Assembly; Operation - Craftsman 486.244283 Owner's Manual

TOOLS REQUIRED FOR ASSEMBLY
(1) Pliers
(1) Hammer
(1) Adjustable Wrench (or socket set)
(1) 9/16" Open End or Box End Wrench
(2) 7/16" Open End or Box End Wrench
(2) 1/2" Open End or Box End Wrench
REMOVAL OF PARTS FROM CARTON
• Remove the loose parts and the hardware packages
from the carton. Lay out all parts and hardware and
identify using the illustrations on pages 4 and 5.
IMPORTANT: You will not use all of the parts or hardware
supplied with your blade. Dispose of unused parts or
hardware after you have fi nished assembling the blade.
CAUTION:
until the tractor engine, muffl er and exhaust
defl ector have been allowed to cool off.
TRACTOR PREPARATION
• Allow engine, muffl er and exhaust defl ector to cool
before beginning.
• Refer to tractor owner's manual to remove mower
deck or any other attachment you may have mounted
to your tractor. Mark and save all removed parts.
IMPORTANT: Right hand (R.H.) and left hand (L.H.) are
determined from the operators position while seated on
the tractor.
STEP 1: (SEE FIGURE 1)
• Look under the front of your tractor Look under the front of your tractor Look
mower deck suspension bracket located underneath
the middle of the front axle, continue on to step 2.
If not, skip to step 7 on page 8 for tractors with dual
mower deck suspension brackets.
MOWER DECK
SUSPENSION
BRACKET
FIGURE 1 - SEARS TRACTOR SHOWN

OPERATION

Do not begin assembling
. If there is a single
INSTRUCTIONS FOR TRACTORS WITH SINGLE
FRONT DECK SUSPENSION BRACKETS
STEP 2: (SEE FIGURE 2)
Use fi gure 2 to help identify the mounting holes for
•
Sears tractor frames. For other brand tractors, identify
the two mounting holes by placing a frame bracket
against the tractor frame in front of the front axle and
fi nding two holes in the tractor frame that align with
two of the holes in the frame bracket. The bracket can
be fl ipped over to reverse the hole pattern. Refer also
to the illustrations on page 9.
• Remove any bolts found in the mounting holes.
• On Sears tractors, remove the browning shield from
the front of the tractor as shown.
IMPORTANT: Be sure to reattach the browning shield in
step 3.
MOUNTING
FRAME HOLES ON
BRACKET SEARS TRACTORS
FIGURE 2 - SEARS TRACTOR SHOWN
STEP 3: (SEE FIGURE 3)
• Attach a frame bracket to each side of the tractor
frame. On Sears tractors use a 3/8" x 1" hex bolt
(E) and 3/8" lock washer (O) in the lower hole and a
3/8" x 1" carriage bolt (H) and 3/8" nylock nut (K) in
the upper hole of each frame bracket. Leave out the
upper bolt if there is no hole in the tractor frame. Do
not tighten. For other brand tractors use the bolts
and nuts shown in the illustrations on page 9.
• On Sears tractors re-attach the browning shield.
3/8" X 1"
CARRIAGE BOLT (H)
3/8" NYLON
LOCK NUT (K)
FIGURE 3 - SEARS TRACTOR SHOWN
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REMOVE BROWNING
SHIELD ON SEARS
TRACTORS
FRAME BRACKET
3/8" LOCK WASHER (O)
3/8" X 1" HEX BOLT (E)