Craftsman 486.24218 - Manual (Page 5)

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FIGURE 5
• Connect the sweeper to the tractor. Set the sweeper
height adjustment handle to about the middle of it's
adjustment range.
• Place the dethatcher in front of the sweeper housing,
underneath the hitch tubes.
• Connect the dethatcher to the conduit clamps using
two 5/16" x 1-3/8" clevis pins, 5/16" washers and
3/32" hair cotter pins. See figure 4.
CONDUIT
CLAMP
TRANSPORT
HOOK
HEIGHT ADJ.
TUBE
FIGURE 3
• Assemble a conduit clamp onto each end of the
sweeper height adjustment tube so that the straight
part of the clamp is on top of the tube.
• Remove the hitch brackets from the sweeper's hitch
tubes. Slide the transport hook onto the L.H. hitch
tube as shown in figure 3.
• Reassemble the hitch brackets and bolts to the hitch
tubes. Refer to your sweeper owner's manual.
3/32" HAIR
COTTER PIN
5/16" WASHER
5/16" x 1-3/8"
CLEVIS PIN
HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT
MIDDLE SETTING
If you have a 30" sweeper, skip to figure 6.
• Make sure the sweeper height adjustment handle is
still set to about the middle of it's adjustment range.
• Center the dethatcher with the sweeper.
• Assemble the keeper brackets (bend to the inside)
to the sweeper's hitch tube, outside of the conduit
clamps. Use a u-bolt and two 1/4" nylock nuts per
bracket. Position the keeper brackets against the sides
of the conduit clamps, approximately perpendicular
to the ground. Tighten the nuts without bending the
keeper brackets. See figure 5.
KEEPER BRACKET
U-BOLT
1/4" NYLOCK NUT
FIGURE 4 FIGURE 6
• Lift the front of the dethatcher and secure it in
transport position using the transport hook. See
figure 6.
• To keep the transport hook from sliding back along
the hitch tube, you can fasten the supplied nylon tie
around the hitch tube behind the transport hook. See
figure 6.
TRANSPORT HOOK
NYLON TIE
SWEEpERS WITH TWo HITCH TUBES
Skip to page 6 for sweepers with single hitch tubes.