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FIGURE 5

• Connectthesweepertothetractor.Setthesweeper

heightadjustmenthandletoaboutthemiddleofit's
adjustmentrange.

• Placethedethatcherinfrontofthesweeperhousing,

underneaththehitchtubes.

• Connectthedethatchertotheconduitclampsusing

two5/16"x1-3/8"clevispins,5/16"washersand

3/32"haircotterpins.Seefigure4.

CONDUIT
CLAMP

TRANSPORT
HOOK

HEIGHT ADJ.
TUBE

FIGURE 3

• Assembleaconduitclampontoeachendofthe

sweeperheightadjustmenttubesothatthestraight
partoftheclampisontopofthetube.

• Removethehitchbracketsfromthesweeper'shitch

tubes.SlidethetransporthookontotheL.H.hitch
tubeasshowninfigure3.

• Reassemblethehitchbracketsandboltstothehitch

tubes.Refertoyoursweeperowner'smanual.

3/32" HAIR 
COTTER PIN 

5/16" WASHER 

5/16" x 1-3/8" 
CLEVIS PIN 

HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT 
MIDDLE SETTING 

If you have a 30" sweeper, skip to figure 6.

• Makesurethesweeperheightadjustmenthandleis

stillsettoaboutthemiddleofit'sadjustmentrange.

• Centerthedethatcherwiththesweeper.
• Assemblethekeeperbrackets(bendtotheinside)

tothesweeper'shitchtube,outsideoftheconduit
clamps.Useau-boltandtwo1/4"nylocknutsper
bracket.Positionthekeeperbracketsagainstthesides
oftheconduitclamps,approximatelyperpendicular
totheground.Tightenthenutswithoutbendingthe
keeperbrackets.Seefigure5.

KEEPER BRACKET

U-BOLT

1/4" NYLOCK NUT

FIGURE 4

FIGURE 6

• Liftthefrontofthedethatcherandsecureitin

transportpositionusingthetransporthook.See
figure6.

• Tokeepthetransporthookfromslidingbackalong

thehitchtube,youcanfastenthesuppliednylontie
aroundthehitchtubebehindthetransporthook.See
figure6.

TRANSPORT HOOK 

NYLON TIE 

SWEEpERS WITH TWo HITCH TUBES

Skip to page 6 for sweepers with single  hitch tubes.

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