Craftsman 486.24222 manual

42" HIGH PERFORMANCE LA WNSWEEPER Model No's. 486.24222 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 . 49997 (12/05) Sears, Roeb uc k and Co ., Hoffman Estat[...]

2 TW O YEAR FULL W ARRANTY ON CRAFTSMAN LA WNSWEEPER Wh en as se mb led , op er ate d an d ma i nt ai ne d ac c or di ng to th e su p pl ie d in st ru ct io ns , if th i s Cr af t sm an La wn s we ep er f ai ls du e to a de f ect in ma te ria l o r w or km an sh ip wi th i n tw o y ea rs f r om t he da te of p u rc ha se , ca ll 1 - 80 0- 4- MY - H[...]

3 CART ON CONTENTS (Loose P ar ts in Car ton) 11. Rear Hopper T ube (2) 12. Upper Hopper T ube (2) 13. Lo wer Hopper T ube (2) 14. Piv ot Rod 15. Hopper Support Strap (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 ket, Bent 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 2 9 10 1[...]

4 REF . QTY . DESCRIPTION REF . QTY . DESCRIPTION K 1 Spacer Bushing, L 1 Hair pin Cotter , 1/8" M 8 Hair pin Cotter , 3/32" N 2 Cle vis Pin, 3/8" x 1/2" O 4 Cle vis Pin, 1/4" x 1-1/8" P 2 Cle vis Pin, 1/4" x 1-3/4" Q 4 Hopper Clamp R 4 Plastic Plug S 2 Vinyl Cap T 1 Grip U 1 Knob , Plastic A 2 He x Bolt, 5/1[...]

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 (F). Do not tighten yet. [...]

6 FIGURE 6 FIGURE 5 STEP 9 - A TT A CH KNOB • Place the tooth-lock washer (I) betw een the height adjustment handle and the height adjustment strap . Inser t the carr iage bolt (D) through the handle, the tooth-lock w asher and the strap . Assemble the fl at washer (H) and the plastic knob (U) 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 (R). See fi gure 7. NO TE: Either side of the rear hopper tube can f ace up . FIGURE 7 FIGURE 9 UPPER HOPPER TUBE HOPPER B A G BO TT OM STI[...]

8 STEP 14 - ASSEMBLE HOPPER CLAMPS • Assemble two hopper mount clamps (Q) o ver the hole in the middle of each upper hopper tube using two carriage bolts ( E) and two nyloc k nuts (F). Tighten only fi nger tight. See fi gure 14. • Fold the bag fl aps around the lower hopper tubes and attach to the bag bottom using the snaps. See fi gure 13.[...]

9 FIGURE 17 STEP 15 - ASSEMBLE PIV O T ROD • Slide the end of the pivot rod through the upper hopper tube and the hopper mount clamps on one side of the hopper . Place a hopper suppor t strap and then a bag ar m tube onto the rod. Slide the rod through the stitched slee ve at the front edge of the wind screen, and then place another bag arm tube [...]

10 A TT A CHING 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 20 • Pla ce t he tra cto r an d s weep er on a fl at l e v el sur f ace . • Set the s weep er h eigh t a djus tme nt h andl e t o ab out the mid dle[...]

11 KNO W Y OUR SWEEPER CA UTION: K eep 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 attac h the hopper rope to any part of your body or clothing! Never hold onto the rope while towing the s weeper! Attach the r ope to the towing v ehicle to kee[...]

12 MAINTENANCE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE Fill in dates as you complete regular ser vice. Check f or loose f asteners X Check f or worn or damaged par ts X X Lubricate br ush shaft bearings X Lubricate wheel bear ings X Clean Sweeper X X Clean/Lubricate chain and sprockets X Check f or loose f asteners X Check f or worn or damaged par ts X X Lubricate br[...]

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 P AR TS A C A A C D D B B 15 14 16 39 17 18 19 47 56 55 56 20 41 28 30 31 55 25 26 36 38 23 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 1 9 27 8 9 10 32 6 3 80 78 77 28 70 59 83 75 43 42 44 48 45 72 73 75 75 71 71 44 72 70 54 74 46 53 46 53 82 74 42 44 43 REP AIR[...]

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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