Sweeperassembly Instructions - Craftsman 486.24211 Owner's Manual

ASSEMBLY OF SWEEPER
Note: Right hand (R.H.) and left hanoi (L.H.) are deter-
mined from the operators position while seated on the
tractor.
• Cut off the plastictie holding the height adjustment tube
in place. See figure 1. _
• Assemble the R.H, and L.H. hitch tubes to thesweeper
housing using four 5/16" x 1-3/4" hex bolts, 5/16" lock
washers and 5/16" hex nuts. Do not tighten yet. See
figure 1.
5/16" x 1-314"
HITCH TUBE (LH.) _L_/
FIGURE 1
Place the spacer bushing intothe hole in the height
adjustment strap. Place the strap with bushing between
the hitch tubes, aligned with the rear hole. Fasten the
hitch tubes together, with the strap and bushing be-
tween 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.
5116"x 3"
HEX BOLT
5/16" HEX
LOCK NUT
• ',Assemble÷ _ ihe Ilitch pin bmcket_, the spring and the
ii_3/8" flat washer onto the hitch pin. Secure them onto
the hitch pin with a 1/8" x 3/4" cotter pin placed into
the middle hole in the hitch pin. Spread ends of cotter
pin around hitch pin. See figure 3.
• Assemblethe hitch pin bracket to the straight hitch
bracket using a 3/8" x 1"carriage bolt and a 3/8" hex
lock nut. Align the brackets and tighten. See figure 3.
3/8" x 1" CARRIAGE BOLT--_<_.,_.q,... HITCH__
BRACKET
(STRAIGHT)
1/8" x 3/4" COTTER PIN-"_
3/8" FLAT WASHER _"/_
./
SPRING
HITCH PIN
FIGURE 3
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_..._.. HITCH PI
"_,................_ BRACKET_
_"_- 3/8" HEX LOCK NUT
•MIDDLE HOLE
If your tractor hitch has 10" to 13" ground clearance
use the instructions below to assemble the sweeper
hitch brackets, if your tractor hitch has less than 10"
ground clearance, go to page 6.
Place the bent hitch bracket on top of the hitch tubes
and place the straight hitchbracket with hitchpin under-
neath the hitch tubes. Fasten together using a 5/16" x
2-1/2" hex bolt (front), a 5/16" x 2-1/4" hex bolt (rear)
and two 5/16" hex lock nuts as shown in figure 4. The
bolts should straddle the front hitch tube 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 hitch tubes together. Finally, tighten
the two bolts fastening the hitch brackets to the hitch
tubes.
• Assemble the two 3/4" spacers onto the hitch pin and
secure the pin with the 1/8" hairpin cotter, See figure 4.
5116" x 2-112"
HEX BOLT
1/6" HAIRPIN "_
COTTER
HITCH
BRACKET .._,-1
314" SPACERS"
HITCH PIN
BRACKET
5/16" x 2-114"
HEX BOLT
5/16" J-IEX LOCK NUTS
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 4