Assembly - Craftsman 486.252444 Owner's Manual

TO REMOVE UNIT FROM
CARTON
• Cut from top to bottom all four corners of the carton
and lay panels flat. (See Fig. 1)
• Remove the lag screw that holds the floating hitch to
the packing skid.
• Disassemble and discard carton's wood top and side
supports.
• Remove four hex bolt, hex nuts and flat washer from
the hold down brackets at the rear of the carton.
• Remove and save the two Flat Washers and Cotter
Pins from the rear axle. Reuse when attaching gauge
wheels.
• Discard all other packing hardware and hold down
brackets.
• Right hand (RH) and left hand (LH) are determined
from the drivers position while seated on the tractor.
• We recommend that you remove the Mower Deck
before using the Tiller. Refer to your Tractor Owner's
Manual.
FIG. 1

ASSEMBLY

TO INSTALL THE TILLER
GAUGE WHEELS
• Assemble Gauge Wheels onto the Rear Axle with the
extended end of Hub facing inward. Secure with the
Flat Washers and Cotter Pins which you removed from
the axle during unpacking. (See fig. 2.)
TO INSTALL THE TILLER TINE
ASSEMBLIES
• Attach the floating hitch to the tractor's draw bar.
(Refer to Operating Instructions on page 7.)
• Remove the preassembled 3/8" x 2" hex bolt and 3/8"
nylock nut from the L.H. Tine Assembly. Slide the tine
assembly onto the Transmission Axle on the left side
of the tiller and secure with the hex bolt and nylock
nut. (See fig. 3.) Repeat for the R.H. side.
3/8" NYLOCK
NUT
4
FIG. 2
FIG. 3