Mantis ComposTumbler Assembly Instructions Manual page 4

Support Frame Assembly
Support Frame Assembly
STEP 1:
Lower Support Assembly
Select:
2 Lower Supports (item 1)
g
2 Support Spacers (item 2)
g
1
4 / " x 2" Bolts (item 7)
2
g
A. Make sure you have removed the tie rods from inside
the support spacers.
B. Fasten one support spacer to lower support section
1
with / " bolt as shown in the adjacent photograph.
2
After orienting the other lower support section in a
position where the straight and smaller ended uprights
are diagonally opposite each other, fasten this section
to the opposite end of the support spacer with
C. With lower support sections held upright, as above, fasten the other support spacer in a similar
manner with 2 additional
STEP 2:
Upper Support
Assembly
Select:
2 Upper Supports (item 4)
g
2 Support Spacers (item 2)
g
1
4 / " x 2" Bolts (item 7)
2
g
A. With open end facing down, position one upper
support, parallel to a lower support spacer, over
the upright sections of the lower support assembly,
and oriented so that a small diameter end opposes
a straight section.
(Note: Upper support sections (item 4 in adjacent photo)
must be at right angles to lower support sections (item 1
in adjacent photo) to result in sufficient strength and stability
to support the drum.)
B. Slip the ends of the upper support fully into and over the uprights of the lower support section. Repeat with
the second support. Continued...
4
1
/ " bolt.
2
1 / " bolts to form the assembly shown in the adjacent photograph.
2