ASSEMBLY OF HOPPER BAG

STEP 14 - ASSEMBLE 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 secure them in place using two curved head bolts (G) and nylock nuts (H). See figure 11.

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 secure them in place using two curved head bolts (G) and nylock nuts (H). See figure 11.

Insert a clevis pin (O) from the outside into each lower hopper tube and secure it with a hair cotter pin (S). See figure 11.

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

REAR

HOPPER

TUBE

 

CURVED HEAD

 

BOLT (G)

NYLOCK

UPPER

NUT (H)

HOPPER

 

 

TUBE

NYLOCK

REARNUT (H)

HOPPER

TUBE

CLEVIS PIN (O)

CURVED HEAD

BOLT (G)

LOWER

HAIR COTTER PIN (S)

 

HOPPER TUBE

 

FIGURE 11

STEP 15 - ASSEMBLE TUBES TO BAG

Unfold the hopper bag, reverse the fold of the mesh wind screen and then lay the bag out flat 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 figure 12.

STITCHED SLEEVE

UPPER

HOPPER

TUBE

HOPPER

BAG

BOTTOM

FIGURE 12

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 figure 13.

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

(S).See figure 13.

UPPER HOPPER

TUBE

HAIR COTTER

PIN (S)

LOWER HOPPER TUBE

CLEVIS PIN (N)

HOPPER BAG

BOTTOM

FIGURE 13

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