Craftsman 486.243361 Owner's Manual page 5

• Slide a flanged bearing onto the axle and push it into
the hole in the end plate. See figure 5.
• Drive a spring pin into the hole in the axle until the pin
just extends through the other side of the axle. The
spring pins secure the axle in the frame and should
also prevent the axle from rotating. See figure 5.
FIGURE 5
• Attach two hitch arm mount brackets to the middle
holes in the rear frame angle using two 5/16" x 3/4"
hex bolts and two 5/16" nylock nuts. Do not tighten
completely. See figure 6.
• Attach two hitch arm mount brackets to the middle
holes in the front frame angle using two 5/16" x 3/4"
hex bolts and two 5/16" nylock nuts. Do not tighten
completely. See figure 6
HITCH ARM
MOUNT BRACKETS
5/16" x 3/4"
HEX BOLT
REAR FRAME
ANGLE
FRONT FRAME
ANGLE
FIGURE 6
FLANGED
BEARING
SPRING PIN
5/16" x 3/4"
HEX BOLT
5/16" NUTS
(NYLOCK)
5
• Assemble the hitch mount arms to the outside of the
four hitch arm mount brackets as shown in figure 7.
Use four 5/16" x 1" carriage bolts and four 5/16" nylock
nuts. Do not tighten yet. See figure 7.
(4) 5/16" x 1"
CARRIAGE BOLTS
(4) 5/16" NUTS
(NYLOCK)
FIGURE 7
• Assemble the ends of the hitch mount arms together
using two 5/16" x 1-1/4" hex bolts and two 5/16"
nylock nuts as shown in figure 8. Do not tighten yet.
• Assemble the hitch brackets to the hitch mount arms
using two 5/16" x 2" hex bolts and two 5/16" nylock
nuts as shown in figure 8. Do not tighten yet.
HITCH MOUNT ARMS
(2) 5/16" x 1-1/4" HEX BOLTS
FIGURE 8
Tighten the bolts assembled in figure 6.
•
Tighten the bolts assembled in figure 7.
Tighten the bolts assembled in figure 8.
• Attach the aerator to your tractor using the hitch pin
and the hair cotter pin.
(4) HITCH ARM
MOUNT
BRACKETS
HITCH MOUNT ARMS
(2) 5/16" x 2"
HEX BOLTS
(2) 5/16" NUTS
(NYLOCK)
HITCH BRACKETS
(2) 5/16" NUTS
(NYLOCK)