Craftsman 486.252444 manual

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    FORM NO . 49940 (04/24/08) • Saf ety • Assemb ly • Operation • Maintenance • P ar ts 36" T O W -BEHIND UNIVERSAL TILLER Model No. 486.252444 Owner's Manual PRINTEDINU .S.A. Sears,Roeb uckandCo .,HoffmanEstates,IL60179U .S.A. www .sears.com/craftsman ® CA UTION: Bef oreusingthis[...]

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    2 LIMITED W ARRANTY ON CRAFTSMAN PO WERED TRA CTOR A TT A CHMENTS F orone(1)yearfromthedateofpurchase ,ifthisCraftsmanEquipmentismaintained,lubricatedandtuned upaccordingtotheinstructionsintheowner'smanual,Searswillrepairorreplacefreeofchar[...]

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    3 IMPORT ANT W ar nings,Cautions,andNotesareameansofattracting attentiontoimpor tantorcriticalinformationinthis manual. TRAINING • ReadopeningandSer viceinstructionscarefully . Be thoroughlyf amiliarwiththecontrolsandtheproper useoftheequip[...]

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    4 T O REMO VE UNIT FR OM CAR T ON • Cutfromtoptobottomallf ourcor nersofthecar ton andla ypanelsat. (SeeFig. 1) • Remov ethelagscrewthatholdstheoatinghitchto thepackingskid. • Disassembleanddiscardcarton'swoodtopands[...]

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    5 FIG. 4 T O INST ALL (WHEEL) WEIGHTS T O TILLER NO TE: W eightsarenotfur nishedwiththe Tiller . 30lb.  tractorwheelweightsma ybepurchasedtomounttothe Tillerife xtraweightisrequired. (RefertotheOperation  sectionofthismanual.) • Remov etwo?[...]

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    6 SAFETY SWITCH -pre ventsenginefromstartingwhile tineclutchle verisengaged LIFT HANDLE -selectstillingortranspor tpositionby movinggagewheels TINE CLUTCH LEVER -star tsandstopstinerotation FLO A TING HITCH -telescopinghitchlimitsshockloads totr[...]

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    7 HO W T O USE Y OUR TILLER BEFORE ST ARTING Y OUR TILLER FILL THE ENGINE WITH OIL! Y ourtillerengineis shippedwithoutoilorgasoline. Addoilandgasas instructedintheseparateenginemanual. W ARNING: Never llfueltankindoors ,or withtheenginerunning,orwhilethe[...]

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    8 TRANSPOR TING Y OUR TILLER AROUND THE Y ARD • Pullf orwardonlifthandleuntilitloc ksintheup , transpor tposition. AROUND T OWN • Disconnectsparkplugwire. • Drainfueltank. • T ranspor tinupr ightpositiontopre ventoilleakage . TRANSPOR TING Y OUR TIL[...]

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    9 Ser viceDates  MAINTENANCESCHEDULE Fillindatesasyou  completeregularser vice.  CheckEngineOilLe vel X      Bef oreeachuse First5to8hrs. 25hrs. or e veryseason 50hrs. or e veryseason 100hrs. or e veryseason Y early * Changeoile very[...]

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    10 W ARNING: Alwa ysstopengineand disconnectsparkplugwirebeforecleaning, lubricatingorbeforeperf or minganyrepairs ormaintenance. ENGINE MAINTENANCE • Check oil le vel bef oreeachuseandev er y8hours. • Maintainengineoilasinstructedintheseparate[...]

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    11 T O REPLA CE V -BEL T FIG. 12 FIG. 11 W ARNING: Shutoff(disengage)the Tine ClutchLe ver ,the TillerEngineandthe T ractor Enginebef oremakinganyrepairs. Replace V -beltifithasbeendamagedconsiderab lyfrom slippingunderheavyloadsorifitsho wcrac ks?[...]

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    12 TINE CARE • F orbestresults--TineBladesshouldbekept reasonablysharp.  The TineBladecanbeshar pened onagrindingwheel. Donotattempttoshar pen Tines whiletheyaremountedto Tiller . W ARNING: Shutoff(disengage)the Tine ClutchLe ver ,the[...]

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    13 F ollowtheinstructionsinthe"Ser vice&Storage"sectionofthe EngineManualwhenperf or minganyworkontheEngine. TR OUBLESHOO TING[...]

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    14 P AR TS 34 10 32 35 36 17 16 29 52 65 51 67 54 54 70 71 71 59 45 43 1 3 60 6 4 5 37 2 9 13 74 72 76 75 77 78 7 8 56 55 81 73 62 67 61 23 49 23 63 63 60 60 57 53 23 41 44 22 24 20 30 14 48 42 39 68 83 68 58 69 50 50 27 61 18 23 28 38 11 60 60 40 46 23 11 12 84 47 15 80 80 75 33 64 38 38 19 28 28 28 19 A 38 82 28 28 26 31 21 25 23 14 75 B B C C A [...]

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    15 *StandardHardware-PurchaseLocally REP AIR P ARTS FOR MODEL 486.252444 36" T O W -BEHIND UNIVERSAL TILLER REF . P ART NO . QTY . DESCRIPTION 1 40993 1 Engine(49State) 40997 1 Engine(Calif or nia) 2 48346 1 Guide-Belt 3 43085 4 Bolt,5/16-18x1-1/2"HexHead 4 HA115321 1 Screw ,5/16-18x5/16&[...]

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    16 REP AIR P ARTS FOR MODEL 486.252444 36" T O W -BEHIND UNIVERSAL TILLER * StandardHardware-PurchasedLocally REF . P ART NO . QTY . DESCRIPTION 1 HA20344 2 DustCap 2 43064 8 Lockn ut,5/16-18* 3 HA20123 2 Flange&Bear ingAssy 4 HA20122 2 Gasket,Flange 5 43013 17 Lockn ut,1/4-20Hex* 6 HA20120 1 Drive[...]

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