Tools Required For Assembly - Craftsman 486.24209 Owner's Manual

TOOLS REQUIRED FOR ASSEMBLY
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Pliers
Screwdriver
Hammer
Adjustable Wrench
9/16" Open End or Box End Wrench
7/16" Open End or Box End Wrench
1/2" Open End or Box End Wrench
3/8" Open End or Box End Wrench
REMOVAL OF PARTS FROM CARTON
Remove the sweeper, the loose parts and the hardware
package from the carton. Lay out the parts and hardware
as shown on pages 3 and 4.
ASSEMBLY OF SWEEPER
Note: Right hand (R.H.) and left hand (L.H.) are deter-
mined from the operators position while seated on the
tractor.
• Cut off the plastic tie holding the height adjustment
tube in place. See figure 1.
Assemble the R. H. and L.H. hitch tubes to the sweeper
housing using two 5/16" x 1-3/4" hex bolts, two 5/16"
x 1" hex bolts, four 5/16" lock washers and four 5/16"
hex nuts. Do not tighten yet. See figure 1.
5/16" HEX NUT
5/16" LOCK
WASHER
5/16" x 1"
HEX BOLT
5/16" X 3"
HEX BOLT
16" LOCK
5/16" HEX
LOCK. NUT
FIGURE 2
If your tractor hitch has 8" to 10" ground clear-
ance, use the Instructions below to assemble the
sweeper hitch brackets. If your tractor hitch has
more than 10" ground clearance, go to figure 4 on
page 6.
Assemble the short hitch bracket on top and the tall
hitch bracket to the bottom of the hitch tubes as
shown in figure 3. Fasten with two 5/16" x 2-1/4" hex
bolts and 5/16" hex lock nuts. The bolts should straddle
the front cross bolt. Do not tighten yet.
At this time tighten the four bolts fastening the hitch
tubes to the sweeper housing. Next, tighten the two
bolts fastening the ends of the hitch tubes together.
Finally, tighten the two bolts fastening the hitch
brackets to the hitch tubes.
• Assemblethe hitch pin, two 3/4" spacers andthe 1/8"
hairpin cotter to the hitch brackets. See figure 3.
HITCH TUBE (LH.)
FIGURE 1
5/16" x 1-3/4"
HEX BOLT
Place the spacer bushing into the hole in the height
adjustment strap. Place the strap with the bushing
between the hitch tubes, aligned with the rear hole.
Fasten the hitch tubes together, with the strap and
bushing between them, using two 5/16" x 3" hex bolts,
5/16" flat washers (smaller), 5/16" lock washers and
5/16" hex lock nuts. Do not tighten yet. See figure 2.
5/16" x 2-1/4"
HEX BOLT
HITCH
(SHORT)
3/4" SPACER_
HITCH BRACKET _(
(TALL)
1/8" HAIRPIN
COTTER
FIGURE 3
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5/16" HEX LOCK NUT