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Craftsman SNOW BLADE 486.24441 manual

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    Operator's Manual 42" SNO W BLADE Model No. 486.24441 PRINTED IN U.S.A. ® FORM NO . 49795 (REV . 2 12/05) CA UTION: Bef ore using this prod uct, read and f ollow all Saf ety , Assembly and Operating Instructions • Saf ety • Assemb ly • Operation • Maintenance • P ar ts Sears, Roeb uck and Co ., Hoffman Estates, IL 60179 U .S.A.[...]

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    2 T ABLE OF CONTENTS MODEL NUMBER: 486.24441 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. SER VICE AND ADJUSTMENTS.[...]

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    3 A CCESSORIES AND A TT A CHMENTS FULL SIZE HARD W ARE CHART WHEEL WEIGHT TIRE CHAINS WEIGHT BR A CKET FOR DR A W A W A B AR SN O W CAB REF . QTY . DESCRIPTION REF . QTY . DESCRIPTION REF . QTY . DESCRIPTION REF . QTY . DESCRIPTION REF . QTY . DESCRIPTION A 1 He x Bolt, 1/4-20 x 3-1/4" LG. A 1 He x Bolt, 1/4-20 x 3-1/4" LG. A 1 He x Bolt,[...]

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    4 REF . QTY . DESCRIPTION REF . QTY . DESCRIPTION REF . QTY . DESCRIPTION REF . QTY . DESCRIPTION 12 1 Hanger Brac ket, L.H. 12 1 Hanger Brac ket, L.H. 13 1 Hanger Brac ket, R.H. 13 1 Hanger Brac ket, R.H. 14 1 Pivot Support Brack et 14 1 Pivot Support Brack et 15 2 Angle Suppor t Brack et 15 2 Angle Suppor t Brack et 16 1 Channel Assembly 16 1 Cha[...]

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    5 ASSEMBL Y (1) Pliers (1) Hammer (1) Adjustable Wrench (or socket set) (1) 9/16" Open End or Box End Wrench (1) 7/16" Open End or Box End Wrench (1) 1/2" Open End or Box End Wrench T OOLS REQUIRED FOR ASSEMBL Y STEP 1: (SEE FIGURE 1) • Look under the front of your tractor . If there is a single mower dec k suspension brack et loca[...]

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    6 FIGURE 4 STEP 4: (SEE FIGURE 4) • Compare your tractor to the illustr ations shown in fi gure 4. If your tr actor resembles the top illustration, go to step 5. If your tr actor resembles the bottom illustration, go to step 7. FRONT SUSPENSION BRA CKET FRONT SUSPENSION BRA CKET REMO VE BOL TS FROM THESE HOLES FRONT SUSPENSION BRA CKET FIGURE 5 [...]

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    7 ST EP 8 : (S EE F IG UR E 8) • A tt a ch t he R .H . h an ge r br ac k et t o th e th re e ho le s s ho wn on t he s id e of t he t r ac to r fr am e us in g th re e 3 /8 " x 1" h e x bo lt s (D ), 3 /8 " lo c k wa sh er s (R ) an d 3/ 8" fl at w as he rs ( N) . U se 3/ 8" n yl oc k n ut s (L ) on i ns id e of f ra m e[...]

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    8 STEP 12: (SEE FIGURE 12) • Inser t the round hook end of the angle lock spring up through the hole in the spring mount brack et. • Inser t the angle lock bars down through the slot in the channel. Under neath the channel, place a 1" long spacer (U) on each side of the angle lock bars and inser t a 1/4" x 3-1/4" bolt (A) through[...]

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    9 FIGURE 18 (Right Hand Side View) STEP 16: (SEE FIGURE 16) • 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. 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 1-1/2" (B) he x bolt do[...]

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    10 FIGURE 20 (Right Hand Side View) STEP 19: (SEE FIGURE 19) • F rom the left side, inser t the welded end of the lift handle rod through the hole in the end of the chan nel as sem bly (Figure 18). Next, insert the lift link pin through the hole in the brac ket that is welded to the lift handle rod. (The lift link is pre-assembled to the piv ot s[...]

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    11 FIGURE 23 FIGURE 24 T o Raise or Lower the Snow Blade • Use the handle grip located on the end of the handle tube. T o raise the b lade, pull bac k while pushing down on the handle grip . T o low er blade, pull bac k 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 transport[...]

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    12 Wheel weights and tire chains m ust be used with y our snow blade f or traction. These accessories are av ailable at y our nearest Sears retail store. Using the Snow b lade • Prepare the lawn tractor en gine for cold w eather using instructions fur nished with the lawn tractor . • Alwa ys begin with the transmission in fi rst (lo w) gear an[...]

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    13 T o Adjust Blade Spring • The tension of the blade adjust spring may be altered to per mit the blade to tilt f orward to b ypass solid ob str uc tions. T o change the spring tension, adjust the nuts at upper end of the spring bolt. Stand ing in front of blade , tur n the nuts coun ter clock wise to reliev e tension and clockwise to increase te[...]

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    14 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 diffi cult to raise . Blade is diffi cult to piv ot. Blade will not unlock to piv ot. CORRECTION Lubricate pivot points as shown in fi gure 25 on page 12. Lubricate lift handle rod[...]

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    15 NO TES[...]

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    16 NO TES[...]

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    17 NO TES[...]

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    18 P ARTS REP AIR P ARTS FOR MODEL 486.24441 - 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 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 52 58 58 52 52 53 38 58[...]

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    19 REP AIR P ARTS LIST FOR MODEL 486.24441 - 42" SNO W BLADE REF . P ART QTY . DESCRIPTION NO. NO . 1 23114 1 Blade 42" 2 23117 1 W ear Plate 42" 3 62980 1 Reinf orcement Plate As sem bly 4 43080 6 Bolt, Carriage 5/16-18 x 3/4" 5 44326 6 Bolt, Carriage 5/16-18 x 1" 7 43081 4 W asher , 5/16" 8 24690 2 Skid Shoe 9 25647 [...]

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