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Tailgate Mount (#63687)
Vehicle Requirement: A suitable heavy duty tailgate like those used on dump bodies or a similar
structure. A pickup tailgate will not handle this mount.
Application: Fixed or tilt bed. Must be removed to tilt or unload. Keeps hitch receiver free so a trailer
may be pulled.
 Install tailgate mount on the tailgate of your truck. Adjust the clamps to grip the tail gate securely
when the lever handle is pulled down and locked. If the adjusting nuts do not provide sufficient
travel, the clamp pads may be moved to a different set of holes to get a secure fit.
 Remove the mount from the tailgate and install the hitch bar in the channel underneath the
debris loader unit.
 Secure the hitch bar from pulling out with the hitch pin and hairpin cotter provided. Sandwich the
hitch bar between the unit and the clamp plate.
 Secure the clamp plate with six (6) 3/8-16x1 bolts and six (6) 3/8-16 nylon insert flange nuts.
 To mount the unit on a truck get a helper and pick up the assembly and lift it over the tailgate.
Use proper lifting technique. Pull the clamp levers down and secure them in place with the
locks.
 To remove the unit, remove the hose/boom assembly, unlock the clamp levers and open the
clamps. With a helper, lift the unit over the vehicle tail gate and set down. Use proper lifting
technique.
 Mounting hoses for the 3/8” hex head bolts. See figure 1.
Swing-Away (#63688)
Vehicle Requirement: Vehicle with 2” square Class III or Class IV hitch receiver.
Application: One man unloading of tilt bed vehicles with beds up to 96” wide.
 With a helper, lift the swing-away frame and slide the hitch bar into the vehicle receiver. Use
proper lifting techniques.
 Secure with the hitch pin and the hairpin cotter. Attach the safety chain to the vehicle. Lift the
debris loader unit and place it on top of the swing-away frame. Secure it to the frame with six (6)
3/8-16x1 bolts and six (6) 3/8-16 nylon insert flange nuts.
 To use the swing-away feature, pull the hitch pin on the right side and the lynch pin holding the
frame together on the left side. Pull the swing-away frame open. The swing-away may be locked
in the 90 degree or 180 degree positions with the hitch pin.
⚠WARNING
 DO NOT transport with the swing-away in either open position. Damage to the swing-away or
vehicle may result.
 Close the swing-away and secure with lynch pin before transporting.
The swing-away may be used to vacuum debris in the 90 degree position.
The 180 degree position is for dumping the load of debris collected in the truck box. Before using the
swing-away, conduct a trial run to be sure there is sufficient clearance between the debris loader and
the truck body.