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 (R). See fi gure 7.

NOTE: Either side of the rear hopper tube can face up.

REAR

HOPPER

TUBE

PLASTIC PLUG (R)

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.

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 (R). See fi gure 8.

Insert a clevis pin (O) from the outside into each lower hopper tube and secure it with a hair cotter pin (M). See fi gure 8.

NOTE: Either side of the rear hopper tube can face up.

REAR

PLASTIC

HOPPER

PLUG (R)

TUBE

CLEVIS PIN (O)

 

 

HAIR COTTER

 

PIN (M)

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

(N)inserted from the inside, and two hair cotter pins

(M).See fi gure 10.

UPPER HOPPER

TUBE

HAIR COTTER

PIN (M)

LOWER HOPPER TUBE

CLEVIS PIN (N)

HOPPER BAG

BOTTOM

FIGURE 10

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