Step 9: (See Figure - Craftsman 486.242211 Owner's Manual

STEP 7: (SEE FIGURE 7 AND 8)
if your tractor hitch has 10" to 13" ground clearance
refer to figure 7. if your tractor hitch has 8" to 10"
ground clearance refer to figure 8.
• Assemble the hitch brackets to the hitch tubes using
two 5/16" x 2" hex bolts (B) and 5/16" nylock nuts (J).
The bolts should straddle the front hitch tube bolt. Do
not tighten yet.
At this time tighten the four bolts fastening the hitch
tubes to the sweeper housing. Next, tighten the two bolts
fastening the ends of the hitch tubes together. Finally,
tighten the two bolts fastening the hitch brackets to the
hitch tubes.
Assemble the hitch pin (Y), two 3/4" hitch spacers (U)
and the 1/8" hair cotter pin (M) to the hitch brackets.
5/16" x 2"
HEX BOLT (B)
PiN (Y)
HITCH BRACKET
1
I
I I _:_:===- 3/4" SPACER (U)
_ HITCH BRACKET
5/16" NYLOCK 1/8" HAIR
NUT
(J)
COTTER PmN
(M)
FIGURE 7
STEP 8: (SEE FIGURE 9)
• Assemble the height adjustment handle to the inside
of the bracket on the end of the height adjustment
tube. Use two 5/1 8" x 1" hex bolts (E), 5/1 6" flat
washers (K) and 5/1 6" nylock nuts (J). Tighten.
• Assemble the grip (W) onto the height adjustment
handle.
J
5116"x 1" HEX BOLT (E) "_
5/16" FLAT WASHER (K) /
/
HEIGHT
ADJUSTMENT
HANDLE /
5/16" NYLOCK NUT (J)
FIGURE 9
STEP 9: (SEE FIGURE 10)
• Assemble onto a 5/16" x 1-1/4" hex bolt (D) in the
order listed, a 5/16" flat washer (K), the pivot bushing
(S), the height adjustment strap and the spacer
bushing (T). Insert the bolt through the upper part of
the double hole in the end of the sweeper housing
and secure it with a 5/16" nylock nut (J). Tighten.
5/16" x2"
HEX BOLT (B)
[_ HITCH PiN (Y)
HITCH BRACKET
(STRAIGHT)
,,_z:===. 314"SPACER (U)
HITCH BRACKET
5/16" NYLOCK 1/8" HAIR
NUT (J) COTTER PIN (M)
FIGURE 8
5/16" NYLOCK NUT (J)
SPACER BUSHING (T)
HEmGHT ADJUSTMENT
STRAP
PIVOT BUSHING (S)
5/16" FLAT WASHER (K)
5/16" x 1-1/4"
HEX BOLT (D)
FIGURE 10