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Sears 486.244062 Owner's Manual page 4

42" snow blade

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ASSEMBLY
INSTRUCTIONS
TOOLS REQUIRED
FOR ASSEMBLY
(1)
Pliers
(1)
Hammer
(1)
7/16"
Open End or Box Wrench
(1)
1/2'3 Open End or Box Wrench
(1)
9/16"
Open End or Box Wrench
(1)
3/4"
Open End or Box Wrench
(1)
Adjustable
Wrench
Refer to carton contents figure on page 2 and figure
1 on page
3 for parts and hardware
needed
to
assemble
snow blade.
RIGHT HAND (R.H.) AND LEFT HAND
(L.H.)
ARE
DETERMINED
FROM
OPERATOR'S
POSITION
WHILE
SEATED
ON TRACTOR.
.
Assemble
the two angle lock bars together
as
shown
in figure
2, using one 3/8"
x 1" carriage
bolt,
3/8"
lock washer
and 3/8"
hex nut. Do
not tighten
at this time.
3/8"" CARRIAGE BOLT\
ANGLE LOCK
3/8"
LOCK WASHER
\
BARS
/
_
I
BRACKET (A)
3/8"
HEX NUT /
_
/______/=========_
/'_
"_ANGLE
LOCK SP_'NG
FIGURE 2
2.
Assemble
angle
lock
spring
through
angle
lock bars positioning
end hook as shown.
See
figures
2 and 3.
3.
Assemble
hook of angle lock spring into hole of
bracket
(A). Pull lock bars up to extend spring
just enough to allow assembly of angle lock bars
down
through
slot in pivot bracket and chan-
nel. See figure
2 and 3.
ANGLE
ANGLE LOCK
LocK..
3
BARS _,_
(A).
PIVOT BOLT
1/4" x 1" SPRING PIN
=
'
_
'
- BRACKET
PIVOT
.
.
Using
a hammer
drive
1/4"
x 1"' spring
pin
through slot in bracket
and hole in end of lock
bars
until
flush
with
bracket.
See figure
3.
Tighten
3/8""
hex nut left loose in step
1.
Using a hammer
drive a 3/8"
palnut
onto one
end of spring
mount
rod. Insert
the other
end
Of the
spring
mount
rod through
both
small
holes
in the
pivot
plate.
Support
end
(with
palnut)
of the spring
mount
rod with a block of
wood
and hammer
on the remaining
palnut. See
figure
4.
3,8
.MouNT
3/8"
PALNUT
=-_=
FIGURE 4
ASSEMBLY
OF SNOW
BLADE
TO LAWN TRACTOR.
(Tractor Preparation)
A=
g.
Remove
mower
or any other attachment
you
may
have
mounted
to your
tractor.
Mark
all
loose
parts and save for re-assembly.
Refer to
owners
manual
for
removal
of
mower/attachment.
The
mower
suspension
arms
(R.H. and L.H.)
must
be removed
to allow
assembly
of snow
blade. Also remove and save the 3/8"
bolts and
lock nuts
from
each
side of tractor
frame
as
shown
in figure
5. Remove
the belt guide and
hardware
from right hand side of tractor
frame.
Save for use when
re-attaching
the deck next
season.
See figure
5.
REMOVE 3/8"' BOLTS _
TRACTOR FRAME
AND SAVE
_
(L.H.) SIDE
/>,.//\\
R.H. __[
_
_---X
_-_
_.__UIDE
AND SAVE
I\
I
I
FRONT _
FIGURE
3
FIGURE 5
--
4,

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