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ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS

1. Place the Wear Plate on the front of the Blade

and Angle Reinforcing behind the Blade and

assemble with nine Carriage Bolts 3/8-16 x 1-

1/4. Lockwashers and Hex Nut 3/8 Thread. See

figure 1.

2. Lay the Blade flat with its face down. Assemble

the Pivot Assembly to the Blade by Placing the

Bar 3/4” Dia. through the tube on the Pivot

Assembly and through the LOWER holes in the

blade mounting bar on the back of the blade

and secure with Cotter Pins. See figure 2. •

Place the other Pivot Bar through the UPPER

holes in the blade mounting bar on the back of

the blade, through the tube and secure with Cotter

Hair Pins. See figure 2.

Place the Hex Head Bolt 1/2-13 x 2 in the Pivot

assembly and lock with two Hex Nuts 1/2. Leave

about 3/4 of the thread above the Pivot Plate.

See figure 3.

5. Assemble the Push Bar Assembly (see parts list)

(33) to the Pivot Plate (21) with the Hex Head

Bolt 5/8-11 X 2-1/2 (20) and secure with Hex

Nut Lock Type 5/8-11 Thd. (22). Leave the Hex

Nut loose enough to allow the Push Bar Assembly

(33) to pivot freely. Place the Clevis Pin (19)

through the center hole in the end of the Push

Bar. Secure the Clevis Pin with Hairpin (8).

6. Place the Hex Head Bolt 3/8-16 x 3 through the

Extension Springs. Tip the Blade into the normal

operating position. Hook the loop end of each

Extension Spring through the eye on the Pivot

Plate. Push the Hex Head Bolt 3/8-16 x 3 through

the holes in the top edge of the Blade and fasten

with Hex Nut 3/8. Tighten the nut until the

Extension Spring stretches approximately one

inch. Final adjustment can be made later to

match the workload. (See figure 4).

7. Place a block or brick under the center of the

Blade and assemble the skids to the blade with

Bolts 3/8-16 X 1-1/4, Lockwashers and Hex

Nut 3/8.

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