Hopper Assembly Instructions - Craftsman 486.242112 Owner's Manual

ASSEMBLY OF HOPPER BAG
STEP 10 - ASSEMBLE UPPER TUBES
• Fit the ends of the two upper hopper tubes into the
ends of a rear hopper tube. Align the holes in the ends
of the tubes and insert plastic plugs (Q). See fi gure 7.
NOTE: Either side of the tubes can face up.
REAR
HOPPER
TUBE
PLASTIC PLUG (Q)
UPPER
HOPPER
TUBE
FIGURE 7
STEP 11 - ASSEMBLE LOWER TUBES
• Fit the ends of the two lower hopper tubes into the
ends of a rear hopper tube. Align the holes in the ends
of the tubes and insert plastic plugs (Q). See fi gure 8.
NOTE: Either side of the rear hopper tube can face up.
REAR
HOPPER
TUBE
PLASTIC PLUG (Q)
LOWER
HOPPER
TUBE
FIGURE 8
STEP 12 - ASSEMBLE TUBES TO BAG
• Unfold the hopper bag, reverse the fold of the mesh
wind screen and then lay the bag out fl at with the wind
screen on top and the Craftsman logo facing down.
• Insert the ends of the assembled upper hopper tubes
down through the stitched sleeves in the sides of the
hopper bag and then slide the tubes back underneath
the wind screen. See fi gure 9.
FIGURE 9
• Place the assembled lower hopper tubes into the
bottom of the hopper bag and then slide the tubes to
the back of the bag. See fi gure 10.
• Attach the ends of the lower hopper tubes to the
inside of the upper hopper tubes using two clevis pins
(M) inserted from the inside, and two hair cotter pins
(L). See fi gure 10.
LOWER HOPPER TUBE
FIGURE 10
7
STITCHED SLEEVE
UPPER
HOPPER
TUBE
HOPPER
BAG
BOTTOM
UPPER HOPPER
TUBE
HAIR COTTER
PIN (L)
CLEVIS PIN (M)
HOPPER BAG
BOTTOM