TOOLS REQUIRED FOR ASSEMBLY
(1)Pliers
(2)7/16" Open or Box End Wrenches
(2)1/2" Open or Box End Wrenches
(1)Small Hammer
1.Removethespreader,loosepartsandhardwarepackage from the carton. Lay out all parts and hardware and identify using the illustrations on pages 2 and 3.
2.Turn the spreader upside down as shown in figure 1, so that it rests on the hopper.
FIGURE 1
3.Remove the lock nut from the middle bolt in the crossover tube and shaft support plate. Leave the bolt in place.
See figure 2.
4.Assemble the short end of the hitch tube onto the middle bolt and secure it with the same lock nut you removed. Do not tighten at this time. See figure 2.
IMPORTANT: The hitch tube must attach to the side of the crossover tube opposite the shaft support plate.
5.Assemble the two hitch braces to the inside of the hopper frame, one on each side, using two 1/4" x
6.Assemble the two hitch braces to the hitch tube using a
1/4" x
2. Do not tighten at this time.
SHAFT
SUPPORT
PLATE | CROSSOVER |
MIDDLE BOLT | TUBE |
HITCH |
|
TUBE |
|
|
| MIDDLE |
|
| LOCK NUT |
1/4" x | 1/4" NYLOCK |
|
HEX BOLT | NUT |
|
| HITCH BRACE | HITCH BRACE |
FIGURE 2
7.Tighten all hex nuts and bolts, following the same sequence as assembled in steps 4, 5 and 6. Do not collapse tube when tightening.
8.Assemble a spacer and then a 1/2" flat washer onto each end of the axle. See figure 3.
AXLE
SPACER
1/2" DIA.
FLAT WASHER
FIGURE 3
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