Hitch Tube - Agri-Fab 45-03295 Owner's Manual

ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
TOOLS REQUIRED FOR ASSEMBLY
(1) Pliers
(2) 7/16" Wrenches
(2) 1/2" Wrenches
(2) 9/16" Wrenches
REMOVAL OF PARTS FROM CARTON
Remove all parts and hardware packages from the carton.
Lay out all parts and hardware and identify using the
illustrations on page 2.
1. Turn the spreader upside down as shown in figure 1.
2. Remove the lock nut from the middle bolt in the crossover
tube and shaft support plate. Leave the bolt in place.
See figure 1.
3. Assemble the hitch tube onto the middle bolt and
secure it with the same lock nut you removed. DO NOT
TIGHTEN YET. See figure 1.
IMPORTANT: The hitch tube must attach to the side of the
crossover tube opposite the shaft support plate.
MIDDLE BOLT
HITCH
TUBE
FIGURE 1
ENGLISH
SHAFT
SUPPORT
PLATE
CROSSOVER
TUBE
MIDDLE
LOCK NUT
4. Assemble the two OUTER hitch braces to the hitch tube
using a 1/4" x 1-3/4" (B) hex bolt and a 1/4" nylock hex
nut (C). DO NOT TIGHTEN YET. Do not assemble the
inner hitch braces at this time. See figure 2.
HITCH
TUBE
(B) 1/4" x 1-3/4"
HEX BOLT
HITCH BRACE
OUTER
FIGURE 2
5. Assemble a spacer (I), a 3/4" flat washer (G), a wheel
(air valve facing out) and another 3/4" flat washer (G)
onto the end of the axle that has only the small hole.
See figure 3.
6. Install a 1/8" x 1-1/2" cotter pin (E) into the hole in the
axle. See figure 3.
(I) SPACER
(G) 3/4" FLAT
WASHER
FIGURE 3
4
(C) 1/4" NYLOCK
HEX NUT
HITCH BRACE
OUTER
SMALL HOLE
AIR VALVE
(E) 1/8" x 1-1/2"
COTTER PIN