Sears 486.244412 manual

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    Operator's Manual 42" SNO W BLADE Model No. 486.244412 PRINTED IN U .S.A. ® FORM NO . 42459 (2/10/12) CA UTION: Bef ore using this product, read and f ollow all Saf ety , Assembly and Operating Instructions • Saf ety • Assemb ly • Operation • Maintenance • P ar ts Sears Brands Management Corporation, Hoffman Esta[...]

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    2 T ABLE OF CONTENTS MODEL NUMBER: 486.244412 SERIAL NUMBER: __________________ D A TE OF PURCHASE: __________________ The model number and serial numbers will be f ound on a decal attached to the snow b lade. Y ou should record both the serial number and the date of purchase and keep in a saf e place for future ref erence. MAINTENANCE ............[...]

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    3 FULL SIZE HARD W ARE CHART REF . P ART NO . QTY . DESCRIPTION A 46071 1 He x Bolt, 1/4-20 x 3-1/4" B 43648 1 He x Bolt, 1/4-20 x 1-1/2" C 43085 1 Hex Bolt, 5/16-18 x 1-1/2" D 43001 14 He x Bolt, 3/8-16 x 1" E 710-0305 2 Carriage Bolt, 3/8-16 x 1-1/4" F 44326 2 Bolt, Carriage 5/16-18 x 1" G 47631 6 He x Bolt, 3/8"[...]

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    4 REF . QTY . DESCRIPTION REF . QTY . DESCRIPTION 12 1 Hanger Brac ket, L.H. 13 1 Hanger Brac ket, R.H. 14 1 Piv ot Suppor t Brack et 15 2 Angle Suppor t Brack et 16 1 Channel Assembly 17 1 Blade Assembly 18 1 Blade Piv ot Rod 19 1 Lift Handle T ube 20 1 Lift Handle Rod 21 1 Cable 22 2 Slotted Angle Suppor t Brack et 23 1 Quick Attach Br ack et (RH[...]

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    5 ASSEMBL Y (1) Pliers (1) Hammer (1) Adjustable Wrench (or sock et set) (1) 9/16" Open End or Bo x End Wrench (1) 7/16" Open End or Bo x End Wrench (1) 1/2" Open End or Bo x End Wrench T OOLS REQUIRED FOR ASSEMBL Y LOCA TE MO WER SUSPENSION BRA CKETS • Look under the front of your tr actor . • If there is a single mow er d[...]

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    6 IDENTIFY Y OUR SUSPENSION BRACKETS • Compare your tr actor to the illustrations shown belo w . • If your tr actor resembles the top illustr ation, proceed to INSTRUCTIONS FOR TYPE A TRA CTORS belo w . • If your tr actor resembles the bottom illustr ation, proceed to INSTRUCTIONS FOR TYPE B TRA CTORS on page 7. FRONT SUSPENSION BRA [...]

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    7 FIGURE 6 3/8" x 1" HEX BOL T (D) 3/8" LOCK W ASHER (R) 3/8" FLA T W ASHER (N) 1/2" LARGE W ASHER (M) R.H. HANGER BRA CKET STEP 2: (SEE FIGURE 6) • Attach the R.H. hanger brac ket to the tw o front empty holes on the right side of the tractor frame using two new 3/8" x 1" he x bolts (D), 3/8" lock w ash[...]

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    8 FIGURE 10 3/8" x 1" HEX BOL T (D) 3/8" NYLOCK NUT (L) PIV OT SUPPOR T BRA CKET STEP 2: (SEE FIGURE 10) • Assemble the piv ot suppor t brac ket to the angle suppor t brack ets using four 3/8" x 1" he x bolts (D) and f our 3/8" nyloc k nuts (L). Do not tighten yet. • Tighten the 4 bolts f astening the angle s[...]

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    9 SHOULDER BOL T A TT ACHMENT PIN FIGURE 14 STEP 4: (SEE FIGURE 14) • Pull out on the attachment pins on the hitch assembly and s wing the top of the pins down a wa y from the holes they w ere in. • Hook the hitch assembly onto the shoulder bolts in the sides of the tractor frame . • Align the holes in the hitch assembly with the hol[...]

