InstallingtheFullBed
Note:Ifyouareinstallingthebedsidesontheat
bed,itiseasiertoinstallthembeforeinstallingthe
bedonthemachine.
Ensurethattherearpivotplatesareboltedtothebed
frame/channelsothatthelowerendanglestotherear
(Figure24).
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Figure24
1.Left,rearcornerofbed4.Clevispin
2.Machineframechannel
5.Lynchpin
3.Pivotplate
CAUTION
Thefullbedweighsapproximately148kg
(325lb),sodonottrytoinstallorremoveit
byyourself.
Useanoverheadhoistorgetthehelpof2or3
otherpeople.
Ensurethatthespacerbracketsandwearblocks
(Figure25)areinstalledwiththecarriage-boltheads
positionedinsidethemachine.
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Figure25
1.Wearblock
3.Carriagebolt
2.Spacerbracket
1.Ensurethattheliftcylindersarefullyretracted.
2.Carefullysetthebedontothemachineframe,
aligningtherearbedpivot-plateholeswiththe
holesintherearframechannel,andinstallthe2
clevispinsandlynchpins(Figure25).
3.Withthebedlowered,secureeachcylinderrod
endtotheappropriateslotsinthebed-mounting
plateswithaclevispinandlynchpin.
4.Inserttheclevispinfromoutsideofthebedwith
thelynchpinorientedtowardtheoutside(Figure
25).
Note:Therearslotsareforafullbed
installation;thefrontslotsarefora2/3-fullbed
installation.
Note:Youmayneedtostarttheengineto
extendorretractthecylindersforalignmentwith
theholes.
Note:Youcanplugtheunusedslotwithabolt
andnuttopreventassemblyerrors.
5.Starttheengineandengagethehydraulic-lift
levertoraisethebed.
6.Releasetheliftleverandshutofftheengine.
7.Installthebed-safetysupporttoprevent
accidentallyloweringthebed;refertoUsingthe
BedSupport(page32).
8.Installthelynchpinstotheinsideendsofthe
clevispins.
Note:Iftheautomatictailgatereleaseis
installedonthebed,ensurethatthefrontdump
linkrodisplacedontheinsideoftheleftclevis
pinbeforeyouinstallthelynchpin.
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