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7.
Caster Retrofit Package
7.1
Installation
WARNING: NO persons, other than qualified personnel, should maintain or service this system.
WARNING: Before performing maintenance on this system, ensure that all energy sources are properly
isolated as described in the Safety–Energy Isolation section.
1.
Ensure bucket is empty and fully lowered.
2.
Turn off and isolate energy sources, and perform in-house lock-out/tag-out procedure.
3.
Remove the bucket from the FLT frame as follows:
a. Remove nuts (on back of frame) holding airbag to frame.
b. Remove nuts (on back of frame) holding safety chain to frame.
c. Remove bucket pivot pin from frame and bucket pivot tubes. NOTE: Retaining bolts at each
end must removed to allow bucket pivot pin to be removed.
d. Move bucket (with airbag attached) forward, out of frame leaving enough room to work.
NOTE: As needed, FLT hand valve can be un-bolted from bucket for additional air hose
length when moving bucket out of frame.
4.
Mount the caster assemblies to the FLT frame as follows:
a. Facing rear outside of the frame, with caster retracted, drill holes and mount rear caster
assembly to center rear side of frame.
b. Facing rear outside of the frame, with caster retracted, place left caster assembly under lip
of left hand side of frame and move it forward until caster assembly stops. Drill holes and
mount left caster assembly.
c. Facing rear outside of the frame, with caster retracted, place right caster assembly under lip
of right hand side of frame and move it forward until caster assembly stops. Drill holes and
mount right caster assembly.
5.
Install the caster hand valve as follows:
a. Facing rear outside of the frame, drill and mount caster hand valve on right hand side of
frame.
b. Remove hose and hose barb from existing FLT air regulator assembly. NOTE: The opposite
end of this hose is connected to the FLT hand valve inlet port.
c. Insert 1/4" nipple into regulator.
d. Thread 1/4" NPT tee into nipple.
e. Install 1/4" hose barb on each end of tee.
f.
Connect 1/4" hose from one of the two hose barbs (installed in previous step) to caster hand
valve inlet port (left hand port).
g. Re-connect hose disconnected in step b. to second hose barb (installed in step e.). The
opposite end of this hose is connected to the FLT hand valve inlet port.
h. Using clips, attach hoses to frame.
6.
Re-install bucket in FLT frame as follows:
a. Carefully move bucket (with airbag assembly attached) back into FLT frame, aligning frame
and bucket pivot tubes.
b. Insert bucket pivot pin through frame and bucket pivot tubes, then re-install retaining bolts.
c. Facing rear outside of the frame, re-install nuts (on back of frame) holding airbag to frame.
REV I | 8/6/19
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