Great Plains 8560 FCF Assembly Manual - Manual (Page 12)

560-483Q-ENG 02/10/2014
8 8323-8560FCC Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc.
Assembly
Install Center Frame
Refer to Figure 5
3.
Once the center Frame has been uncrated and put
on stands, the brace bar and trusses maybe
installed.
4. Carefully move center brace bar to front of center
frame , with overhead hoist or fork lift, secure with
3/4 x 2 hex bolts , 3/4 lock washers and 3/4 nuts.
5. Attach center frame trusses with 3/4 x 2 hex bolts
(front plates), 3/4 lock washers and 3/4 nuts, rear
plates with 5/8 x 1 1/2 hex bolts , 5/8 lock washers
and 5/8 nuts.
6. On models 8332-8560 attach the brace bar truss
(middle plates) with 5/8 x 1 1/2 hex bolts
, 5/8 lock
washers and 5/8 nuts, outside plates with 3/4 x 2 hex
bolts
, 3/4 lock washers and 3/4 nuts.
7. Attach light brackets, LH and RH with 1/2 x 3 1/
32 x 6 u-bolts (models 8323-8328) or 1/2 x 5 1/32 x 4
1/2 u-bolt
(models 8332-8560), 1/2 lock washers
and 1/2 nuts.
Note: See machine layout section in this manual for prop-
er light bracket placement.
8. Attach light mounting brackets to rear center
frame tube with 1/2 x 4 1/32 x 4 u-bolt , 1/2 lock
washers and 1/2 nuts.
9. Mount smv post with 1/2 x 4 1/32 x 4 u-bolt , 1/
2 lock washers and 1/2 nuts as close to center of
tube shown. Attach smv sign
to rear of smv post
with 1/4 x 3/4 pan head screws , 1/4 lock washers
and nuts.
10. All bolts may be tightened to specs, See “Torque
Values Chart” on page 25. Attach plastic end caps
to all open ends of 4 x 3 tube.
Figure 5
Center Frame Assembly
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