Harbor Freight 10 Cubic Ft Heavy Duty Trailer Cart Product Manual 38897

Assembly and Operating Instructions

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Model 38897

Trailer Cart

(10 Cubic Feet)

Revised Cover 12/04

®

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Save the receipt, warranty card and these instructions. It is important that you read the entire instruction sheet

to become familiar with this product before you begin using it.

Technical Specifications:

This heavy duty Trailer Cart has a large 10 cubic foot bed capacity. It has a tail gate

which is easy to lift out, and the the bed tilts with a quick release feature.

Cart Dimensions: 43” x 33” x 12”; Inside Bed Dimensions: 41” x 30” x 12”

16” Wheels with Pneumatic Tires; Pin Hitch: #5/8” Pin Hole

Trailer Cart Capacity: 600 Lbs.

Warning:

1. Always wear ANSI approved safety goggles when assembling this product and when

working with tools and equipment.

2. The Trailer Cart has a safe working capacity of 600 lbs. Never exceed this

weight capacity.

3. When unloading and loading the cart, be careful of the balance of the cart. Always

engage the tongue latch to the towing vehicle before loading the Trailer Cart. The cart will

ride best with the load centered over and in front of the axle.

4. Never allow children to play in or operate the cart. This cart is not designed for carry-

ing people or animals.

5. This Trailer Cart is not designed for use on public highways. Always use low speeds

(under 5 MPH) when performing off road hauling.

6. Before each use, check the tongue latch connection to the towing vehicle to insure safe

operation. Before each use, check the condition of pneumatic tires (recommended tire

pressure is 30 PSI).

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Assembly of the Trailer Cart

The Trailer Cart requires a good deal of assembly, but with the right tools and careful reading of this manual,

assembly should be fairly routine. You will need a regular screwdriver, pair of pliers, two 14 mm. open end

wrenches and two 13 mm. open or box end wrenches (similar size ratchet wrenches will speed assembly).

Part numbers shown below refer to the Part Number Listing on page 9.

Hardware

Required hardware needed to assemble

the Trailer Cart is shown below:

It is recommended that all the parts be put

out on a flat surface before beginning to

assemble the Trailer Cart. Check to see that

all parts shown in this manual are present

(refer to parts illustrations and the part number

listing on page 9). If any parts are missing

or in damaged condition, please call Harbor

Freight Tools at the telephone number shown

on the cover of this manual.

Step 1: Lay out the two Bottom Panels (#1)

as shown in Figure 1 below. Attach the Front

Cross Brace (#2) to the Bottom Panels using

4 Bolts (#21), 4 Washers (#23) and 4 Nuts

(#24).

Figure 1

Step 2: Connect the two Bottom Panels shown in Figure 2 using 4 Bolts (#21), 4 Washers (#23) and 4 Nuts

(#24).

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Bottom Panels

(#1)

Front Cross

Brace (#2)

Figure 2

Bolt Locations

Step 3: Attach the Tongue Support (#3) to the Bottom

Panels using 2 Bolts (#22), 2 Washers (#23), and 2 Nuts

(#24) - see Figure 3.

Figure 3

Step 4: As shown in Figure 4 below, bolt the 2 Wheel Axle Supports together using 8 Bolts (#25), 8 Washers

(#23) and 8 Nuts (#24). Note: Only hand tighten these 8 Bolts (#25) now, Bolts should be securely tightened

once Wheel Axle is installed (see Step 6, page 5).

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Bottom Panels

(#1)

Tongue Support

(#3)

Figure 4

Wheel Axle Supports

(#4)

REV 02/07

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Figure 5

Step 5: Bolt the Wheel Axle Supports (#4) to the

Bottom Panels (#1) using 8 Bolts (#21), 8 Washers

(#23), and 8 Nuts (#24) - see Figure 5

Figure 6

Figure 7

Step 6: As shown in Figure 6, put the Hitch Tongue in place and insert the Wheel Axle (#5) throught the Wheel

Axle Support (#4). Install the 2 Wheel/Tire Assemblies (#6) with Washers (#26) and Cotter Pins (#27).

Step 7: As shown in Figure 7, insert the Tongue Latch (#9)

up through the opening in the Hitch Tongue (#10). Using

a Latch Spacer (#8) on each side of the Tongue Latch, bolt

the Latch Spacer to the Hitch Tongue using Bolt (#29) and

Nut (#30). Only hand tighten this bolt for now.

Attach one end of the Latch Spring (#7) to the

opening in the Hitch Tongue (#10) and the other end

to the top hole in the Latch Spacer (#8). With the

Latch Spring in place, tighten the bolt described

in the above paragraph.

Wheel Axle (#5)

Wheel/Tire

Assembly (#6)

Hitch Tongue (#10)

Tongue Latch (#9)

Latch Spacer (#8)

Latch Spring (#7)

Hitch Tongue (#10)

REV 02/07

Figure 8

Step 8: As shown in Figure 8, install the Hitch Pin Bracket

(#11) by using 2 Bolts (#25), 2 Washers (#23), and 2 Nuts

(#24) in the rear most two holes. The Hitch Pin (#28) fits in

the front hole, and is secured in place with a Cotter Pin (#27).

