

MIDDLE BOLT

HITCH

TUBE

1/4" x 1-3/4"

HEX BOLT

SHAFT

SUPPORT

PLATE

CROSSOVER

TUBE

MIDDLE

LOCK NUT

1/4" HEX LOCK NUT

HITCH BRACE

HITCH BRACE

FIGURE 2

FIGURE 1

2.Assemble the two hitch braces to the inside of the hopper frame, one on each side, using two 1/4" x 1- 3/4" hex bolts and two 1/4" hex lock nuts. DO NOT TIGHTEN YET. See figure 2.

3.Remove the lock nut from the middle bolt in the crossover tube and shaft support plate. Leave the bolt in place. See figure 2.

4.Assemble the short end of the hitch tube onto the middle bolt and secure it with the same lock nut you removed. DO NOT TIGHTEN YET. See figure 2.

IMPORTANT: The hitch tube must attach to the side of the crossover tube opposite the shaft support plate.

5.Assemble the two hitch braces to the hitch tube using a 1/4" x 1-3/4" hex bolt and a 1/4" hex lock nut. DO NOT TIGHTEN YET. See figure 2.

6.Tighten the nuts and bolts fastening the hitch braces to the hopper frame and the hitch tube, then tighten the middle lock nut fastening the hitch tube to the cross- over tube. DO NOT COLLAPSE TUBES WHEN TIGHT-

ENING.

7.Assemble a spacer and a 1-5/8" flat washer onto the end of the axle that has the small hole. See figure 3.

8.Place a wheel (air valve facing out) and then one or two 1-5/8" flat washers onto the axle. Install the 1/8" x 1-1/2" cotter pin into the axle. The wheel must spin freely. See figure 3.

SPACER

SMALL HOLE

1-5/8" DIA.

FLAT WASHER

1/8" x 1-1/2"

COTTER PIN

1-5/8" DIA.

FLAT WASHER

AIR VALVE

FIGURE 3

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