Tools Required For Assembly; Assembly Instructions - Agri-Fab 45-0299 Owner's Manual

ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS

TOOLS REQUIRED FOR ASSEMBLY

(2) 7/16" wrenches
(2) 1/2" wrenches
(2) 9/16" wrenches
(2) 3/4" wrenches or adjustable wrenches
Before assembling the aerator, lay out all the parts
and hardware as shown on previous pages.
CAUTION:
KNIVES ARE SHARP! EXERCISE
CAUTION AT ALL TIMES WHILE
ASSEMBLING AND USING THE
AERATOR.
1. Assemble eight aerator knives on the outside of each
double spool assembly. Rotate each knife to insert the
locking tab into the spool plate, then align the square
holes and secure with a 5/16" x 3/4" carriage bolt, a
5/16" lockwasher, and a 5/16" nylock nut. See figure
1.
2. Push split plastic bearings into both ends of each double
spool tube. See figure 1.
5/16" x 3/4"
CARRIAGE BOLT
SPLIT
BEARING
FIGURE 1
POINTS OF AERATOR
5/16" LOCK
WASHER
5/16"
NYLOCK NUT
SPLIT
BEARING
3. Assemble a wheel bracket to the middle hole in the
shaft so that the hub of the bracket faces the short end
of the shaft. Fasten the bracket to the shaft using a 1/4"
x 1-3/4" hex bolt and a 1/4" nylock nut. Tighten. See
figure 2.
4. Pre-assemble a 3/8" x 1-1/4" hex bolt and a 3/8" nylock
nut to the smaller hole in the wheel bracket. Insert the
bolt from the hub side of the bracket. Do not tighten
till step 18. See figure 2.
SHORT END
OF SHAFT
1/4" x 1-3/4"
HEX BOLT
FIGURE 2
5. Assemble a double spool assembly, a 5.29" long spacer,
another double spool assembly, a 1.00" long spacer and
a 3/4" flat washer onto the short end of the shaft. See
figure 3.
3/4" FLAT
WASHER
1.00" LONG
SPACER
FIGURE 3
4
3/8" x 1-1/4"
HEX BOLT
1/4"
NYLOCK NUT
3/8"
NYLOCK NUT
5.29" LONG
SPACER
SHORT END