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Craftsman 486.24312 Owner's Manual page 5

40" front mount tine dethatcher
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ASSEMBLING
DETHATCHER
1. Assemble handle lift bracket to forward set of holes
on left end of tine shield. Use two 5/16" x 1" carriage
bolts and 5/16" nylock hex nuts. Tighten. See figure 1.
HANDLE LIFT BRACKET
LEFT END
5116" x 1"
//
/
CARRIAGE
\
TINES POINT
TO FRONT
5/16" NYLOCK NUT
FIGURE 1
,
,
Assemble mounting arms to inside of angle mounting
brackets using four 5/16" x 1" carriage bolts and 5/16"
nylock hex nuts. Fasten through rear set of holes in
mounting arms. Do not tighten
until dethatcher is
mounted to tractor. See figure 3.
Loosely assemble front ends of mounting arms
together using two 3/8" x 1-1/4" hex bolts and 3/8"
nylock hex nuts. Place axle bushing between front
ends of mounting arms, centering bushing up and
down. Tighten bolts securely
in front ends of
mounting arms. See figure 3.
MOUNTING ARM
5/16" NYLOCK NUT
5/1 6" x 1"
CARRIAGE BOLT
\
AXLE BUSHING
3/8" NYLOCK
NUT
3/8" x 1-1/4"
HEX BOLT
FIGURE 3
2. Assemble angle mounting brackets to tine shield
using four 5/16" x 1" carriage bolts and 5/16" nylock
hex nuts. Tighten. See figure 2.
ANGLE
MOUNTING
BRACKET
\
5/16" x 1"
TINE
CARRIAGE BOLT
SHIELD
/
FIGURE 2
5,
6.
Apply a light coating of oil to the axle.
Assemble a 5/8" washer, the wheel (long end of hub
first) and another 5/8" washer onto axle. Secure with a
1/8" hairpin cotter. See figure 4.
,,
APPLY OIL
_
AXLE
5/8 WASHER
_
[_,_j,,.,t
1/8" HAiRPiN
I_',_
_-'-_')
COTTER _
_.
_.,_
FIGURE 4

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