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

Removeallpartsandhardwarepackagesfromthecarton.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.

FIGURE 1

2.Assemble the two hitch braces to the inside of the hopper frame using a 1/4" x 1-3/4" hex bolt (B) and 1/4" hex nut (F) on each side. DO NOTTIGHTENYET.

See figure 2.

3.Remove the hex lock nut from the middle bolt in the crossover tube and shaft support plate. Do not remove the bolt. See figure 2.

4.Assemble the hitch tube onto the middle bolt and secure it with the same hex 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.Turn the four hitch braces until they will fit together and then stack them in pairs.Assemble a pair of hitch braces on each side of the hitch tube using a 1/4" x 1-3/4" (B) hex bolt and a 1/4" hex lock nut (F). DO NOTTIGHTEN YET. See figure 2.

STACK HITCH BRACES IN PAIRS

SHAFT

SUPPORT

PLATE

CROSSOVER

MIDDLE BOLT

TUBE

HITCH

 

TUBE

 

 

MIDDLE

 

HEX LOCK

 

NUT

(B) 1/4" x 1-3/4"

(F) 1/4" HEX

HEX BOLT

LOCK NUT

HITCH BRACES (2) HITCH BRACES (2)

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 crossover tube. DO NOT COLLAPSE TUBES WHEN

TIGHTENING.

7.Assemble a spacer (P), a 3/4" flat washer (K), a wheel (air valve facing out) and another 3/4" flat washer (K) onto the end of the axle that has only the small hole.

See figure 3.

8.Install a 1/8" x 1-1/2" cotter pin (M) into the hole in the axle. See figure 3.

SMALL HOLE

AIR VALVE

(M) 1/8" x 1-1/2"

COTTER PIN

(P) SPACER

(K) 3/4”

FLAT WASHER

FIGURE 3