Place the hose hanger rod assembly down into the hose hanger bracket on the impeller housing assem- bly. See figure 18.

HOSE HANGER

ASSEMBLY

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FIGURE 18

Place a hose clamp onto the end of the hose. Push the hose onto the hose adapter (nozzle). Tighten the hose clamp onto the hose and hose adapter. Do not collapse the hose adapter when tightening the clamp. See figure 19.

The remaining hose clamp will be used later to fasten the hose to the deck adapter.

HOSE ADAPTER

CLAMP

HOSE

FIGURE 19

Loop the 25" tarp strap under the hose. Fasten the

hooks to the hose hanger rod assembly. See figure 20.

HOSE HANGER

ASSEMBLY

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25" TARP STRAP

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FIGURE20

Assemble the hitch plate to the tractor hitch if:

a.Your tractor has a square (straight) hitch frame, to help prevent binding.

b.Your tractor has a lightweight hitch frame that

needs reinforcement for towing.

Use a 1/2" x 1-1/4" hex bolt, a 7/16" flat washer and a 1/2" hex lock nut. See figure 21.

1/2" x 1-1/4"

 

HEX BOLT

 

TRACTOR

!

 

HITCH FRAME

Q

ATTACH

(SQUARE)

U

MOW-N-VAC

 

 

HERE

 

 

HITCH

I

7/16

 

PLATE

 

I_"HEX LOCK NUT

 

 

 

TRACTOR

i

J

l/

 

 

 

HITCH FRAME _-_._

s_

--s_: Y

 

(TAPERED)

:_-

°

 

FIGURE 21

 

 

 

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Craftsman 486.24504 operating instructions Clamp Hose, Hose Hanger Assembly Tarp Strap, Tractor Hitch Frame Tapered

486.24504 specifications

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