Owner's Manuat ® 42" HiGH PERFORMANCE LAWNSWEEPER Model No's, 486.24222 CAUTION: • • • • • Before using this product, read this manuaU and follow aH Safety RuUes and Operating Instructions. Safety Assembly Operation Maintenance Parts mMPORTANT: For Missing Parts or AssembUy Questions Call 1-866-576-8388 Sears, Roebuck and Co., Hoffman Estates, IL 60179 U.S.A. www, sea rs,com/craftsman PRINTED IN U.S.A. FORM NO.
Maintenance Schedule .................................................. 12 Storage .......................................................................... 12 Service and Adjustments ............................................... 13 Troubleshooting ............................................................. 13 Repair Parts Illustration ................................................. 14 Repair Parts List ............................................................ 15 Parts Ordering/Service ...........
These accessories were available when the unit was purchased. They are also available at most Sears retait outlets and service centers. Most Seers stores can order repair parts for you when you provide the model numbers of your tractor and sweeper to the lawn sweeper to help loosen and remove dead i The Mode! 486.24219 attaches grassFront andMount thatch DethatcheD from the lawn while sweeping. CARTON 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
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TOOLS REQUIRED FOR ASSEMBLY (1) Hammer (2) 1/2" Wrenches (1) Scissors or knife STEP 1 - REMOVE STEP 4 - ASSEMBLE HEIGHT ADJ. STRAP , Place the spacer bushing (I) into the hole in the height adjustment strap. Place the strap and bushing between the hitch tubes, aligning them with the rear hole. Fasten the hitch tubes together, with the strap and bushing between them, using two hex bolts (A) and nyiock nuts (F). Do not tighten yet. See figure 2.
STEP 6a - ASSEMBLE , . HUTCH BRACKETS if the tractor hitch is less than 10" above the ground, place the bent hitch bracket underneath the hitch tubes and place the hitch bracket assembly on top of the hitch tubes. Insert two hex bolts (B) through the brackets, with the rear hex bolt between the cross bolts in the hitch tubes. Secure the hex bolts (B) with two nylock nuts (F)= See figure 3=Do not tighten yet.
ASSEMBLY OF HOPPER BAG STEP , 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 insert plastic plugs (R). See figure 7.
STEP , 13 - ATTACH BAG BOTTOM Fold the bag flaps around the lower hopper tubes and attach to the bag bottom using the snaps, See figure 13, insert the bag frame strap into the stitched sleeve at the front edge of the bag bottom, See figure 11, BAG FRAME STRAP SNAP STITCHED SLEEVE FIGURE 13 FIGURE 11 STEP 14 - ASSEMBLE Assemble the bag frame strap to the holes in the lower hopper tubes using two clevis pins (O) and hair cotter pins (M), See figure 12, BAG FRAME STRAP , CLAMPS Assemble two hoppe
STEP 15 . - ASSEMBLE PIVOT ROD Assemble a vinyl cap (S) onto each bag arm tube as shown in figure 17. Assemble two palnuts (G) onto the ends of the pivot rod using a hammer. See figure 17. 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 support strap and then a bag arm tube onto the rod.
ATTACHING SWEEPER HITCHTO TRACTOR BRUSH HEIGHT ADJUSTED APPROXUMATELYMInD°WAY Place the tractor and sweeper on a fiat level sutlace, Set the sweeper height adjustment handle to about the middle of its adjustment range, Attach the sweeper hitch to the tractor hitch, arranging the 3/4" spacers in one of six possible combinations as shown in GROUP A and GROUP B diagrams below, IMPORTANT: To obtain the best performance from your sweeper, arrange the spacers so that the sweeper bag is approximately level with
KNOW YOUR SWEEPER WUNDSCREEN HEUGHT ADJUSTMENT HANDLE \ \ \ \ HtTCH BRACKETS BOPPER BAG Hopper Bag Collects grass clippings, leaves and debris, Hopper Rope Permits dumping of hopper bag from driver's seat, Windscreen Helps prevent collected material from being blown out of hopper bag, Bag Arm Tubes Connects the hopper bag to the sweeper housing, Pivot Rod Allows hopper bag to tilt forward to dump material, Height Adjustment Handle Adjusts the operating height of the sweeper, Height Adjustme
CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILmTmES Read and follow the maintenance schedule and the procedures listed in the maintenance section. MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE Fi,, in dates as you complete regular service. __ _,-_,_" Check for loose fasteners X Check for worn or damaged parts X Lubricate brush shaft bearings Lubricate wheel bearings Ctean Sweeper -- _ Clean/Lubricate chain and sprockets SCHEDULED Service Dates X _ X .................... X X X MAINTENANCE Clean the sweeper after each use.
BRUSH REPLACEMENT SPROCKET, NOTE: Brush replacement should be done one brush at a time. . . . AND PAWL SERVmCE IMPORTANT: Do not remove both wheels at the same time to avoid mixing of parts. (The R.H. and LH. ratchet sprockets are not interchangeable.) Make notes on the position of washers and snap rings during disassembly. Remove the hopper bag from the sweeper. Loosen the hex bolts and lock nuts on two single brush retainers which clamp one brush to the double brush retainers.
REPAUR PARTS FOR MODEL 486.24222 - 42" HUGH PERFORMANCE LAWNSWEEPER 43 / 70 I 42 71 54 73 / 45 48 \ 56 14 / 55 72 56 / \72 44 41 20 16 / 18 52 / 10 £ 40 28 29 30 31 / 38 36 75 55 64 / 21 37 59 32 22 14 25 / 79
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