ASSEMBLY OF HOPPER BAG
STEP 10 - ASSEMBLE UPPER TUBES
•Fit the ends of the two upper hopper tubes into the ends of a rear hopper tube. Align the holes in the ends of the tubes and insert plastic plugs (Q). See fi gure 7.
NOTE: Either side of the tubes can face up.
REAR
HOPPER
TUBE
PLASTIC PLUG (Q)
UPPER
HOPPER 
TUBE
FIGURE 7
STEP 12 - ASSEMBLE TUBES TO BAG
•Unfold the hopper bag, reverse the fold of the mesh wind screen and then lay the bag out fl at with the wind screen on top and the Craftsman logo facing down.
•Insert the ends of the assembled upper hopper tubes down through the stitched sleeves in the sides of the hopper bag and then slide the tubes back underneath the wind screen. See fi gure 9.
STITCHED SLEEVE
UPPER
HOPPER
TUBE
HOPPER
BAG
BOTTOM
FIGURE 9
STEP 11 - ASSEMBLE LOWER TUBES
•Fit the ends of the two lower hopper tubes into the ends of a rear hopper tube. Align the holes in the ends of the tubes and insert plastic plugs (Q). See fi gure 8.
NOTE: Either side of the rear hopper tube can face up.
REAR
HOPPER
TUBE
PLASTIC PLUG (Q)
LOWER
HOPPER 
TUBE
FIGURE 8
•Place the assembled lower hopper tubes into the bottom of the hopper bag and then slide the tubes to the back of the bag. See fi gure 10
•Attach the ends of the lower hopper tubes to the inside of the upper hopper tubes using two clevis pins
(M)inserted from the inside, and two hair cotter pins
(L).See fi gure 10.
UPPER HOPPER
TUBE
HAIR COTTER
PIN (L)
LOWER HOPPER TUBE
CLEVIS PIN (M)
HOPPER BAG
BOTTOM
FIGURE 10
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