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TRUCKLOADER
SET UP INSTRUCTIONS
Skid Mount
Application: Trailer mount or permanent truck mount:
To use the truckloader as a skid mount, supply a
suitable surface for the unit to sit on and secure
with 3/8” fasteners. If the surface is a wood deck
of 2” nominal thickness (1-1/2” actual thickness),
lag screws or bolts and lock nuts may be used.
Use Grade 5 or better bolts. Nylon insert locknuts
are recommended. If wood decking is less than 2”
nominal thickness, or if steel brackets are used, 3/8”
bolts and nylon insert locknuts are recommended.
Direct the discharge chute to the debris receptacle
area.
Hitch Mount (Kit 720060)
Vehicle Requirement: Vehicle with 2” square Class
III or Class IV hitch receiver.
Application: Inexpensive mount on either a fixed
or tilted bed truck. Must be removed to tilt bed or
unload.
Install the hitch bar in the channel underneath the
truckloader unit. Secure the hitch bar from pulling
out with the hitch pin and hairpin cotter provided.
Sandwich the hitch bar between the unit and the
clamp plate: Secure the clamp plate with six (6)
3/8-16X1 bolts and six (6) 3/8-16 nylon insert flange
nuts.
To mount the unit on a truck get a helper and pick up
the unit. Use proper lifting technique. Slide the hitch
bar into the vehicle’s hitch receiver. Secure with the
hitch pin and hairpin cotter. Attach the safety chains
to the vehicle.
To remove the unit, remove the hose/boom
assembly, disconnect the safety chains and hitch
pin. With a helper, lift and slide the unit out of the
vehicle hitch receiver and set down.
