Assemblyand Installation; Front Blade Assembly - Honda DB5054 Operator's Manual

ASSEMBLYAND
INSTALLATION
For your safety, this attach-
ment should be assembled and installed by a
mechanically proficient person who has the
proper tools, perferaby an authorized Honda
Tractor dealer.

FRONT BLADE ASSEMBLY

1. Insert the female quick hitch into the
hitch box, and align the pivot and
adjustment pin holes.
2. Insert the pivot pin through the hitch box
and the quick hitch. Align the hole in the
end of the pivot pin with the holes in the
boss on the underside of the box, and
then carefully drive a 1/4' x 1" roll pin
through the holes to secure the pivot pin.
3. Hook one end of the tensioner spring
through the tab on the hitch box.
Hook the other end of the spring through
the 5/16' x 5" eye bolt, and then insert
the threaded end of the eye bolt into the
tab at the top of the blade. Secure the eye
bolt with a 5/16" hex nut.
NOTE: The spring tension can be varied
to suit conditions by tightening or
loosening the eye bolt. Normally, there
should be approximately 1/2" of thread
protruding from the nut.
NOTE:
In order to mount this attachment on a
Honda Lawn Tractor or Multipurpose Trac-
tor, the tractor must be fitted with an HTA
Model QH4000 or QH5000 Quick-Hitch Kit.
Right and left are determined from the
operator's point of view.
Most bolts and nuts used in assembly
are coarse-thread SAE fasteners.
FEMALE
1/4" X 1"
ROLL PIN
PIVOT PIN