Craftsman 486.252443 Owner's Manual page 4

TO REMOVE UNiT FROM
• 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 fiat 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.
WOOD TOP HOLD DOWN
SUPPORTS BRACKET
LAG SCREW
L
WOOD SIDE -':
SUPPORTS
HEX BOLT
PACKING HEX NUT
SKID FLAT WASHER
FiG. 1
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"
hex lock 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 hex
lock nut. (See fig. 3.) Repeat for the R.H. side.
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.
3/8" HEX
LOCK
CUTTING 3/8" x 2"
EDGE HEX BOLT
TRAN:
AXLE
FIG. 3