Craftsman 486.24209 Owner's Manual page 6

If your tractor hitch has 10" to 13" ground clear-
ance use the Instructions below to assemble the
sweeper hitch brackets.
It your tractor hitch has
less than 10" ground clearance, refer back to
figure 3 on page 5.
• Assemble the tall hitch bracket on top and the short
hitch bracket to the bottom of the hitch tubes as
shown in figure 4. Fasten with two 5/16" x 2-1/4" hex
bolts and two 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.
• Assemble the hitch pin, two 3/4" spacers and the 1/8"
hairpin cotter to the hitch brackets. See figure 4.
5/16" x 2-1/4"
HEX BOLT
HITC_
HITCH
FALL) i
3/4" SPACERS -"=:::_
HITCH
BRACKET
(SHORT)
HAIRPIN CO3"I"ER
5/16" HEX
LOCK NUT
FIGURE 4
Assemble the height adjustment handle to the height
adjustment tube using the curved bolts, washers and
nuts which come pre-assembled to the tube. Position
the height adjustment handle so that the height ad-
justment strap is aligned with the outside (left side) of
the handle and then tighten. See figure 5.
Assemble the grip onto the end of the height adjust-
ment handle as shown in figure 5.
TUBE
GRIP
LOCK
5/16" x 1-5/8'
CURVED
HEAD BOLT
FIGURE 5
Place the 5/16" tooth-lock washer between the height
adjustment handle and the height adjustment strap.
insert the 5/16" x 3/4" carriage bolt through the handle,
the tooth-lock washer and the strap. Assemble the 5/16"
Std. Wrt. washer and the plastic knob onto the end of the
bolt and tighten. See figure 6.
HEIGHT
ADJUSTMENT
HANDLE
HEIGHT
STRAP
5/16" FLAT
WASHER
(STD, WRT.)
KNOB
FIGURE 6
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