Agri-Fab 45-01872 - 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.
1.Turn the spreader upside down as shown in figure 1,
so that it rests on the hopper.
2.Remove the 3/8" hex bolt, flat washer and hex lock nut
from the center of the crossover tube and shaft support
plate. See figure 1.
FIGURE 1
3.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. See figure 2.
DO
NOT TIGHTEN AT THIS TIME.
4.Assemble short end of hitch tube to the crossover tube
(on opposite side from shaft support plate). Fasten to
the center hole in the crossover tube using the 3/8" hex
bolt, flat washer and hex lock nut removed in figure 1.
See figure 2.
DO NOT TIGHTEN AT THIS TIME.
FIGURE 2
6. Tighten all hex nuts and bolts, following the same
sequence as assembled in figures 1 and 2. DO NOT
COLLAPSE TUBE WHEN TIGHTENING.
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.Turn the idler wheel (no hole in hub) so that the air valve
faces out. Place onto the axle and secure with a 1-5/8"
dia. flat washer and a 1/8" x 1-1/2" cotter pin. Use the
extra washer if needed to take up play. See figure 3.
5.Align the holes in the ends of the two hitch braces with
the nearest hole in the hitch tube. Fasten with a 1/4" x
1-3/4" hex bolt and a 1/4" hex lock nut. See figure 2.
DO
NOT TIGHTEN AT THIS TIME.
3/8" HEX
LOCK NUT
3/8" FLAT
WASHER
1/4" x 1-3/4"
HEX BOLT
1/4" HEX
LOCK NUT
3/8" HEX
BOLT
CROSSOVER
TUBE
HITCH BRACES
HITCH
TUBE
HOPPER
FRAME
SHAFT SUPPORT
PLATE
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
FIGURE 3