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FIGURE 16

STEP 15 - ASSEMBLE PIVOT ROD

•  Slide the hopper bag pivot rod through the 

upper hole 

in the upper hopper tubes and through the stitched 
sleeve at the front edge of the mesh wind screen, 
assembling a bag arm tube on each side as shown in 
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 (O) and hairpin 
cotters (L). See fi gure 18.

STEP 16 - ATTACH ROPE

•  Secure the rope to the center of the upper rear hopper 

tube as shown in fi gure 17.

FIGURE 18

•  Assemble a vinyl cap (P) onto each bag arm tube as 

shown in fi gure 17.

•  Assemble two palnuts (F) by lightly tapping them onto 

the ends of the pivot rod with a hammer. See fi gure 
16.

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 17

BAG ARM TUBE

BA

HOPPER BAG
PIVOT ROD

MOUNTING CLAMP

WIND SCREEN

UPPER HOLE

CLEVIS PIN (O)

HAIRPIN
COTTER (L)

HITCH TUBE

HITCH TUBE

BAG ARM TUBE

MOUNTING CLAMP

PALNUT (F)

CAP (P)

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