Craftsman 486.242112 manual

42" HIGH PERFORMANCE LA WNSWEEPER Model No. 486.242112 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 . 49535 (REV . 1/05) Sears, Roeb uc k and Co ., Hoffman Estate[...]

2 LIMITED TW O YEAR W ARRANTY ON CRAFTSMAN LA WNSWEEPER F or tw o y ea r s fr om th e da t e of pu rc h as e , wh en th i s La wns we e pe r is ma i nt ai ne d an d lu bri c at ed a cc or di n g to th e op er ati ng an d ma in t en an ce i n st ruc t io ns i n th e o wne r' s m an u al , Se ar s w il l re p ai r fr ee of c ha rg e a n y de f e[...]

3 REF . QTY . DESCRIPTION REF . QTY . DESCRIPTION J 2 Hitch Spacer , 3/4" K 1 Hair pin Cotter , 1/8" L 6 Hair pin Cotter , 3/32" M 2 Cle vis Pin, 3/8" x 1/2" N 2 Cle vis Pin, 1/4" x 1-1/8" O 2 Cle vis Pin, 1/4" x 1-3/4" P 2 Vinyl Cap Q 4 Plastic Plug R 1 Grip S 1 Knob , Plastic A 2 Hex Bolt, 5/16-18 x 3&[...]

4 CART ON CONTENTS (Loose P ar ts in Car ton) 9. Rope 10. Hopper Bag 11. Rear Hopper T ube (2) 12. Upper Hopper T ube (2) 13. Lo wer Hopper T ube (2) 14. Hopper Bag Piv ot Rod 15. Hopper Support Rod (2) 16. Bag F rame Strap 1. Sweeper Housing Assemb ly 2. Bag Ar m T ube (2) 3. Hitch T ube, L.H. (Left Hand) 4. Hitch Brac ket Assemb ly 5. Hitch Brac [...]

5 STEP 4 - ASSEMBLE HEIGHT ADJ. STRAP • Place the spacer bushing (I) into the hole in the height adjustment strap . Place the strap and b ushing between the hitch tubes , aligning them with the rear hole. F asten the hitch tubes together , with the strap and bushing betw een them, using two he x bolts (A) and nyloc k nuts (E). Do not tighten yet.[...]

6 FIGURE 6 FIGURE 5 STEP 9 - A TT A CH KNOB • Place the tooth-lock w asher (H) between the height adjustment handle and the height adjustment strap . Inser t the carriage bolt (D) through the handle, the tooth-lock w asher and the strap . Assemble the fl at washer (G) and the plastic knob (S) onto the end of the bolt and tighten. See fi gure 6.[...]

7 ASSEMBL Y OF HOPPER B A G STEP 10 - ASSEMBLE UPPER TUBES • Fit the ends of the two upper hopper tubes into the ends of a rear hopper tube. Align the holes in the ends of the tubes and inser t plastic plugs (Q). See fi gure 7. NO TE: Either side of the tubes can f ace up . FIGURE 7 FIGURE 9 UPPER HOPPER TUBE HOPPER B A G BO TT OM STITCHED SLEEV[...]

8 STEP 14 - ASSEMBLE SUPPORT R ODS IMPORT ANT: Do not ov er bend the suppor t rods during the follo wing step . Over bending will decrease the suppor ting tension of the rods. • Assemble the tw o hopper suppor t rods as shown in fi gure 14. Place the ends of the rods into the holes in the upper and lower hopper tubes , fl e xing the rod just en[...]

9 FIGURE 16 STEP 15 - ASSEMBLE PIV O T ROD • Slide the hopper bag pivot rod through the upper hole in the upper hopper tubes and through the stitched slee ve at the front edge of the mesh wind screen, assembling a bag arm tube on each side as shown in fi gure 15. STEP 17 - A TT A CH HOPPER B A G • T o attach the hopper bag to the sw eeper , sl[...]

10 A TT ACHING SWEEPER HITCH T O TRA CT OR BLA CK LINE IS TRA CT OR HITCH HITCH BRA CKET MOUNTED BELO W HITCH TUBES BLA CK LINE IS TRA CT OR HITCH HITCH BRA CKET MOUNTED ABO VE HITCH TUBES FIGURE 19 • Pla ce t he tra cto r an d s weep er on a fl at le ve l su rf ac e. • Set the s weep er h eigh t a djus tme nt h andl e t o ab out the mid dle o[...]

11 KNO W Y OUR SWEEPER CA UTION: Keep s weeper a wa y from fi 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 par t of y our body or clothing! Never hold onto the rope while towing the s weeper! Attach the rope to the towing v ehicle to keep [...]

12 MAINTENANCE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE Fill in dates as you complete regular ser vice. complete regular ser vice. Check f or loose f asteners X Check f or loose f asteners X Check f or worn or damaged par ts X X Check f or worn or damaged par ts X X Lubricate br ush shaft bearings X Lubricate br ush shaft bearings X Lubricate whee[...]

13 SPROCKET , CHAIN AND P A WL SER VICE IMPORT ANT: Do not remov e 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 . • Rem ov e the du st c ov er b y remo vi ng t he two riv et s whi ch f aste n i t to [...]

14 REP AIR P ARTS FOR MODEL 486.242112 - 42" HIGH PERFORMANCE LA WNSWEEPER P ARTS A C A A C D D B B 70 42 43 48 44 75 45 75 73 54 46 74 53 70 44 15 14 16 39 17 18 19 47 56 55 56 20 41 28 30 31 55 25 26 36 38 23 26 25 26 24 29 40 14 81 34 79 22 37 21 37 20 64 76 75 28 2 11 12 13 59 33 81 7 5 4 52 61 63 66 60 49 58 59 68 51 50 69 57 67 65 62 59 [...]

15 REF . P ART QTY . DESCRIPTION REF . P ART QTY . DESCRIPTION REF . P ART QTY . DESCRIPTION NO. NO . NO. NO . NO. NO . 43 47477 2 T ube, Rear Hopper F rame 43 47477 2 T ube, Rear Hopper F rame 43 47477 2 T ube, Rear Hopper F rame 43 47477 2 T ube, Rear Hopper F rame 44 48726 2 T ube, Low er Hopper F rame 44 48726 2 T ube, Low er Hopper F rame 44 4[...]

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