Craftsman 79244 manual Handlebar Assembly, Shoulder Strap Assembly, Lower Shoulder Strap Clamp

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HANDLEBAR ASSEMBLY

,_ DANGER: RISK OF CUT. To avoid

serious injury, the barrier portion of the handlebar must be installed as shown

on the upper shaft of the powerhead to provide a barrier between operator and the spinning blade. Attach handlebar mounting bracket above arrow on safety warning decal on the upper shaft (powerhead end of unit). Ensure

handlebar is positioned on mounting bracket at the end of the arrow on the

handlebar decal.

NOTE: Two mounting brackets are in- cluded with this attachment. Both brack-

ets are provided to adapt this attach- ment for use with powerheads that have either a 1" (2.5 cm) diameter or a 7/8"

(2.2 cm) diameter upper shaft. The cor- rect bracket must be used to ensure that

the handlebar is mounted securely to the upper shaft before use.

Handlebar ._ J_ _ Screw

_et Cover

Bracket .'

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1.Place the mounting bracket over the upper shaft above the arrow on the safety label. Be sure to use the correct mounting bracket for either the 1" (2.5 cm) or 7/8" (2.2 cm) diameter upper shaft.

2.Position one of the bracket covers

under the upper shaft and align the

mounting bracket and the bracket cover screw holes. Insert two screws into the screw holes.

3.Secure the mounting bracket by

tightening the screws with the hex wrench.

4.Locate the decal on the handlebar. This decal includes an arrow. Posi- tion the handlebar with the mount- ing bracket at the end of the arrow.

5.Position the second bracket cover

over the handlebar. Align the mounting bracket and the bracket

cover screw holes. Again make sure the handlebar is at the end of

the arrow.

6.Insert two screws and hand tighten only. Be sure the handlebar is installed correctly; then, tighten each screw securely with the hex wrench.

SHOULDER STRAP ASSEMBLY

_bWARNING: Proper shoulder

strap and handlebar adjustments must be made with the engine completely stopped before using unit. The shoul- der strap clamp must be installed as shown above the handlebar on the up- per shaft (powerhead end of unit). NOTE: The lower shoulder strap clamp has two spacer tabs attached. These tabs are provided to adapt this attach- ment for use with powerheads that have a 1" diameter upper shaft (the shoulder strap clamp will not tighten down se- curely on the 1" diameter upper shaft without using these spacer tabs). The tabs must be broken off completely be- fore use and placed over the screw holes on the lower shoulder strap clamp. These tabs are not needed for power- heads with a 7/8" upper shaft.

LOWER SHOULDER STRAP

CLAMP

.,_L_L_ / Spacer Tabs

positioned for use on 1" diameter

upper shaft

1, Place the upper shoulder strap

clamp over the upper shaft above the handlebar.

2.Position the lower shoulder strap clamp under the upper shaft and align the upper and lower clamp screw holes (use spacer tabs be- tween upper and lower clamps if necessary to secure clamp, i.e. for 1" diameter upper shaft).

Strap Clamp

POWERHEAD

END

Lower Shoulder ATTACHMENT

Strap Clamp n _' END

!Screws

3.Insert two screws into the screw holes.

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