•Turn the spreader upside down as shown in figure 1.

•Remove the lock nut from the middle bolt in the crossover tube and shaft support plate. Leave the bolt in place. See figure 1.

•Assemble the hitch tube onto the middle bolt and secure it with the same lock nut you removed. DO NOT TIGHTEN YET. See figure 1.

IMPORTANT: The hitch tube must attach to the side of the crossover tube opposite the shaft support plate.

SHAFT

SUPPORT

PLATE

CROSSOVER

MIDDLE BOLT

TUBE

HITCH

 

TUBE

 

 

MIDDLE

 

LOCK NUT

FIGURE 1

•Assemble two hitch braces per side to the inside of the hopper frame using a 1/4" x 1-3/4" hex bolt and 1/4" hex lock nut on each side. DO NOT TIGHTEN YET. See figure 2.

•Assemble the OUTER hitch braces to the hitch tube using a 1/4" x 1-3/4" hex bolt and a 1/4" nylock hex nut. DO NOT TIGHTEN YET. Do not assemble the inner hitch braces at this time. See figure 2.

HITCH TUBE

1/4" x 1-3/4"

1/4" NYLOCK

HEX BOLT

HEX NUT

HITCH BRACE

OUTER HITCH BRACE

OUTER

FIGURE 2

•Assemble a spacer, a 3/4" flat washer, a wheel (air valve facing out) and another 3/4" flat washer onto the end of the axle that has only the small hole. See figure 3.

•Install a 1/8" x 1-1/2" cotter pin into hole in the axle. See figure 3.

SMALL HOLEAIR VALVE1/8" x 1-1/2"COTTER PINSPACER3/4" DIA.FLAT WASHER

FIGURE 3

•Assemble a spacer, a 3/4" flat washer, a wheel (air valve facing out) and another 3/4" flat washer onto the end of the axle that has both the large and small holes. See figure 4.

•Install a 1/8" x 3/4" cotter pin into the small hole in the end of the axle. See figure 4.

•Open the bail on the drive pin and install it through the wheel and the large hole in the axle. Close the bail to lock the pin in place. See figure 4.

DRIVE PIN

1/8" x 1-1/2"

COTTER PIN

AIR VALVE

SPACER

 

3/4" DIA.

FLAT WASHER

FIGURE 4

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