This kit contains a six inch square steel tube with two U-bolts to be used as the upper bracket and a saddle bracket,
similar to a heavy duty muffler clamp for the lower bracket. Both brackets must be used. This kit is designed primarily for
installation in trucks as they are being built at the factory. The tube bracket may be welded onto the truck tubular
framework, as shown on the Tube Bracket Welding Diagram. The lower bracket, as shown in the Saddle Bracket Welding
Diagrams, should be welded to an additional support and clamped as low at possible on the bottom of the Extend-A-Gun
tube. Make sure the welds are capable of withstanding the forces shown on the Side Loads At Mounting Points Diagram.
The Extend-A-Gun may be installed in the brackets after the truck is painted. Use Loctite, supplied in kit on U-bolt threads,
and torque nuts on upper U-bolts to 15-17 ft-lbf, torque nuts on lower U-bolts to 36-40 ft-lbf.
TUBE BRACKET WELDING
TUBE BRACKET WELDING
PART
VT37-16FNT
XG480
XG475
QTY
4
1
2
DESCRIPTION
3/8-16 FLANGED HEX NUT
TUBE BRACKET
4-1/2 U-BOLT 3/8 DIA.
Task Force Tips strongly recommends that Extend-A-Gun be installed using
the bracket sets, sold by Task Force Tips, that are designed for this purpose.
For the Extend-A-Gun to operate safely and properly, it must be installed in
such a way that the brackets can withstand the forces resulting from the
nozzle reaction force. The Task Force Tips bracket sets are designed to fit
the Extend-A-Gun outer tube very closely to prevent distortion of the outer
tube and to give it adequate support.
3.0 BRACKET SETS
3.1 TUBE BRACKET INSTALLATION
For safe dependable service, the Extend-A-Gun
be securely mounted. To make the Extend-A-Gun as versatile as
possible, three mounting bracket kits are offered. Each kit has a different upper bracket. The lower bracket is the same in
all three.
MUST
4
WARNING
XGB-13
TUBE/SADDLE BRACKET SET
XGB-33
SADDLE/SADDLE BRACKET SET
XGB-23
PLATE/SADDLE BRACKET SET
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