Agri-Fab 175 Spreader User Manual


 
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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pages2and3.
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 3
FIGURE 1
1. Turnthespreaderupsidedownasshowningure1.
2. Assemble thetwohitch braces tothe insideofthe
hopperframeoneachsideusingtwo1/4"x2"hexbolts
andtwo1/4"nylocknuts.DO NOT TIGHTEN YET. See
gure2.
3. Removethelocknutfromthemiddleboltinthecrossover
tubeandshaftsupportplate.Leavetheboltinplace.
Seegure2.
4. Assembletheshortendofthehitchtubeontothemiddle
boltandsecureitwiththesamenutyouremoved.DO
NOT TIGHTEN YET.Seegure2.
IMPORTANT:Thehitchtubemustattachtothesideofthe
crossovertubeoppositetheshaftsupportplate.
5. Assemblethetwohitchbracestothehitchtubeusing
a1/4"x2"hexboltanda1/4"nylocknut.DO NOT
TIGHTEN YET.Seegure2.
1/4" x 2"
HEX BOLT
1/4" NYLOCK
NUT
CROSSOVER
TUBE
HITCH BRACE
HITCH
TUBE
SHAFT
SUPPORT
PLATE
MIDDLE
NUT
MIDDLE BOLT
HITCH BRACE
6. Tighten thenutsandboltsfasteningthehitchbraces
tothehopperframeandthehitchtube,thentighten
the middle lock nut fastening the hitch tube to the
crossovertube.DO NOT COLLAPSE TUBES WHEN
TIGHTENING.
7. Assemblethelongspacertubeanda1-5/8"atwasher
ontotheendoftheaxlethathasthesmall hole.See
gure3.
8. Placetheidlerwheel(noboltholeinhub)ontotheaxle
sothattheairvalveistotheoutside.Placeoneortwo
1-5/8"dia.atwashersontotheaxleandtheninstall
the1/8"x1-1/2"cotterpinintotheaxle.Seegure3.
SMALL HOLE
LONG SPACER TUBE
1-5/8" DIA.
FLAT WASHER
1-5/8" DIA.
FLAT WASHER
1/8" x 1-1/2"
COTTER PIN
AIR VALVE