Extension Mounting System And Method For Attaching Screed Extension to Screed

A method for attaching a screed extension to a screed of a screed assembly, the screed having a lateral extension axis and including an extendible frame portion expandable along the lateral extension axis and pivotable relative to a pivot axis perpendicular to the lateral extension axis, wherein the extendible frame portion includes a catch engaging surface of an extension mounting system, the screed extension having a screed extension frame supporting a mounting catch of the extension mounting system, the method comprising steps of:

• pivoting the extendible frame portion about the pivot axis in a first direction to a lowered mounting position to position the catch engaging surface below the mounting catch;
• axially expanding the extendible frame portion to an extended mounting position to vertically align the catch engaging surface and the mounting catch;
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• pivoting the extendible frame portion about the pivot axis in a second direction to a raised lifting position to bring the catch engaging surface and the mounting catch into mating engagement and support the screed extension on the extendible frame portion using the extension mounting system.