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Craftsman 486.24207 manual

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    Owner's Manual Model No. 486.24207 38" LA WNSWEEPER ® CA UTION: Bef ore using this product, read this manual and f ollow all Saf ety Rules and Operating Instructions. • Saf ety • Assemb ly • Operation • Maintenance • P ar ts PRINTED IN U .S.A. FORM NO . 48785 (REV . 12/04) Sears, Roeb uc k and Co ., Hoffman Estates, IL 60179 U [...]

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    2 SAFETY Any power equipment can cause injur y if operated improperly or if the user does not understand ho w to operate the equipment. Ex ercise caution at all times, when using pow er equipment. Look for this symbol to point out impor tant safety precautions. It mean-- Attention!! Become alert!! Y our safety is in volved. T ABLE OF CONTENTS SAFET[...]

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    3 HARD W ARE P A CKA GE CONTENTS REF . QTY . DESCRIPTION REF . QTY . DESCRIPTION REF . QTY . DESCRIPTION REF . QTY . DESCRIPTION REF . QTY . DESCRIPTION REF . QTY . DESCRIPTION O 1 Hair Cotter Pin, 1/8" O 1 Hair Cotter Pin, 1/8" O 1 Hair Cotter Pin, 1/8" O 1 Hair Cotter Pin, 1/8" P 8 Hair Cotter Pin, 3/32" P 8 Hair Cotter P[...]

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    4 T OOLS REQUIRED FOR ASSEMBL Y (2) 1/2" Open End or Bo x End Wrench (1) Knif e or Scissors (1) Hammer REMO V AL OF P ARTS FR OM CART ON • Remov e all par ts and hardware pac kages from the car ton. Lay out all par ts and hardware and identify using the illustrations on pages 4 and 5. ASSEMBL Y OF SWEEPER Note: Right hand (R.H.) and left han[...]

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    5 5/16" x 1-1/2" CARRIA GE BOL T) 5/16" HEX LOCK NUT • Assemble the R.H. hitch tube to the s weeper housing using two 5/16" x 1-1/2" carriage bolts and 5/16" he x lock n uts. Do not tighten yet. Repeat f or the L.H. hitch tube. See fi gure 2. • F asten the hitch tubes together using two 5/16" x 2-1/2" he[...]

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    6 • P osition the height adjustment handle side to side so that the tooth lock w asher can fi t between the handle and the height adjustment strap . Tighten the nuts securing the height adjustment handle. See fi gure 8. • Inser t the 5/16" x 1" carriage bolt through the height adjustment handle. Assemble onto the bolt, in order , th[...]

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    7 • T ur n the rear hopper tube so that the brace holes in the middle of the tube face up . Assemble the ends of the rear hopper tube onto the ends of the lower hopper side tubes. F asten together using plastic plugs. See fi gure 12. FIGURE 12 • Slide the two upper hopper tubes together and line up the center holes as shown in fi gure 10. FIG[...]

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    8 FIGURE 18 • Align two hopper mount clamps with the lower hole in each upper hopper tube. Inser t a 3/8" x 3" cle vis pin through the clamps and the upper hopper tube. Assemble a bag arm tube onto the cle vis pin and secure it with a 3/32" hair cotter pin. See fi gure 18. • Assemble a vin yl cap onto each bag ar m tube as shown[...]

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    9 FIGURE 19 • F asten the hopper mount clamps together using four 5/16" x 3/4" carriage bolts and 5/16" hex loc k nuts. Tighten securely . See fi gure 19. B A G ARM TUBE B A G ARM TUBE 1/4" x 1-3/4" CLEVIS PIN 1/4" x 1-3/4" CLEVIS PIN 3/32" HAIR CO TTER PIN 3/32" HAIR CO TTER PIN • T o assemble the [...]

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    10 A TT A CHING SWEEPER HITCH T O TRA CT OR • Place the tractor and s weeper on a fl at le vel surf ace. • Set the s weeper height adjustment handle to about the middle of its adjustment range . • Attach the s weeper hitch to the tractor hitch, arranging the 3/4" spacers into one of the six possible combina- tions shown in GR OUP A and [...]

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    11 KNO W Y OUR SWEEPER CA UTION: Keep s weeper a wa y from fi re . Excessiv e heat can damage the br ushes and hopper bag and could cause the bag and its contents to burn. CA UTION: Never attach the hopper rope to any par t of y our body or clothing! Never hold onto the rope while towing the s weeper! Attach the rope to the towing v ehicle to keep[...]

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    12 MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE Fill in dates as you complete regular ser vice. complete regular ser vice. Check f or loose f asteners X Check f or loose f asteners X Check f or worn or damaged par ts X X Check f or worn or damaged par ts X X Lubricate br ush shaft bearings X Lubricate br ush shaft bearings X Lubricate wheel bear ings [...]

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    13 WHEEL GEAR AND P A WL SER VICE IMPORT ANT : Do not remov e both wheels at the same time to av oid mixing of par ts. (The R.H. and L.H. ratchet gears are not interchangeable .) Make notes on the position of washers and snap rings during disassembly . • Remov e one wheel from the s weeper . • Remov e the retaining rings and washers which hold [...]

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    14 P ARTS REP AIR P ARTS FOR MODEL 486.24207 C B B C D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 11 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 23 24 25 17 17 27 29 29 29 30 31 32 33 33 35 36 37 38 39 41 42 43 43 55 56 57 60 61 60 61 63 62 66 72 73 74 75 26 34 34 64 7 28 12 13 D 29 65 9 10 9 29 25 E 70 71 A 54 67 69 29 69 39 E A 15 16 14 52 47 77 46 78 45 48 47 75 50 75 49 80 51 53 58 79 79 77 29[...]

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    15 REP AIR P ARTS FOR MODEL 486.24207 Ref. Part Qty . Description Ref. Part Qty . Description Ref. Part Qty . Description Ref. Part Qty . Description No. No. No. No. 1 48618 1 Hitch T ube, R.H. 1 48618 1 Hitch T ube, R.H. 1 48618 1 Hitch T ube, R.H. 1 48618 1 Hitch T ube, R.H. 2 48619 1 Hitch T ube, L.H. 2 48619 1 Hitch T ube, L.H. 2 48619 1 Hitch [...]

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