Craftsman 486.244283 manual

Owner's Manual 48" SNO W BLADE Model No. 486.244283 PRINTED IN U .S.A. ® FORM NO . 49828 (1/06) • Saf ety • Assemb ly • Operation • Maintenance • P ar ts Sears, Roeb uck and Co ., Hoffman Estates, IL 60179 U .S.A. www .sears.com/craftsman CA UTION: Bef ore using this prod uct, read this manual and f ol low all Saf e ty Rules an[...]

2 T ABLE OF CONTENTS MODEL NUMBER: 486.244283 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 ............[...]

3 A CCESSORIES AND A TT A CHMENTS W ARRANTY WHEEL WEIGHT TIRE CHAINS WEIGHT BR A CKET FOR DR A W A W A B AR SN O W CAB ONE YEAR FULL W ARRANTY When operated and maintained according to the instructions supplied with it, if this Snow Blade f ails due to a defect in material or workmanship within one year from the date of purchase, call 1-800-4-MY -H[...]

4 HARD W ARE P A CKA GE CONTENTS (SHO WN FULL SIZE) REF . QTY . DESCRIPTION REF . QTY . DESCRIPTION REF . QTY . DESCRIPTION REF . QTY . DESCRIPTION A 1 He x Bolt, 1/4" x 3-1/4" LG. A 1 He x Bolt, 1/4" x 3-1/4" LG. A 1 He x Bolt, 1/4" x 3-1/4" LG. B 1 He x Bolt 1/4" x 1-1/4" B 1 He x Bolt 1/4" x 1-1/4&quo[...]

5 REF . QTY . DESCRIPTION REF . QTY . DESCRIPTION 1 1 Long Hanger Brac ket 2 1 Shor t Hanger Brack et 3 1 Rear Mounting Brac ket 4 1 Piv ot Suppor t Brack et 5 1 Thrust Channel 6 1 Channel Assembly REF . QTY . DESCRIPTION REF . QTY . DESCRIPTION REF . QTY . DESCRIPTION REF . QTY . DESCRIPTION REF . QTY . DESCRIPTION REF . QTY . DESCRIPTION P ARTS I[...]

6 (1) Pliers (1) Hammer (1) Adjustable Wrench (or sock et set) (1) 9/16" Open End or Box End Wrench (2) 7/16" Open End or Box End Wrench (2) 1/2" Open End or Box End Wrench T OOLS REQUIRED FOR ASSEMBL Y REMO V AL OF P ARTS FR OM CART ON • Remov e the loose par ts and the hardware pac kages from the car ton. Lay out all parts and ha[...]

7 FIGURE 6 3/8" x 1-1/4" CARRIA GE BOL T (G) 3/8" NYLOCK NUT (K) HANGER BRA CKETS Ends down when "H" is 6" or less Ends up when "H" is more than 6" W L FRONT PLA TE 3/8" x 1-1/4" CARRIA GE BOL T (G) 3/8" NYLOCK NUT (K) LONG HANGER BRA CKET 12-1/4" SHORT HANGER BRA CKET FIGURE 4 - SEAR[...]

8 FIGURE 7 - SEARS TRACT OR SHO WN W SEARS (L T) TRACT OR FRAME H SUSPENSION BRA CKET G R O U N D L IN ST R UC TI ONS F OR T RA CT OR S W IT H D U A L FR ON T D EC K S U SP E NS I ON BR A CK ET S STEP 8: (SEE FIGURE 8 AND THE ILLUSTRA TIONS ON P A GE 9) • Ref er to the illustrations on page 9 f or e xamples of how to attach the Hanger Br ack ets [...]

9 SEARS LA WN TRA CTORS TRA CTOR SUSPENSION BRA CKET LOCA TE HANGER BRACKETS IN MIDDLE SET OF SLO TS IN THRUST CHANNEL 9.75" SEARS GARDEN TRA CTORS 12" TRA CTOR SUSPENSION BRA CKET LOCA TE HANGER BRACKETS IN MIDDLE SET OF SLO TS IN THRUST CHANNEL MTD - LA WN TRACT ORS WITH F AST A TT ACH FEA TURE 13" TRA CTOR SUSPENSION BRA CKET LOCA[...]

10 STEP 12: (SEE FIGURE 12) • Place the rear of the Thr ust Channel between the two Rear Suppor t Channels. Install four 3/8" x 1" carriage bolts (H) and 3/8" nylock n uts (K) using the most widely spaced holes that are aligned with slots. Finger tighten only . • If the Rear Suppor t Channels bump against bottom of the tractor , [...]

11 STEP 16: (SEE FIGURE 16) • Assemble a 3/8" x 1-1/4" carriage bolt (G) through the square hole in the cable mount br ack et and through the square hole in the angle lock bars as sho wn. (The carriage bolts should face in opposite directions .) Using pliers hold the cable mount br ack et in position, angling down to wards the L.H. hole[...]

12 FIGURE 20 (Right Hand Side View) STEP 18: (SEE FIGURE 18) • Assemble ball end of control cab le up through hole in cable end fi tting and pull until ball slips inside curled edge of fi tting as sho wn. If ball won't slip under edge of curl it will need to be inser ted through open end of curl. • Assemble 1/4" x 1-1/4" he x b[...]

13 FIGURE 24 (Left Hand Side View) FIGURE 22 (Right Hand Side View) STEP 21: (SEE FIGURE 21) • F rom the left side, inser t the welded end of the lift handle rod through the e xposed holes in the end of the channel assembly . Ne xt, inser t the lift link pin through the hole in the brac ket that is welded to the lift handle rod. (The lift link is[...]

14 FIGURE 25 FIGURE 26 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 back while pushing down on the handle grip . T o low er blade, pull bac k while lifting up on handle grip . See fi gure 25. OPERA TION HO W T O USE Y OUR SNO W BLADE T o Pivot the Blade • Raise the bl[...]

15 Using the Snowb lade Wheel weights and tire chains must be used with y our snow b lade f or traction. These accessor ies are a vailab le at your nearest Sears retail store . See page 3. • Prepare the lawn tr actor engine for cold w eather using instructions fur nished with the lawn tr actor . • Alwa ys begin with the transmission in fi rst [...]

16 T o Adjust Blade Spring • The tension of the blade adjust spring ma y be altered to per mit the b lade to tilt forw ard to bypass solid obstructions. T o change the spr ing tension, adjust the nuts at upper end of the spring bolt. T ur n the nuts counterclockwise to relie ve tension and cloc kwise to increase tension. Ref er to fi gure 19 on [...]

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18 P ARTS 44 6 59 28 48 59 52 61 29 55 58 51 61 55 58 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 25 41 41 11 36 21 21 17 13 6 47 43 12 26 4 5 4 4 7 7 6 6 6 6 47 31 55 36 25 C C 57 54 2 1 22 49 52 52 38 D D 51 58 52 60 53 51 52 52 18 16 16 52 51 51 51 51 51 9 52 52 52 63 62 64 65 REP AI[...]

19 1 23955 1 Blade 48" 2 23956 1 W ear Plate 48" 3 62980 1 Reinf orcement Plate Assembly 4 43080 6 Bolt, Carriage 5/16-18 x 3/4" 5 44326 4 Bolt, Carriage 5/16-18 x 1" 6 47810 15 Nylon Lock Nut, 5/16-18 Thread 7 43081 4 W asher , 5/16" 8 24690 2 Skid Shoe 9 64732 1 Thrust Channel 10 24347 1 Push Channel 11 43262 1 Hex Loc k [...]

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