ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS

TOOLS REQUIRED FOR ASSEMBLY

(1)Pliers

(2)7/16" Open or Box End Wrenches

(2)1/2" Open or Box End Wrenches

(1)Small Hammer

1.Remove the spreader, loose parts and hardware package from the carton. Lay out all parts and hardware and identify using the illustrations on pages 2 and 3.

2.Turn the spreader upside down as shown in figure 1, so that it rests on the hopper.

3.Remove the 1/4" hex bolt, flat washer and hex lock nut from the center of the crossover tube and shaft support plate. See figure 1.

6.Align the holes in the ends of the two hitch braces with the nearest hole in the hitch tube. Fasten with a 1/4" x 1-1/2" hex bolt and a 1/4" hex lock nut. See figure 2. Do not tighten at this time.

1/4" HEX

SHAFT SUPPORT

PLATE

LOCK NUT

CROSSOVER

1/4" FLAT

TUBE

WASHER

 

HITCH

 

TUBE

 

 

1/4" x 1-1/2"

 

HEX BOLT

1/4" x 1-1/2"

HEX BOLT

1/4" HEX

LOCK NUT

 

HOPPER

HITCH BRACES

FRAME

FIGURE 2

7.Tighten all hex nuts and bolts, following the same sequence as assembled in steps 4, 5 and 6. Do not collapse tube when tightening.

8.Assemble a spacer and then a 1/2" flat washer onto each end of the axle. See figure 3.

 

AXLE

FIGURE 1

 

 

SPACER

4. Assemble the two hitch braces to the inside of the

 

hopper frame, one on each side, using two 1/4" x

 

1-1/2" hex bolts and two 1/4" hex lock nuts. See

 

figure 2. Do not tighten at this time.

 

5. Assemble short end of hitch tube to the crossover

 

tube (on opposite side from shaft support plate).

 

Fasten to the center hole in the crossover tube

1/2" DIA.

using the 1/4" x 1-1/2" hex bolt, the 1/4" flat

FLAT WASHER

washer and the 1/4" hex lock nut removed in step

 

3. See figures 1 and 2. Do not tighten at this

FIGURE 3

time.

 

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