Assembly And Installation; Assembling The Mounting Hardware; Assemble Mounting Brackets - Craftsman 247.240193 Operator's Manual

Assembling the Mounting Hardware
1. If notalready installed b ythefactory,install a shoulder b oltfrom your
hardware pack ontoeachbracket, s ecuring t hemwith flangelocknutsalso
included inthe hardware pack included withthesebrackets. Refer to Figure 1.
2. If already installedinthe brackets, r emove the clevispinsandclips,retainfor
laterinstructions. Referto Figure 1.
Figure 1
3. Mountthe brackets t o yourtractorusingfourself-tappinghexscrews
included w ith yourmountingbracket k it. SeeFigure 2.
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Figure 2
Assemble MountingBrackets
Toassemble the bagger m ountingassembly, locatethe hitchbracketkit andfollow
thesesteps:
1. Attach thetwohitchside brackets t othe universal rearattachment bracket using
twocarriage b olts(710-0276) andwingknobs ( 720-04122) fromhardware p ack
689-00312. See Figure 3.
Note: Thehookson the sidebrackets s houldpointdownwardsandthe tabs
on the rearplatepointupwards asshownin Figure 3.
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0 o 0
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Figure3
2. Flipoverassembly a ndmountthe hitchsupportbracket to themounting
assembly u singonecarriage b olt (710-0276) andwingknob(720-04122) per
sidefromhardware pack 689-00312.
IMPORTANT: Mountthe hitchsupportusingthe holeindicatedinFigure 4.
Use thismounting
hole
Figure4
Note: It mightbeeasier duringthe mountingstageto leavethishardware
onlyfinger tight to facilitatelining upthe hitchholeforthe clevispin. You
win be instructed to tightenthishardwarelaterin thismanual.
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