Craftsman 486.245951 Owner's Manual page 7

• Turn the spreader upright on its wheels.
• Assemble the flow control mounting tube to the hitch
tube using two 5/16" x 1-3/4" hex bolts and 5/16"
nylock hex nuts. DO NOT TIGHTEN YET. See figure 5.
• Assemble the vinyl cap onto the flow control mounting
tube. See figure 5.
VINYL CAP
FLOW CONTROL
MOUNTING TUBE
5/16" x 1-3/4"
HEX BOLT
FIGURE 5
• Assemble the two INNER hitch braces to the flow
control mounting tube using a 1/4" x 1-3/4" hex bolt
and a 1/4" nylock hex nut. DO NOT TIGHTEN YET.
See figure 6.
• TIGHTEN all nuts and bolts assembled up to this
point. Do not collapse the tubes when tightening.
1/4" NYLOCK
HEX NUT
HITCH BRACE
INNER
FLOW CONTROL
MOUNTING TUBE
FIGURE 6
5/16" NYLOCK
HEX NUT
1/4" x 1-3/4"
HEX BOLT
HITCH BRACE
INNER
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• Assemble the flow control mounting bracket to the
flow control mounting tube using two 5/16" x 1-3/4"
hex bolts, four 5/16" flat washers and two 5/16" nylock
hex nuts. DO NOT TIGHTEN YET. See figure 7.
5/16" NYLOCK
HEX NUT
FIGURE 7
• Assemble the vinyl grip onto the flow control arm. See
figure 8.
• Insert the flow control arm down through the slot in
the flow control bracket. Assemble the small hole of
the flow control link to the flow control arm using a
1/4" x 1" hex bolt, a nylon washer and a 1/4" nylock
hex nut as shown in figure 8. Tighten carefully. The
flow control link should be snug but should pivot with
no more than slight resistance.
FLOW
CONTROL
LINK
(small hole)
1/4" NYLOCK
HEX NUT
NYLON
WASHER
1/4" x 1"
HEX BOLT
FIGURE 8
5/16" FLAT
WASHER
5/16" x 1-3/4"
HEX BOLT
VINYL GRIP