Figure 9

Step 9: Turn the Trailer Cart over onto it’s wheels. To the rear portion of the Bottom Panels (#1), attach the

Rear Corner Brackets (#13) and the Rear Cross Brace (#12), by using 4 Bolts (#21), 4 Washers (#23) and 4

Nuts (#24).

Figure 10

Step 10: As seen in Figure 10, assemble the

left Side Panel (#14) using 2 Bolts (#21),

2 Washers (#23) and 2 Nuts (#24). Insert

bolts in the holes shown. See Step 13,

page 7 for instructions on installing 2 other

bolts into Side Panel.

Bottom Panels

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Hitch Pin Bracket (#11)

Hitch Tongue (#10)

Rear Corner Brackers (#13)

Rear Cross Brace (#12)

Side Panel (#14)

REV 02/07

Figure 11

Step 11: See Figure 11 for bolt positions. Bolt Rear

Cross Brace (#12) to Bottom Panels (#1) using 6 Bolts

(#21), 6 Washers (#23) and 6 Nuts (#24).

Figure 12

Rear Cross Brace (#12)

Bottom Panel (#1)

Step 12: Install the right Side Panel (#14)

to the Bottom Panel (#1) as shown in Figure

12. Use 2 Bolts (#21), 2 Washers (#23), and

2 Nuts (#24) to attach the Side Panel.

See Step 13 below for instructions on

installing 2 other bolts into side panel.

Bolt Locations

Rear Corner Brace (#15)

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Step 13: Secure each Side Panel (#14) by

bolting a Rear Corner Brace (#15) to the

outside of the Side Panel. Use 5 Bolts (#21),

5 Washers (#23) and 5 Nuts (#24) to secure

each Side Panel. Figure 13 shows Rear

Corner Brace being assembled to

left Side Panel. Follow same

procedure to assemble Rear Corner

Brace to right Side Panel.

Figure 13

REV 02/07

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Step 14: Assemble the Front Panel (#16)

to the Front Cross Brace (#2) and the two

Side Panels (#14) by using 12 Bolts (#21),

12 Washers (#23) and 12 Nuts (#24). Bolt

positions are shown in Figure 14 at right.

Figure 14

Figure 15

Step 15: Assemble the two Front Corner Braces

(#17) to the corners of the Front Panel and the

Side Panels (see Figure 15). For each Front Corner

Brace use 2 Bolts (#21), 2 Washers (#23) and 2

Nuts (#24).

Figure 16

Tailgate Latch (#18)

Tailgate (#20)

Step 16: Attach the two Tailgate

Latches (#18) to the inside of the

Tailgate (#20) using 2 Bolts (#21),

2 Washers (#23) and 2 Nuts (#24)

for each Tailgate Latch (see Figure 16).

Insert the two Tailgate Pins (#19) through

the two holes in lower portion of the Tailgate,

and secure the Tailgate Pins by adding a Washer

(#32) and a Nut (#31) to the threaded portion.

The Tailgate is now ready to be put in place on the Trailer

Cart. Position the Tailgate so that the two Tailgate Pins can be

dropped into the two holes on the Rear Cross Brace (#12). The

Tailgate Latches can now be dropped over the open slots in each Side Panel which will lock the Tailgate in

place. Assembly of the Trailer Cart is complete. Before using the cart make sure all hardware connections are

tight.

(view of inside)

Front Corner Brace (#17)

Part Number Listing

Part # Reference # Description Qty

1 234A1 Bottom Panel 2

2 234A2 Front Cross Brace 1

3 234A3 Tongue Support 1

4 234A4 Wheel Axle Support 2

5 234A5 Wheel Axle 1

6 234A6 Wheel/Tire Assembly 2

7 234A7 Latch Spring 1

8 234A8 Latch Spacer 2

9 234A9 Tongue Latch 1

10 234A10 Hitch Tongue 1

11 234A11 Hitch Pin Bracket 1

12 234A12 Rear Cross Brace 1

13 234A13 Rear Corner Bracket 2

14 234A14 Side Panel 2

15 234A15 Rear Corner Brace 2

16 234A16 Front Panel 1

17 234A17 Front Corner Brace 2

18 234A18 Tailgate Latch 2

19 234A19 Tailgate Pin 2

20 234A20 Tailgate 1

Hardware

21 234B1 M8x16 Truss Head Bolt 60

22 234B2 M8x20 Truss Head Bolt 2

23 234B3 8mm Lock Washer 72

24 234B4 8mm Hex Nut 72

25 234B5 M8x20 Hex Head Bolt 10

26 234B6 20mm Flat Washer 2

27 234B7 3mm Cotter Pin 3

28 234B8 12.5x 64 Hitch Pin 1

29 234B9 M6x90 Hex Head Bolt 1

30 234B10 6mm Nylon Nut 1

31 234B11 6mm Hex Nut 2

32 234B12 6-8mm Flat Washer 2

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