STEP 2 - ASSEMBLE HITCH TUBES
•The hitch tubes are stamped with a "77 L" for the left tube and a "76 R " for the right tube. The sweeper housing is marked with and " L" on the left with side and an " R " on the right side. See fi gure 1.
•Hold the left hitch tube against the left side of the sweeper so that the "77 L" on the tube faces away from the sweeper. Attach the hitch tube using two hex bolts
(C)and nylock nuts (E). Repeat for the right hitch tube, but with the "76 R " facing in toward the right side of the sweeper. Do not tighten yet. See fi gure 1.
STEP 3 - REMOVE PLASTIC TIE
•Remove the plastic tie that fastens the height adjustment tube to the front of the sweeper housing. See fi gure 1.
NYLOCK NUT (E) | HEX BOLT (C) |
HOUSING |
|
MARKED “L” |
|
PLASTIC TIE
TUBE
MARKED
“77L”
HITCH TUBE (L.H.)
FIGURE 1
STEP 4 - ASSEMBLE HEIGHT ADJ. STRAP
•Place the spacer bushing (I) into the hole in the height adjustment strap. Place the strap and bushing between the hitch tubes, aligning them with the rear hole. Fasten the hitch tubes together, with the strap and bushing between them, using two hex bolts (A) and nylock nuts (E). Do not tighten yet. See fi gure 2.
HEX BOLT (A)
HEIGHT
ADJUSTMENT
STRAP
SPACER
BUSHING (I)
NYLOCK NUT (E)
FIGURE 2
STEP 5 - MEASURE TRACTOR HITCH
•Use the mark beside this paragraph to measure the
height of the tractor hitch. The mark is 10" from the | 10" |
bottom of the page. If the tractor hitch is less than 10" above the ground, go to STEP 6a . If the tractor hitch is 10" or more above the ground, go to STEP 6b
STEP 6a - ASSEMBLE HITCH BRACKETS
•If the tractor hitch is less than 10" above the ground, place the bent hitch bracket underneath the hitch tubes and place the hitch bracket assembly on top of the hitch tubes. Insert two hex bolts (B) through the brackets, with the rear hex bolt between the cross bolts in the hitch tubes. Secure the hex bolts (B) with two nylock nuts (E). See fi gure 3. Do not tighten yet.
•Assemble the two spacers (J) onto the hitch pin and secure the pin with the hairpin cotter (K). See fi gure 3.
HEX BOLTS (B)
HITCH BRACKET
ASSEMBLY
SPACERS (J) |
| |
BENT HITCH | NYLOCK NUTS (E) | |
BRACKET | ||
| ||
| HAIRPIN COTTER (K) |
FIGURE 3
STEP 6b - ASSEMBLE HITCH BRACKETS
•If the tractor hitch is 10" or more above the ground, place the bent hitch bracket on top of the hitch tubes and place the hitch bracket assembly underneath the hitch tubes. Insert two hex bolts (B) through the brackets, with the rear hex bolt between the cross bolts in the hitch tubes. Secure the hex bolts (B) with two nylock nuts (E). See fi gure 4. Do not tighten yet.
•Assemble the two spacers (J) onto the hitch pin and secure the pin with the hairpin cotter (K). See fi gure 4.
HEX BOLTS (B)
HAIRPIN
COTTER (K) 
BENT HITCH 
BRACKET
SPACERS (J)
HITCH BRACKET
ASSEMBLY 
NYLOCK NUTS (E)
FIGURE 4
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