13.Flip the cart over so that it rests on its wheels.

14.Assemble the front tongue on top of the rear tongue using three 3/8" x 3" hex bolts and 3/8" nylock nuts.

See figure 8.

HINT: For easier assembly, support the rear tongue with a block of wood.

 

3/8" x 3"

 

HEX BOLT

 

TONGUE

 

(FRONT)

3/8" NYLOCK NUT

BLOCK

 

FIGURE 8

15.Assemble the hitch bracket to the front tongue us- ing two 3/8" x 1-1/4" hex bolts and 3/8" nylock nuts.

Tighten. See figure 9.

16.Secure the hitch pin to the hitch bracket and tongue with the hair cotter pin. See figure 9.

HITCH BRACKET

HITCH

 

 

PIN

3/8" x 1-1/4"

HEX BOLT

HAIR

COTTER

PIN

3/8" HEX

TONGUE

LOCK NUT

FIGURE 9

ASSEMBLING VAC PARTS

17.Release the latch lock lever and tilt the cart bed back.

See figure 10.

18.Assemble the front panel to the cart bed, sliding the bottom lip of the panel in between the cart bed and the latch stand bracket. Fasten the panel to the bottom and sides of the cart bed using six 1/4" x 5/8" hex bolts and 1/4" nylock nuts. Tighten. See figure 10.

19.Tighten the two bolts that you assembled to the latch stand bracket in figure 5.

FRONT

 

PANEL

1/4" NYLOCK NUT

 

1/4" x 5/8"

 

HEX BOLT

1/4" x 5/8"

 

HEX BOLT

 

1/4" NYLOCK NUT

LATCH

 

 

STAND

 

BRACKET

FIGURE 10

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