Step 7 - Tighten Bolts; Step 9 - Attach Handle - Agri-Fab 45-03523 Owner's Manual

STEP 6b - ASSEMBLE HITCH BRACKETS
• FOR TRACTOR HITCHES HIGHER THAN 10".
Place the bent hitch bracket on top of the hitch tubes
and the straight hitch bracket underneath the hitch
tubes. Insert two 5/16" x 2-1/4" hex bolts through the
brackets, with the rear hex bolt between the cross bolts
in the hitch tubes. Secure the hex bolts with two 5/16"
nylock nuts. See figure 4. Do not tighten yet.
• Assemble hitch pin, the two large spacers and the
hairpin cotter to the hitch brackets. See figure 4.
5/16" x 2-1/4"
HEX BOLT
HITCH PIN
HITCH
BRACKET
3/4" SPACERS
HITCH BRACKET
(STRAIGHT)
1/8" HAIRPIN
COTTER
FIGURE 4

STEP 7 - TIGHTEN BOLTS

• Tighten the four bolts in figure 1 that fasten the hitch
tubes to the sweeper housing. Next, tighten the two
bolts in figure 2 that fasten the ends of the hitch tubes
together. Finally, tighten the two bolts in figure 3 or 4
that fasten the hitch brackets to the hitch tubes.
5/16" NYLOCK NUT
STEP 8 - ATTACH HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT
PLATE
•
Attach the height adjustment plate to the sweeper
housing using three 5/16" x 1" carriage bolts, spacers
(placed between plate and housing) and 5/16" nylock
nuts. See figure 5.
Hint: Push the height adjustment tube down out of the
way to allow easier access to holes in sweeper housing.
Hint: Attach the bolts, spacers and nuts to one hole at a
time starting with the top hole to ease assembly.
5/16" x 1"
CARRIAGE
BOLT
FIGURE 5

STEP 9 - ATTACH HANDLE

• Assemble the height adjustment handle to the height
adjust bracket at the front of the sweeper housing.
Use two 5/16" x 3/4" hex bolts and 5/16" nylock nuts.
See figure 6.
• Assemble the grip onto the end of the height
adjustment handle as shown in figure 6.
HEIGHT
ADJUSTMENT
HANDLE
GRIP
5/16" NYLOCK NUT
FIGURE 6
5
HEIGHT
ADJUSTMENT
PLATE
SPACER
5/16" NYLOCK NUT
HEIGHT
ADJUSTMENT
TUBE
HEIGHT
ADJUSTMENT
BRACKET
5/16" x 3/4"
HEX BOLT