Great Plains 1500TM Assembly Manual - Manual (Page 14)

10 1200-1500TM Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc.
586-535Q-ENG 12/12/2013
Hitch
Refer to Figure 8
20. Bolt the hitch frame to front trusses with the 1 1/4
x 8 Gr. 8 bolts , 1 1/4 flat washer (one side of
uniball to take up space) and 1 1/4 top lock nuts.
Tighten bolts snug, do not torque, as the hitch must
pivot freely.
21. Install jack on front outside of hitch to support the
front of hitch for the rest of assembly.
22. Attach h-bracket in orientation shown below with 1
x 2 29/64 clevis pins , 1.5 x 1.00 x 0.075 machine
washers and 3/16 x 2 cotter pins.
23. Attach level bar tube with 1 1/4 x 8 1/2 Gr. 8 spe-
cial thread bolts , rear bolt from left side, front bolt
from right side and secure with 1 1/4 top lock nuts.
24. Attach rear of level turnbuckle with 1 x 8 Gr. 8
special thread bolt , front with 1 x 6, Gr. 8 special
thread bolt and 1 top lock nuts.
25. Attach two, 1 3/4 gang wrenches and one, 2 5/16-
1 15/16 turnbuckle wrench over pegs on back of
hitch, secure with 3/16 lynch pin w/cotter/chain .
26. Install the spring hose holder to welded nut on
front of hitch with 1/2 x 1 Gr. 5 bolt , 1/2 lock
washer and 1/2 flat washer.
27. Align holes in hitch base with holes on front of
hitch frame . Align holes of safety chain support
in orientation shown, secure with two, 1 x 8 Gr. 8
special thread bolts
, six, 1 flat washers (4 right
side, 2 left side), 1 lock washers and 1 nuts.
28. Attach safety chain to bottom side of hitch frame
, secure with 7/8 x 3 hex bolt , 7/8 flat washer, 7/
8 lock washer and 7/8 nut.
29. Mount manual pack with 1/4 x 1 hex bolts , mini
end wheel press wheels , 1/4 lock washers and 1/
4 nuts.
30. Tighten all bolts with lock nuts snug, but do not
torque. The rest of the bolts may be tightened to
specs, See “Torque Values Chart” on page 24.
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Figure 8
Hitch 42983
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