Initial Hitch & Tube Installation; Install Hitch Plate & Back Plate - Snapper Clean Sweep Triple Catcher Operator's Manual

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Figure 1. Install Hitch Plate (Flat Style Bumper)
A. Hitch Plate
B. Heat Shield
C. Capscrews Hex,
1/2-13 x 1-1/4
HITCH & TUBE INSTALLATION
Install Hitch Plate and Back Plate
Flat Style Bumper
1. Remove and discard hardware holding heat shield
(B, Figure 1) to upper and lower bumper (E).
2. Open existing holes (F) in heat shield (B) and upper
& lower bumper (E) to 17/32". Install hitch plate (A)
to upper and lower bumper (E) keeping heat shield
(B) in between as shown. Secure with 1/2-13 x 1-1/4
capscrews (C) and 1/2-13 locknuts.
Tube Style Bumper
1. Center the and secure hitch plate (A, Figure 2) to the
bumper (B) with u-bolts (C) and 3/8-16 locknuts (D)
as shown.
All Style Bumpers
1. Install the cover plate (F, Figure 3) on the back plate
(A). Secure with four 5/16-18 x 3/4 capscrews (I),
washers (E) and 5/16-18 locknuts (H).
2. Attach the back plate (A) to the support assembly (B)
using 5/16-18 x 1 carriage bolts (G), 5/16 lockwash-
ers (C) and 5/16 nuts (D).
3. Set the back plate and support (A, Figure 4) onto pins
of hitch plate (C). Secure with rod (D) and hair pin
(B).
F
F
B
D. Locknuts, 1/2-13
E. Upper & Lower
Bumper
F. existing Holes
Initial Hitch & Tube
D
B
D
C
Figure 2. Install Hitch Plate (Tube Style Bumper)
A. Hitch Plate
B. Bumper, Tube
H
E
D
F
Figure 3. Install Hitch Assembly
A. Back Plate
B. Support Assembly
C. Lockwashers, 5/16
D. Nut, 5/16-18
E. Washers, 5/16
F. Cover Plate
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Installation
D
A
C. U-Bolts
D. Locknuts, 3/8-16
I
C
A
G. Carriage Bolts,
5/16-18 x 1
H. Nylock Nut, 5/16-18
I. Capscrews,
5/16-18 x 3/4
D
D
G
G
B