Craftsman 486.24207 Owner's Manual page 5

Assemble the R.H. hitch tube to the sweeper housing
using two 5/1 6" x 1-1/2" carriage bolts, 5/1 6" lock
washers and 5/16" hex nuts. Do not tighten yet.
Repeat for the L.H. hitch tube. See figure 2.
5116"LOCK
WASHER 5116"HEX NUT
5116"x 1-112" "_J
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CARRIAGE BOLT) /
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FIGURE 2
Fasten the hitch tubes together using two 5/16"
x 2-1/2" hex bolts, 5/1 6" small flat washers, 5/1 6"
lock washers and 5/16" hex lock nuts. Do not
tighten yet. See figure 3.
If your tractor hitch has 10" to 13" ground clearance
refer to figure 4. If your tractor hitch has 8" to 10"
ground clearance refer to figure 5.
• Assemble the hitch brackets to the hitch tubes
using two 5/1 6" x 2" hex bolts and 5/1 6" hex lock
nuts. The bolts should straddle the front hitch tube
bolt. Do not tighten yet. See figure 4 or 5.
• 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"
hair cotter pin to the hitch brackets. See figure 4 or 5.
5/16" x 2"
HEX BOLT
HITCH PIN
)'_" HITCH BRACKET
,,
', ,, _:::==..-- 3/4" SPACER
_ HITCH BRACKET
,T
,_,_ _,, (STRAIGHT)
5/16" HEX 1/8" HAIR
LOCK NUT COTTER PiN
FIGURE 4
5/16" HEX
LOCK NUT
/
5/16" LOCK
_"'_ WASHER
5/16" x 2-1/2"
HEX BOLT
5/16" SMALL FLAT
WASHER
FIGURE 3
5/16" x2"
HEX BOLT
HITCH BRACKET
5/16" HEX
LOCK NUT
#_:==.- 3/4" SPACER
_-- HITCH BRACKET
1/8" HAIR
COTTER PIN
FIGURE 5
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