Craftsman 486.24838 manual Twist

ATTACHING SNOW THROWER TO TRACTOR

NOTE: An additional person's help may be required to mount the snow thrower to the front of the tractor.

STEP 58: (SEE FIGURE 84)

*Place the tractor and snow thrower on a flat_ level surface so that the tractor can be rolled forward to attach the snow thrower.

*Remove the Attachment Pin from the snow thrower.

*Extend the auger belt out behind the snow thrower, making sure the belt is still fooped over the top of the large drive pulley and underneath the two idler pulleys. The "V" side of the belt must be seated in the grooves of all three pulleys.

*Roll the tractor up behind the snow thrower, centering it between the snow thrower's mounting plates.

*Raise timerear of the snow thrower by lifting up on the lift handle until the notches in the mounting plates align with the shoulder bolts in the tractor's side plates. Guide the bolts into the notches.

*To ease the assembly of the auger drive belt, delay the installation of the attachment pin until you have assembled the belt as instructed in steps 56 and 57

ATTACHMENT PIN

(After it_sta//ingauger belt)

1/8" HAiRPiN X

COTTER (KK)

SHOULDER

BOLT

\ SIDE PLATE

MOUNTING

PLATE

FIGURE 54 RIGHT SIDE VIEW

BEFORE INSTALLING THE AUGER BELT

STEP 58: (SEE FIGURE 88)

•The auger be_t comes preassembled to the pulleys on the snow thrower housing. Make sure the belt passes over the top of the auger pulley and then twists 1/4 turn to pass underneath each side idler pulley. The "V" side of the belt must mate with the grooves of the pulleys.

	:	i
TWIST	AUGER PULLEY		TWIST
	_	i
1/4 TURN			1/4 TURN
IDLER			IDLER
PULLEY			PULLEY

FIGURE 88

INSTALLING THE AUGER BELT

STEP 57: (SEE FIGURE 86)

*Push the lift handle down to increase slack in the belt (attachment pin must first be removed).

*Remove the 1/8" hairpin cotter (KK) that secures the end of the idler arm spring to the right side of the

clutch idler assembly. Swing the idler arm to the left side.

*Place the auger belt around the rear pulley and between the two pulleys on the idler arm. The "V" side of the belt must be seated in the grooves of the v-pulleys

CLUTCH/IDLER	ASSEMBLY
1/8" HAIRPIN
COTTER (KK)
_-tHemoveafrom	IDLER
end o1spring)	ARM

	/"	\	LEFT SIDE
I	REAR
	PULLEY		OF

TRACTOR

FIGURE 88VIEWED FROM UNOERNEATH

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