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ATTACHING SWEEPER HITCH TO TRACTOR

1. Place  the  tractor  and  sweeper  on  a  flat,  level

surface.

2. Set the sweeper height adjustment handle to about

the middle of its adjustment range.

3. Attach  the  sweeper  hitch  to  the  tractor  hitch,  ar-

ranging  the  hitch  spacers  into  one  of  the  eight
possible  combinations  shown  in  GROUP  A  and
GROUP B diagrams below.

IMPORTANT:

To  obtain  the  best  performance  from

your sweeper, arrange the hitch spacers so that the
sweeper  bag  is  approximately  level  with  the  ground
and approximately 3" to 4" off the ground as shown in
figure 20.

FIGURE 20

Summary of Contents for 45-02212

Page 1: ...Assembly Operation Maintenance Repair Parts CAUTION Read Rules for Safe Operation and Instructions Carefully OWNERS MANUAL 38 LAWN SWEEPER Model No 45 02212 PRINTED IN USA FORM NO 48352 REV 11 02...

Page 2: ...raking and stability may be affected with the attachment of this sweeper Do not fill sweeper to maximum capacity without checking the capability of the towing vehicle to safely pull and stop with the...

Page 3: ...Hex Nut 5 16 I 3 Washer 5 16 J 1 Lock Washer 5 16 K 1 Pivot Spacer L 2 Hitch Spacer REF QTY DESCRIPTION A B C D E F G H I Q R O L M N P SHOWN FULL SIZE NOT SHOWN FULL SIZE S T J K U V X W M 6 Hair Cot...

Page 4: ...h the brace rod to the square holes in the sweeper housing using two 5 16 x 3 4 carriage bolts 5 16 flat washer and 5 16 hex lock nuts Place bolts heads on inside of sweeper housing Do not tighten at...

Page 5: ...e 4 7 Assemble the grip onto the height adjustment handle See figure 4 FIGURE 4 8 Place the short end of the angle bracket over the rear hole in the hitch tongue Insert a 5 16 x 3 4 hex bolt down thro...

Page 6: ...s and 3 8 hex lock nuts Use the front hole of the dual position holes in the side of the sweeper housing The notched side of the bag mount arms faces upward See figure 6 12 Assemble the hitch pin the...

Page 7: ...ether using plastic plugs See figure 9 SIDE HOPPER TUBE PLASTIC PLUG FIGURE 9 FIGURE 8 LOWER HOPPER TUBE RH LOWER HOPPER TUBE LH PLASTIC PLUG FIGURE 10 4 Fit the ends of the RH and LH lower hopper tub...

Page 8: ...sides See figure 13 SUPPORT RODS FIGURE 14 IMPORTANT Do not over bend the support rods during the following step Over bending will cause the spring steel rods to loose supporting tension 10 Assemble t...

Page 9: ...e 16 13 Secure the rope to the top center of the hopper bag frame as shown in figure 17 FIGURE 17 14 To assemble the hopper bag to the sweeper pivot the bag retainers up and hook the clevis pins into...

Page 10: ...Attach the sweeper hitch to the tractor hitch ar ranging the hitch spacers into one of the eight possible combinations shown in GROUP A and GROUP B diagrams below IMPORTANT To obtain the best performa...

Page 11: ...tractors Depending on the conditions it may be necessary to adjust the tractor s speed in order to achieve best results DUMPING OF SWEEPER Your sweeper can be dumped easily without get ting off of the...

Page 12: ...t 3 Remove the gear by sliding it off the brush shaft Look for the drive pin which may fall out of the brush shaft when the ratchet gear is removed See figure 25 4 To reassemble insert the drive pin t...

Page 13: ...sen the hex bolts and lock nuts on two single brush retainers which clamp one brush to the double brush retainers Do Not loosen or remove the bolts which fasten the double brush retainers to the brush...

Page 14: ...14 REPAIR PARTS FOR MODEL 45 02212 LAWNSWEEPER 53 63 9 10 11 12 49 50 58 64 62 61 63 8 8 64 4 63 66...

Page 15: ...0 1 End Plate R H 48352 1 Owners Manual REF PART NO QTY DESCRIPTION REF PART NO QTY DESCRIPTION Common hardware may be purchased locally 1 43905 4 Brush 2 2692 6 1 Pinion Gear R H not shown 3 2692 7 1...

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