Agri-Fab 45-02113 - Manual (Page 4)

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ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
TOOLS REQUIRED FOR ASSEMBLY
(1) Pliers
(2) 7/16" Wrenches
(2) 1/2" Wrenches
(2) 9/16" Wrenches
REMOVAL OF PARTS FROM CARTON
Remove all parts and hardware packages from the carton.
Lay out all parts and hardware and identify using the
illustrations on pages 2 and 3.
FIGURE 1
FIGURE 2
6. Tighten the nuts and bolts fastening the hitch braces
to the hopper frame and the hitch tube, then tighten the
middle lock nut fastening the hitch tube to the cross-
over tube.
DO NOT COLLAPSE TUBES WHEN TIGHT-
ENING.
7. Assemble a spacer and a 1-5/8" flat washer onto the
end of the axle that has the
small hole . See figure 3.
8. Place a wheel (air valve facing out) and then one or two
1-5/8" flat washers onto the axle. Install the 1/8" x 1-1/2"
cotter pin into the axle. The wheel must spin freely. See
figure 3.
FIGURE 3
SMALL HOLE
SPACER
1-5/8" DIA.
FLAT WASHER
1-5/8" DIA.
FLAT WASHER
1/8" x 1-1/2"
COTTER PIN
AIR VALVE
1. Turn the spreader upside down as shown in figure 1.
2. Assemble the two hitch braces to the inside of the
hopper frame, one on each side, using two 1/4" x 1-
3/4" hex bolts and two 1/4" hex lock nuts.
DO NOT
TIGHTEN YET. See figure 2.
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 YET. 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 hitch tube using
a 1/4" x 1-3/4" hex bolt and a 1/4" hex lock nut.
DO
NOT TIGHTEN YET. See figure 2.
1/4" x 1-3/4"
HEX BOLT 1/4" HEX
LOCK NUT
CROSSOVER
TUBE
HITCH BRACE
HITCH
TUBE
SHAFT
SUPPORT
PLATE
MIDDLE
LOCK NUT
MIDDLE BOLT
HITCH BRACE