Attaching Dethatcher To Tractor - Craftsman 486.243001 Owner's Manual

Assemble a 21/32"washer o ntoaxle.Insertaxleup
through axlebushing. A ssemble a nother 2 1132"
washer o ntoaxleandsecure witha 1/8"hairpin
cotter. S eefigure5.
3OTTER
21132"
WASHER
FIGURE 5
Assemble a 1/8" hairpin cotter to one end of mounting
shaft. Insert other end of mounting shaft through
holes in both mounting arms, assembling two keeper
plates (as shown) onto shaft between arms. Secure
mounting shaft to mounting arms with a (large) 1/8"
hairpin cotter in end of shaft. See figure 6.
1/8" HAIRPIN MOUNTING (LARGE) 1/8"
COTTER SHAFT HAIRPIN COTTER
KEEPER
PLATES
FIGURE 6
A'rrACHING DETHATCHER TO TRACTOR
Remove two self threading bolts from front cross-
member of tractor. Assemble bolts through lower slots
in hitch bracket, then reinstall them back into front
cmssmembar. (Make sure notches at top of hitch
bracket and cressmember are aligned.) See figure 7.
From behind tractor's front crossmember, insert two
3/8" x 1" hex bolts through holes in crossmember
(shown in figure 7) and through upper slots in hitch
bracket. Secure with two 3/8" lockwashers and two
3/8" hex nuts.
SELF THREADING BOLT
FRONT
MUFFLER
3/8" HEX NUT
3/8" LOCKWASHER
SELF THREADING BOLT
3/8" x 1"
HEX BOLT
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HITCH BRACKET
FIGURE 7
• Assemble handle lock bracket to lift handle arm using
two 511 6" x 1" carriage bolts, 5/16" lock washers and
5/16" hex nuts. See figure 8.
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CARRIAGE BOLT
5/16" HEX NUT
LIFT
ARM
5/16" LOCK
WASHER
HANDLE LOCK
BRACKET
FIGURE 8
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