Sears 45-02153 Spreader User Manual


 
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ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
TOOLS REQUIRED FOR ASSEMBLY
(1) Pliers
(2) 7/16"OpenorBoxEndWrenches
(2) 1/2"OpenorBoxEndWrenches
(1) Small Hammer
1. Remove the spreader, loose parts and hardware package
from the carton. Lay out all parts and hardware and
identify using the illustrations on pages 2 and 3.
2. Turnthespreaderupsidedownasshowningure1,
so that it rests on the hopper.
FIGURE 1
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 lock nut you removed.
Do not tighten at this time.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 inside of the hopper
frame, one on each side, using two 1/4" x 1-3/4" hex
boltsandtwo1/4"nylocknuts.Seegure2.Do not
tighten at this time.
6. Assemble the two hitch braces to the hitch tube using a
1/4"x1-1/2"hexboltanda1/4"nylocknut.Seegure
2. Do not tighten at this time.
FIGURE 3
FIGURE 2
7. Tighten all hex nuts and bolts, following the same
sequence as assembled in steps 4, 5 and 6. Do not
collapse tube when tightening.
8. Assembleaspacerandthena1/2"atwasheronto
eachendoftheaxle.Seegure3.
AXLE
SPACER
1/2" DIA.
FLAT WASHER
1/4" x 1-1/2"
HEX BOLT
1/4" NYLOCK
NUT
CROSSOVER
TUBE
HITCH BRACE
HITCH
TUBE
SHAFT
SUPPORT
PLATE
MIDDLE
LOCK NUT
MIDDLE BOLT
HITCH BRACE