SWEEPERS WITH TWO HITCH TUBES

Skip to page 6 for sweepers with single hitch tubes.

•Assemble a conduit clamp onto each end of the sweeper height adjustment tube so that the straight part of the clamp is on top of the tube.

•Remove the hitch brackets from the sweeper's hitch tubes. Slide the transport hook onto the L.H. hitch tube as shown in figure 3.

•Reassemble the hitch brackets and bolts to the hitch tubes. Refer to your sweeper owner's manual.

TRANSPORT

HOOK

HEIGHT ADJ.

CONDUIT

TUBE

CLAMP

FIGURE 3

•Connect the sweeper to the tractor. Set the sweeper height adjustment handle to about the middle of it's adjustment range.

•Place the dethatcher in front of the sweeper housing, underneath the hitch tubes.

•Connect the dethatcher to the conduit clamps using two 5/16" x 1-3/8" clevis pins, 5/16" washers and 3/32" hair cotter pins. See figure 4.

HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT

MIDDLE SETTING

5/16" x 1-3/8"

CLEVIS PIN

5/16" WASHER

3/32" HAIR COTTER PIN

FIGURE 4

If you have a 30" sweeper, skip to figure 6.

•Make sure the sweeper height adjustment handle is still set to about the middle of it's adjustment range.

•Center the dethatcher with the sweeper.

•Assemble the keeper brackets (bend to the inside) to the sweeper's hitch tube, outside of the conduit clamps. Use a u-bolt and two 1/4" nylock nuts per bracket. Position the keeper brackets against the sides of the conduit clamps, approximately perpendicular to the ground. Tighten the nuts without bending the keeper brackets. See figure 5.

KEEPER BRACKET

U-BOLT

1/4" NYLOCK NUT

FIGURE 5

•Lift the front of the dethatcher and secure it in transport position using the transport hook. See figure 6.

•To keep the transport hook from sliding back along the hitch tube, you can fasten the supplied nylon tie around the hitch tube behind the transport hook. See figure 6.

NYLON TIE

TRANSPORT HOOK

FIGURE 6

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