Craftsman 486.242211 manual

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    42" LA WNSWEEPER Model No's. 486.242211 Owner's Manual 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 . 40637(REV . 3/12/08) Sears,Roeb uc[...]

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    2 ONE YEAR FULL W ARRANTY Wh en a ss em b le d ,o pe r at ed an d ma in ta in e da cc or di n gt ot he su p pl ie di ns t ruc ti on s , if th is Cr aft sm a nL a wn s we ep er f ail s du et oa def ectin materialor workmanshipwithin oney earfrom thedate of purc[...]

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    3 CART ON CONTENTS (LooseP ar tsinCar ton) A CCESSORIES AND A TT A CHMENTS The F ront Mount  Dethatc her , Model 486. 2421 9 attache s to the lawn sw eeper to help loosen and remov e dead grass and thatch from the la wn while s weeping. Theseaccessorieswereav ailablewhentheunitw aspurchased. [...]

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    4 HARD W ARE P A CKA GE CONTENTS A B C D F G I J M N K Y Z L Q T S U SHO WN FULL SIZE NO T SHO WN FULL SIZE P O E R V W X REF qTY DESCRIPTION A 2 He xBolt,5/16x2-1/2"Lg. B 2 He xBolt,5/16x2"Lg. C 4 CarriageBolt,5/16"x1-1/2" D 1 He xBolt,5/16x1-1/4"Lg. E 2 He xBolt,[...]

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    5 STEP 2: (SEE FIGURE 2) • Attachthebrushassemblywiththeredbrushretainer totherightendofthebr ushshaftusingtwo1/4"x 1"he xbolts(G)and1/4"nyloc knuts(I).  Thebrush retainermarkedwithredinkmustbeplacedtothe[...]

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    6 FIGURE 4 STEP 4: (SEE FIGURE 4) • Cutofftheplastictiethatholdstheheightadjustment tubeinplace. • AssembletheR.H. hitchtubetothesweeperhousing usingtwo5/16"x1-1/2"carriagebolts(C),andtwo 5/16"nyloc knuts(J).  Do not tig[...]

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    7 STEP 6: (SEE FIGURE 6 AND 7) If y our tractor hitch has 10" to 13" ground c learance refer to gure 6. If your tractor hitch has 8" to 10" ground c learance refer to gure 7. • Assemblethehitchbr ack etstothehitchtubesusing two5/16"x2"he xbolts(B)and5/16&quo[...]

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    8 ASSEMBL Y OF HOPPER B A G STEP 10: (SEE FIGURE 11 AND 12) • T ur narearhoppertubesothatthebraceholesinthe middleofthetube face down . Slidethetubethrough the two loops se wn to the top rear seam inside the hopperbag.  STEP 9: (SEE FIGURE 10) • Placethestarwasher([...]

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    9 STEP 11: (SEE FIGURE 13 AND 14) • T ur nthesecond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([...]

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    10 STEP 13: (FIGURE 17) IMPORT ANT: Do not ov erbendthesuppor trods duringthefollo wingstep . Overbendingwillcausethe steel rods to loose suppor ting tension. • Tipthehopperontoit'sbacktoassemb lethetwo hoppersuppor trods. Placetheendsofeach[...]

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    11 STEP 16: (SEE FIGURE 21, 22 AND 23) • Placethetractorands weeperonaatle v elsurf ace. • Setthes weeperheightadjustmenthandletoabout themiddleofitsadjustmentrange .  • Attachthes weeperhitchbrac ketstothetr actorhitch, arrangingthe[...]

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    12 KNO W Y OUR SWEEPER CA UTION: Keeps weeperaw ayfrom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partofyourbodyorclothing! Never hold onto the rope whil[...]

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

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    14 WHEEL GEAR AND P A WL SER VICE IMPORT ANT: Do not remo vebothwheelsatthesame timetoav oidmixingofpar ts. (TheR.H. andL.H. ratchet sprock etsarenotinterchangeable .) Make notes on the positionofwashersandsnapringsduringdisassembly . • Remov e only one w[...]

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    15 NO TES[...]

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    16 P ARTS REP AIR P ARTS FOR MODEL 486.242211 - 42" LA WNSWEEPER 1 2 10 7 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 26 27 29 29 29 30 31 32 33 35 36 37 39 41 42 43 43 55 56 60 61 60 61 63 62 3 4 5 66 71 34 9 12 29 65 15 25 52 53 66 44 45 46 44 46 48 50 51 58 58 72 49 53 45 47 59 66 59 66 66 47 16 14 13 54 67 69 69 69 39 57 68 70 A 17 18 19 38 35 11 A B B D D C C 2[...]

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    17 REP AIR P ARTS FOR MODEL 486.242211, 42" LA WNSWEEPER REF P ART NO . qTY DESCRIPTION 1 40614 1 Hitch T ube,R.H. 2 40615 1 Hitch T ube,L.H. 3 23353 1 Pin,Hitch 4 23368 2 T ube,HitchSpacer 5 43343 1 Hair pinCotter ,1/8"#4 7 C-9M5732 8 Rivet,P op 9 43182 4 Bolt,Hex5/16-18x3/4" 10 66137 [...]

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    18 NO TES[...]

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    19 NO TES[...]

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