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Mount Hopper Assembly
1. Remove tie straps securing tie rods to hopper arms.
Install (2) 5/16 – 18 x 1” Ig. carriage bolts and flange
nuts in hopper arm holes where tie straps previously
were.
2. Slide hopper assembly (hopper cover to rear) into side
frame aligning mounting holes in hopper with holes in
frame (Fig. 18).
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2
1
Figure 18
1.
Hopper assembly
2.
Mounting pins
3. Secure hopper to frame with (2) welded mounting pins
and hair pin cotters (Fig. 18).
4. Secure hopper tie rods to frame with hair pin cotters
(Fig. 19).
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Figure 19
1.
Hopper tie rod
5. Adjust tie rods up or down to make sure hopper is level
with machine and it does not contact machine during
operation.
Install Front Blowout Shields
Note: The following instructions are as viewed from the
front of the machine.
When hopper is used with a 52” Deck
1. Secure wide shield to left inside lip of hopper opening
with a long flat, (3) #10 – 24 X 1” Ig. screws and #10 –
24 flange nuts (Fig. 20).
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2
4
5
2
3
Figure 20
1.
Wide shield
2.
Long flat
3.
Narrow shield
4.
Narrow shield
5.
Short flat
2. Secure narrow shield to right inside lip of hopper
opening with a long flat, (3) #10 – 24 X 1” Ig. screws
and #10 – 24 flange nuts (Fig. 20).
3. Secure top shield to upper inside lip of hopper opening
with a short flat, (2) #10 – 24 X 1” Ig. screws and #10 –
24 flange nuts (Fig. 20). Use (2) mounting holes on
right side of opening only.
When hopper is used with a 62” Deck
1. Secure wide shield to right inside lip of hopper opening
with a long flat, (3) #10 – 24 X 1” Ig. screws and #10 –
24 flange nuts (Fig. 21).
2. Secure narrow shield to left inside lip of hopper
opening with a long flat, (3) #10 – 24 X 1” Ig. screws
and #10 – 24 flange nuts (Fig. 21).
3. Cut 1–1/2” of material off bottom edge of top shield.
Secure top shield to upper inside lip of hopper opening
with a short flat, (2) #10 – 24 X 1”. Ig. screws and
#10–24 flange nuts (Fig. 21). Use (2) mounting holes
on left side of opening only.
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