Slide the two upper hopper tubes together and line up the center holes as shown in fi gure 10.

UPPER HOPPER TUBES

FIGURE 10

Fasten the upper hopper tubes together by inserting a plastic plug into the center holes. See fi gure 11.

PLASTIC PLUG

FIGURE 11

Turn the rear hopper tube so that the brace holes in the middle of the tube face up . Assemble the ends of the rear hopper tube onto the ends of the lower hopper side tubes. Fasten together using plastic plugs. See fi gure 12.

REAR HOPPER TUBE (brace holes on top)

PLASTIC PLUG

LOWER

HOPPER

SIDE TUBE

Place the assembled lower hopper tubes into the bottom of the hopper bag as shown in fi gure 13.

Attach the ends of the lower hopper tubes to the inside of the upper hopper tubes using two 3/8" x 1/2" clevis pins inserted from the inside, and two 3/32" hair cotter pins. See fi gure 13.

UPPER

HOPPER

TUBE

3/32" HAIR COTTER PIN

LOWER HOPPER TUBE

3/8" x 1/2"

CLEVIS PIN

HOPPER BAG

BOTTOM

FIGURE 13

Insert the bag frame strap into the stitched sleeve along the front edge of the bag bottom. See fi gure 14.

Assemble the bag frame strap to the holes in the lower hopper tubes using two 1/4" x 1-1/8" clevis pins and 3/32" hair cotter pins. See fi gure 14.

BAG FRAME STRAP

3/32" HAIR

COTTER PIN

1/4" x 1-1/8"

CLEVIS PIN

FIGURE 12

FIGURE 14

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