Bolens 198-954A - Manual (Page 3)

ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
1. Place the Wear Plate on the front of the Blade
and Angle Reinforcing behind the Blade and
assemble with nine Carriage Bolts 3/8-16 x 1-
1/4. Lockwashers and Hex Nut 3/8 Thread. See
figure 1.
2. Lay the Blade flat with its face down. Assemble
the Pivot Assembly to the Blade by Placing the
Bar 3/4” Dia. through the tube on the Pivot
Assembly and through the LOWER holes in the
blade mounting bar on the back of the blade
and secure with Cotter Pins. See figure 2. •
3.
4.
Place the other Pivot Bar through the UPPER
holes in the blade mounting bar on the back of
the blade, through the tube and secure with Cotter
Hair Pins. See figure 2.
Place the Hex Head Bolt 1/2-13 x 2 in the Pivot
assembly and lock with two Hex Nuts 1/2. Leave
about 3/4 of the thread above the Pivot Plate.
See figure 3.
5. Assemble the Push Bar Assembly (see parts list)
(33) to the Pivot Plate (21) with the Hex Head
Bolt 5/8-11 X 2-1/2 (20) and secure with Hex
Nut Lock Type 5/8-11 Thd. (22). Leave the Hex
Nut loose enough to allow the Push Bar Assembly
(33) to pivot freely. Place the Clevis Pin (19)
through the center hole in the end of the Push
Bar. Secure the Clevis Pin with Hairpin (8).
6. Place the Hex Head Bolt 3/8-16 x 3 through the
Extension Springs. Tip the Blade into the normal
operating position. Hook the loop end of each
Extension Spring through the eye on the Pivot
Plate. Push the Hex Head Bolt 3/8-16 x 3 through
the holes in the top edge of the Blade and fasten
with Hex Nut 3/8. Tighten the nut until the
Extension Spring stretches approximately one
inch. Final adjustment can be made later to
match the workload. (See figure 4).
7. Place a block or brick under the center of the
Blade and assemble the skids to the blade with
Bolts 3/8-16
X 1-1/4, Lockwashers and Hex
Nut 3/8.