Agri-Fab 175 - 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 2
FIGure 3
FIGure 1
1. Turn the spreader upside down as shown in figure 1.
2. Assemble the two hitch braces to the inside of the
hopper frame on each side using two 1/4" x 2" hex bolts
and two 1/4" nylock 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 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 2" hex bolt and a 1/4" nylock nut. Do noT
TIGHTen YeT. See figure 2.
1/4" x 2"
HEX BOLT 1/4" NYLOCK
NUT
CROSSOVER
TUBE
HITCH BRACE
HITCH
TUBE
SHAFT
SUPPORT
PLATE
MIDDLE
NUT
MIDDLE BOLT
HITCH BRACE
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
crossover tube.
Do noT CollaPse TuBes wHen
TIGHTenInG.
7. Assemble the long spacer tube and a 1-5/8" flat washer
onto the end of the axle that has the small hole. See
figure 3.
8. Place the idler wheel (no bolt hole in hub) onto the axle
so that the air valve is to the outside. Place one or two
1-5/8" dia. flat washers onto the axle and then install
the 1/8" x 1-1/2" cotter pin into the axle. See figure 3.
SMALL HOLE
LONG SPACER TUBE
1-5/8" DIA.
FLAT WASHER
1-5/8" DIA.
FLAT WASHER
1/8" x 1-1/2"
COTTER PIN
AIR VALVE