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RB48 Owners Manual
Assembly Procedure
Step 1: Mounting the seat to the seat base.
• Fit the armrests to the seat pan using the supplied
screws, make sure the screws are all tightened.
Step 2: Mount the steering joystick to the steering
shaft
.
• Select the steering joystick.
• Slide the joystick into the slot on the top of the
steering shaft, already installed in the steering
column directly in front of the foot pedal controls,
insert the 3/8” bolt into the bottom bolt hole,
select a comfortable operating position, push the
joystick forward for extra operating room or back
for less, once determined insert the other 3/8”
bolt into the upper hole and tighten both bolts
securely.
Step 3: Attaching the left-hand trailer arm to
machine body.
• Locate the trailer arm support axle 30mm in
diameter (1 1/4”) which extends out on the left
side of the machine, remove the circlip from
the support axle. Grease the machined portion.
Slide the left hand side trailer arm, onto the axle,
replace the circlip, ensuring the circlip is located in
the groove correctly.
Step 4: Attaching dampener strut and right hand
trailer arm.
• Locate the trailer arm support axle 30mm in
diameter (1 1/4”) which extends out on the right
side of the machine body, remove the circlip from
the axle. Hold the right side trailer arm in the
vertical position and slide it part way onto the
axle after greasing the shaft. Locate dampener
strut, remove packing from the unattached end.
• Apply thread lock “Loctite” to the M10 bolt
attached to the dampener strut. Screw the M10
bolt into the strut support on the trailer arm.
• If necessary use a soft headed hammer to tap the
trailer arm onto the axle until the circlip groove is
revealed,
fi
t the circlip, ensuring it is located in the
groove correctly.
