Craftsman 486.24222 a - ASSEMBLE HITCH BRACKETS, b - ASSEMBLE HITCH BRACKETS, Tighten Bolts

STEP 6a - ASSEMBLE HITCH BRACKETS

•If the tractor hitch is less than 10" above the ground, place the bent hitch bracket underneath the hitch tubes and place the hitch bracket assembly on top of the hitch tubes. Insert two hex bolts (B) through the brackets, with the rear hex bolt between the cross bolts in the hitch tubes. Secure the hex bolts (B) with two nylock nuts (F). See fi gure 3. Do not tighten yet.

•Assemble the two spacers (J) onto the hitch pin and secure the pin with the hairpin cotter (L). See fi gure 3.

HEX BOLTS (B)

HITCH BRACKET

ASSEMBLY

SPACERS (J)
BENT HITCH	NYLOCK NUTS (F)
BRACKET
	HAIRPIN COTTER (L)

FIGURE 3

STEP 6b - ASSEMBLE HITCH BRACKETS

•If the tractor hitch is 10" or more above the ground, place the bent hitch bracket on top of the hitch tubes and place the hitch bracket assembly underneath the hitch tubes. Insert two hex bolts (B) through the brackets, with the rear hex bolt between the cross bolts in the hitch tubes. Secure the hex bolts (B) with two nylock nuts (F). See fi gure 4. Do not tighten yet.

•Assemble the two spacers (J) onto the hitch pin and secure the pin with the hairpin cotter (L). See fi gure 4.

HEX BOLTS (B)

HAIRPIN

COTTER (L)

BENT HITCH

BRACKET

SPACERS (J)

HITCH BRACKET

ASSEMBLY

NYLOCK NUTS (F)

FIGURE 4

STEP 7 - TIGHTEN BOLTS

•Tighten the four bolts in fi gure 1 that fasten the hitch tubes to the sweeper housing. Next, tighten the two bolts in fi gure 2 that fasten the ends of the hitch tubes together. Finally, tighten the two bolts in fi gure 3 or 4 that fasten the hitch brackets to the hitch tubes.

STEP 8 - ATTACH HANDLE

•Assemble the height adjustment handle to the height adjustment tube on the front of the sweeper housing. Use the curved head bolts, bowed washers, lock washers and hex nuts which come pre-assembled to the tube. Position the height adjustment handle side to side so that the height adjustment strap will align up against the outside of the handle and then tighten the nuts. See fi gure 5.

•Assemble the grip (T) onto the end of the height adjustment handle as shown in fi gure 5.

GRIP (T)	HEIGHT
HEX NUT	ADJUSTMENT
	HANDLE
LOCK
WASHER
BOWED
WASHER
CURVED
HEAD BOLT

HEIGHT	HEIGHT
ADJUSTMENT	ADJUSTMENT
TUBE	STRAP

FIGURE 5

STEP 9 - ATTACH KNOB

•Place the tooth-lock washer (I) between the height adjustment handle and the height adjustment strap. Insert the carriage bolt (D) through the handle, the tooth-lock washer and the strap. Assemble the fl at washer (H) and the plastic knob (U) onto the end of the bolt and tighten. See fi gure 6.

HEIGHT
ADJUSTMENT	CARRIAGE BOLT (D)
HANDLE

TOOTH LOCK

WASHER (I)

HEIGHT

ADJUSTMENT

STRAP

KNOB (U)

FLAT WASHER (H)

FIGURE 6

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