Craftsman 486.24029 manual

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    Operator's Manual Model No. 486.24029 44" HIGH SPEED SWEEPER ® PRINTED IN U .S.A. FORM NO . 41949 re v . (11/11/11) Sears Brands Management Corporation, Hoffman Estates, IL 60179 U .S .A. www .craftsman.com CA UTION: Bef ore using this product, read this manual and f ollo w all Saf ety Rules and Operating Instructions. • Saf ety •[...]

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    T ABLE OF CONTENTS MODEL NUMBER: 486.24029 SERIAL NUMBER: __________________ D A TE OF PURCHASE: __________________ The model number and serial numbers will be f ound on a decal attached to the 44" High Speed Sweeper . Y ou should record both the serial number and the date of purchase and keep in a saf e place f or future ref erence. W ARRANTY[...]

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    Remember , an y power equipment can cause injury if operated improperly or if the user does not understand how to operate the equipment. Exercise caution at all times when using po wer equipment. • Read the vehicle and s w eeper owners manuals and kno w how to operate y our v ehicle and s weeper bef ore using this s weeper attachment. Alwa ys [...]

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    HARD W ARE P A CKA GE 44292 43648 43182 43343 47810 44917 23368 47189 43178 7071 26484 43193 41036 43978 43055 43093 47623 48365 23878 23353 41013 15 (x7) 16 (x1) 17 (x2) 24 (x6) 18 (x1) 19 (x3) 26 (x5) 27 (x2) 28 (x2) 20 (x1) 32 (x2) 31 (x2) 33 (x1) 34 (x1) 35 (x1) 29 (x1) 30 (x2) 25 (x2) 21 (x9) 22 (x2) 23 (x2) 68 (x2) SHO WN FULL SIZE 47605 4308[...]

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    ASSEMBL Y T OOLS REQUIRED FOR ASSEMBL Y (2) 7/16" Wrenches (2) 1/2" Wrench (1) Pliers (1) Hammer STEP 1: (SEE FIGURE 1) • Install a 1/4-20 x 1" he x bolt (39) and a 1/4" hex n ut (25) in each bag ar m channel and then place a 1/4" washer (43) onto the end of the bolt. STEP 2: (SEE FIGURE 2) • Slide the bag ar m ch[...]

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    FIGURE 5 20 19 STEP 5: (SEE FIGURE 5) • Lock the dr awbar into position b y inser ting a 3/8" x 3" pin (20) into the center hole and securing it with a small 3/32" hair pin cotter (19). FIGURE 6 STEP 6: (SEE FIGURE 6) • Attach the hitch brac ket (12) and straight hitch brac ket (13) to the dra wbar using two 5/16" x 2-[...]

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    STEP 9: (SEE FIGURE 9) • Slidethefrontapsofthehopperbagupontothe front of the lower hopper tubes . Secure the bag frame tube to the low er hopper tubes using two cle vis pins (28) and small hair pin cotters (19). NO TE: Besurefrontapsofhopperbagarepositioned abov e cle vis pi[...]

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    STEP 13: (SEE FIGURE 13) 1 . Secure the top and bottom hopper tubes together using two 5/16" x 3/4" he x bolts (17) on inside the hopper bag and two 5/16" nyloc k nuts (21) outside . STEP 14: (SEE FIGURE 14) • Slide the dump handle clip (33) onto the dump handle. • Attach the dump tube to the rear hopper tube using a U-clam[...]

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    STEP 17: (SEE FIGURE 17) • Slide the handle grip (29) onto the end of the handle tube (9). • Assemble the handle tube (9) to the dump tube (5) and secure in place with a 1/4" x 1" cur v ed head bolt (26) and 1/4" nyloc k nut (24). • Snap the dump handle clip (33) onto the pivot rod. A TT A CHING SWEEPER HITCH T O TRA C[...]

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    DUMP HANDLE HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT HANDLE B A G ARM CHANNELS KNOB PIV O T R OD DRA WBAR DRA WBAR OFFSET TUBE Dump Lever P ermits dumping of the hopper bag from the dr iv er's seat. Bag Arm Channels Connects the hopper bag to the sweeper housing. Piv ot Rod Allows the hopper bag to tilt f orward to dump material. Height Adjustment Handle Adjusts the[...]

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    Wheels skid when sweeping • Brushes set too low . • Adjust height till brushes are 1/2" down into grass . • Brushes are jammed. • Stop s weeper . Remov e obstruction. • Wheels are jammed. • Remov e one wheel at a time to check f or obstruction or damage. Refer to Service and Adjustments section. MAINTENANCE SCHEDU[...]

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    BRUSH REPLA CEMENT NO TE: Replace brushes one br ush at a time. 1 . Remov e the hopper bag from the s weeper . 2 . Loosen he x bolts and lock nuts on tw o single brush retainers which clamp one brush to the double brush retainers. DO NO T loosen or remov e bolts which f asten double brush retainers to brush shaft. 3 . Slide the brush out of the ret[...]

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    NO TES 13[...]

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    486.24029 44" HIGH SPEED SWEEPER REP AIR P ARTS 1 19 44 19 30 30 32 32 8 8 36 7 7 11 26 26 26 24 16 34 26 26 24 24 24 24 24 11 27 2 23 23 4 10 10 5 6 6 4 28 28 15 20 15 15 15 21 68 21 18 12 22 13 14 68 15 35 21 21 19 31 31 25 25 58 59 62 63 24 61 39 17 17 21 21 3 29 9 33 60 43 43 37 57 54 55 53 41 41 40 42 42 51 49 48 46 47 48 50 56 52 65 65 5[...]

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    REF QTY P ART NO DESCRIPTION 1 1 42020 Bag F rame T ube 2 1 41041 Piv ot Rod 3 1 40890 Hopper Bag 4 2 26414 Bag Arm Channel 5 1 40989 Dump T ube 6 2 40892 Upper Hopper T ube 7 2 43938 Hopper Suppor t Rod 8 2 27115 Dra wbar Brac ket 9 1 40894 Handle T ube 10 2 40897 Lo wer Hopper T ube 11 2 40893 Rear Hopper T ube 12 1 23014 Hitch Brac k et 13 1 241[...]

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    T o order replacement par ts, call Sears P ar ts Direct 1-800-252-1698 or go to www .searspar tsdirect.com[...]