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FIGURE 17
STEP 15 - ASSEMBLE PIVOT ROD
• Slide the end of the pivot rod through the upper
hopper tube and the hopper mount clamps on one
side of the hopper. Place a hopper support strap
and then a bag arm tube onto the rod. Slide the rod
through the stitched sleeve at the front edge of the
wind screen, and then place another bag arm tube
and a hopper support strap onto the rod. Slide the
rod through the other upper hopper tube and hopper
mount clamps. See fi gure 15.
STEP 17 - ATTACH HOPPER BAG
• To attach the hopper bag to the sweeper, slide the
ends of the bag arm tubes into the ends of the hitch
tubes and secure with two clevis pins (P) and hairpin
cotters (M). See fi gure 19.
STEP 16 - ATTACH ROPE
• Secure the rope to the center of the upper rear hopper
tube as shown in fi gure 18.
FIGURE 19
• Assemble a vinyl cap (S) onto each bag arm tube as
shown in fi gure 17.
• Assemble two palnuts (G) onto the ends of the pivot
rod using a hammer. See fi gure 17.
HINT: To ease assembly of the palnuts, place the bag
on its side on a solid surface. With the bottom end of the
pivot rod against the surface, tap a palnut onto the top
end of the rod. Repeat for other end of rod.
FIGURE 15
FIGURE 18
BAG ARM TUBE
HOPPER BAG
PIVOT ROD
MOUNTING CLAMP
MOUNTING CLAMP
WIND SCREEN
WIND SCREEN
HOPPER SUPPORT STRAP
MOUNTING CLAMP
MOUNTING CLAMP
HAIR COTTER
PIN (M)
TIGHTEN NUTS
CLEVIS PIN (N)
FIGURE 16
MOUNTING CLAMP
MOUNTING CLAMP
PALNUT (G)
CAP (S)
CLEVIS PIN (P)
BAG ARM TUBE
HAIRPIN
COTTER (M)
• Attach the bottoms of the hopper support straps to the
clevis pins (N) in the lower hopper tubes, securing the
straps with the previously assembled hair cotter pins
(M). See fi gure 16.
• Tighten the nuts on the hopper mount clamps. See
fi gure 16.
