Craftsman 486.24222 owner manual Assembly

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ASSEMBLY

TOOLS REQUIRED FOR ASSEMBLY

STEP 4 - ASSEMBLE HEIGHT ADJ. STRAP

10"

(1)Hammer

(2)1/2" Wrenches

(1)Scissors or knife

STEP 1 - REMOVE PARTS FROM CARTON

To protect painted parts, lay them on cardboard or a mat.

Remove the sweeper housing, the loose parts and the hardware package from the carton. Lay out the parts and hardware as shown on pages 3 and 4.

STEP 2 - ASSEMBLE HITCH TUBES

The hitch tubes are stamped with a "77 L" for the left tube and a "76 R " for the right tube. The sweeper housing is marked with and " L" on the left with side and an " R " on the right side. See fi gure 1.

Hold the left hitch tube against the left side of the sweeper so that the "77 L" on the tube faces away from the sweeper. Attach the hitch tube using two hex bolts (C) and nylock nuts (F). Repeat for the right hitch tube, but with the "76 R " facing in toward the right side of the sweeper. Do not tighten yet. See fi gure 1.

Place the spacer bushing (I) into the hole in the height adjustment strap. Place the strap and bushing between the hitch tubes, aligning them with the rear hole. Fasten the hitch tubes together, with the strap and bushing between them, using two hex bolts (A) and nylock nuts (F). Do not tighten yet. See fi gure 2.

HEX BOLT (A)

HEIGHT

ADJUSTMENT

STRAP

SPACER

BUSHING (K)

NYLOCK NUT (F)

FIGURE 2

STEP 3 - REMOVE PLASTIC TIE

Remove the plastic tie that fastens the height adjustment tube to the front of the sweeper housing. See fi gure 1.

NYLOCK NUT (F)

HEX BOLT (C)

HOUSING

 

MARKED “L”

 

PLASTIC TIE

TUBE

MARKED

“77L”

HITCH TUBE (L.H.)

FIGURE 1

STEP 5 - MEASURE TRACTOR HITCH HEIGHT

Use the mark along the side of this page to measure the height of the tractor hitch. The mark is 10" from the bottom of the page. If the tractor hitch is less than 10" above the ground, go to STEP 6a . If the tractor hitch is 10" or more above the ground, go to STEP 6b

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