Assembly - Craftsman 316.74093 series Operator's Manual

INSTALLING THE CUTTING HEAD SHIELD
WARNING:
To prevent serious personal injury, never
operate the unit without the cutting head shield in place.
1. Remove the wing nut and washer from the cutting head shield.
2. Insert the short tab (the one without a hole) on the mount
bracket into the slot on the cutting head shield (Fig. 1).
3. Rotate the cutting head shield until the bolt on the cutting head
shield protrudes through the hole on the mount bracket (Fig. 1).
4. Place the washer onto the bolt (Fig. 2).
5. Screw the wing nut onto the bolt until the cutting head shield is
firmly in place (Fig. 2).
INSTALLING AND ADJUSTING THE HANDLE
MODEL NO. 316.74093*
Installing the Handle
1. Place a ball half on each side of the upper shaft housing (Fig. 3).
Align each tab with its corresponding slot on the opposite ball
half (Fig. 3). Hold the two halves together. Make sure the ball is
positioned beyond the end of the safety label (Fig. 3).
2. Carefully push the rear handle bracket onto the upper shaft
housing (Fig. 4). Make sure the rear handle bracket is between
the ball and the shaft grip (Fig. 4).
3. Push the rear handle bracket onto the back of the ball and hold
it in place (Fig. 5).
4. Carefully maneuver the front handle bracket over the coupler
and push it onto the front of the ball (Fig. 5). Hold the front and
rear handle brackets together.
5. Insert a nut into one of the hexagonal recesses in the back of
the rear handle bracket (Fig. 6). Make sure the round side of the
nut faces outward. Hold the nut in place with a finger. Insert a
bolt into the corresponding hole in the front handle bracket (Fig.
6). Tighten the bolt with a flat-head or T20 Torx® screwdriver.
Repeat this step until all four (4) bolts are securely installed.
6. Push the latch pin completely into the small hook on the handle
(Fig. 7). Lift the latch lever up and push it toward the large hook
(Fig. 7). Push the latch loop over the large hook (Fig. 7).
7. Hold the unit in the operating position (Fig. 21). Move the handle
up or down the upper shaft housing to a comfortable location
(Fig. 8). Make sure the handle is positioned beyond the end of
the safety label (Fig. 8).

ASSEMBLY

Bolt
Cutting Head
Shield
Bolt
Ball Half
Slot
Upper Shaft
Housing
Upper Shaft
Housing
8
Hole
Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Tab
Fig. 3
Ball
Rear
Handle
Bracket
Fig. 4
Mount Bracket
Tab
Slot
Wing Nut
Washer
Safety
Label
Ball Half
Shaft Grip