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    10 (Right Hand Side View) FIGURE 15 STEP 1: (SEE FIGURE 15) • Assemble the tw o angle lock bars together as sho wn ingure6,sothatallholesarealigned. Useone3/8" x 1-1/4" carriage bolt (E) and one 3/8" nylock n ut (L). Be sure to inser t bolt from side indicated. Do not tighten at this time. [...]

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    11 STEP 5: (SEE FIGURE 19) • Assemble one 5/16" jam n ut (I) appro ximately 3/4" onto threaded end of control cable that has no rubber cap or preassembled n uts. Assemble threaded cable end through round hole in cable mount br ack et and secure with another 5/16" jam nut (I). Tighten . NO TE: Some adjustment of jam nuts ma y be [...]

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    12 FIGURE 22 (Right Hand Side View) STEP 8: (SEE FIGURE 22) • Assemble the large 1/2" w asher (Q) onto the channel pivot pin. • Attach the channel assembly to the tr actor by placing the end of the channel assembly up inside the piv ot suppor t brack et on the tractor . Align the hole in the pivot support brack et with the second hol[...]

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    13 FIGURE 26 (Left Hand Side View) STEP 12: (SEE FIGURE 26) • Place the end of the blade piv ot rod down through the blade piv ot shaft. Attach the other end of the blade pivot rod to the lift handle tube . Secure both ends with a hair pin cotter (O). The holes for the hairpin cotters should be parallel to the ground. • Use the two plasti[...]

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    14 FIGURE 27 FIGURE 28 T o Raise or Lower the Snow Blade • Use the handle grip located on the end of the handle tube. T o raise the blade, pull bac k while pushing down on the handle grip . T o lower b lade, pull back while lifting up on handle grip . OPERA TION HO W T O USE Y OUR SNO W BLADE T o Pivot the Blade • Raise the blade to tr an[...]

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    15 Wheel weights and tire chains m ust be used with y our snow blade f or traction. These accessories are av ailable at your nearest Sear s retail store. Using the Snow b lade • Prepare the lawn tr actor engine f or cold weather using instructions fur nished with the lawn tractor . • Alwa ysbeginwiththetransmissioninr[...]

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    16 T o Adjust Blade Spring • The tension of the blade adjust spring ma y be altered to per mit the blade to tilt f orward to b ypass solid obstructions. T o change the spring tension, adjust the nuts at upper end of the spring bolt. Standing in front of blade , tur n the nuts counterclockwise to relie ve tension and clockwise to increase tensi[...]

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    17 TR OUBLESHOO TING CA USE Lift mechanism is binding Handle tube is binding on lift rod. Lock mechanism is out of adjustment and is not disengaging. PROBLEM Bladeisdifculttoraise . Bladeisdifculttopivot. Blade will not unlock to piv ot. CORRECTION Lubricate pivot points as shown in gure29onpage15. Lubri[...]

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    18 P ARTS REP AIR P ARTS FOR MODEL 486.244412 - 42" SNO W BLADE B B A A 3 8 8 10 30 35 35 50 33 34 45 38 23 46 32 42 56 15 14 19 39 40 24 27 20 48 48 37 47 41 41 25 36 25 61 63 62 62 65 60 16 64 66 25 11 36 21 17 13 44 47 43 12 26 4 5 4 7 7 44 44 44 44 47 31 55 36 25 C C 57 54 2 1 9 18 22 29 28 49 51 9 51 51 51,59 51 16 16 44 16 16 16 16 16 5 [...]

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    19 REP AIR P ARTS LIST FOR MODEL 486.244412 - 42" SNO W BLADE REF . P ART NO . QTY . DESCRIPTION 1 23114 1 Blade 42" 2 23117 1 W ear Plate 42" 3 62980 1 Reinf orcement Plate Assembly 4 43080 6 Bolt, Carriage 5/16-18 x 3/4" 5 44326 8 Bolt, Carriage 5/16-18 x 1" 7 43081 4 W asher , 5/16" 8 24690 2 Skid Shoe 9 25647 2 Bra[...]

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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[...]