Great Plains V300F Assembly Instructions - Manual (Page 5)

Great Plains Mfg., Inc.
Installation Instructions 5
03/12/2007 148-772M
Weld Face Plate Extensions
Refer to Figure 7
25. Select two new:
248-511D PIVOT STOP FACE PLATE
26. Clamp a face plate extension on top of a pivot
stop plate, centered 11.5cm (4
1 ⁄
2
in) from the outside
end of the stop plate.
27. Tack weld the ends of plate extension and let
it cool.
28. Make a 1cm (
3 ⁄
8
in) fillet weld along both front and
back lower edges of the plate extension , and
finish the welding at both ends .
29. Grind the front and back weld smooth. This provides
a flat surface for the new pivot lock in front, and flat
surfaces for the new braces in back.
Install Pivot Stop Braces
Refer to Figure 8
30. Select four new:
248-499D V300 PIVOT STOP PLT BRACE
Note: Where to place the braces depends on whether
your drill has no existing gusset (left illustration) or
has an existing gusset (right illustration).
No Existing Gusset:
Clamp the new braces
together and tack weld
them as a unit.
Existing Gusset:
Place the new braces
as close as possible to
the existing gusset, while avoiding existing weld fil-
lets and maintaining consistent contact at from
and bottom edges of braces.
31. Position and tack weld the braces . Let cool.
U
D
L
R
B
F
Figure 7
Weld Face Plate Extension
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26182
15
11.5cm
3
4
3
15
15
3 15
4 15
3
U
D
L
R
B
F
Figure 8
Tack Weld Braces
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26184
13
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