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Page 1: ...s or Assembly Questions Call 1 866 576 8388 X CAUTION Before using this product read this manual and follow all Safety Rules and Operating Instructions Safety Assembly Operation Maintenance Parts Sears Roebuck and Co Hoffman Estates IL 60179 U S A www sears com craftsman PRINTED IN U S A FORM NO 48742 3 06 ...

Page 2: ...perate the sweeper 2 Do not permit children to operate sweeper 3 Do not permit anyone to ride on sweeper 4 Never attach the hopper rope to any part of your body or clothing Never hold onto the rope while towing the sweeper Attach the rope to the towing vehicle to keep it away from wheels and rotating parts 5 Operate the sweeper at reduced speed on rough terrain near ditches and on hillsides to pre...

Page 3: ...help loosen and remove dead 1 grass and thatch from the lawn while sweeping CARTON CONTENTS Loose Parts in Carton 1 Sweeper Housing Assembly 2 Bag Arm Tube 2 3 Hitch Tube Left Hand Marked 39L 4 Hitch Bracket Assembly 5 Hitch Bracket Bent 6 Height Adjustment Plate 7 Height Adjustment Handle 8 Hitch Tube Right Hand Marked 40R 9 Rope 10 Hopper Bag 11 Rear Hopper Tube 2 12 Upper Hopper Tube 2 13 Lower...

Page 4: ...olt 5 16 18 x 3 4 Carriage Bolt 5 16 18 x 1 Lg Nylock Nut 5 16 Palnut 3 8 Flat Washer 3 8 Standard Carriage Bolt 5 16 18 x 3 4 Spacer 38 x 62 x 27 Hitch Spacer 3 4 Clevis Pin 3 8 x 1 2 REE QT_ M 4 N 1 O 8 P 2 Q 1 R 2 S 4 T 1 U 1 V 4 W 1 DESCRIPTION Clevis Pin 1 4 x 1 1 8 Hairpin Cotter 1 8 Hairpin Cotter 3 32 Clevis Pin 1 4 x 1 3 4 Cotter Pin 1 8 x 3 4 Vinyl Cap Plastic Plug Grip Height Adjustment...

Page 5: ... the left side and an R on the right side See figure 1 Hold the left hitch tube so that the end stamped with 39L is beside the left side of the sweeper and the front end of the tube angles inward Attach using two hex bolts C and nylock nuts F Repeat for the right hitch tube Do not tighten yet See figure 1 STEP 3 REMOVE PLASTIC TIE Remove the plastic tie that fastens the height adjustment tube to t...

Page 6: ...with the hairpin cotter N See figure 4 HEX BOLTS B HAIRPIN COTTER N BENT HITCH BRACKET _ SPACERS K HITCH BRACKET FIGURE 4 I NYLOCK NUTS F STEP 7 TIGHTEN BOLTS Tighten the four bolts in figure 1 that fasten the hitch tubes to the sweeper housing Next tighten the two bolts in figure 2 that fasten the ends of the hitch tubes together Finally tighten the two bolts in figure 3 or 4 that fasten the hitc...

Page 7: ...ER TUBE FIGURE 9 FIGURE 7 STEP 13 ASSEMBLE TUBES TO BAG Unfold the hopper bag reversing the mesh wind screen and then lay the bag out flat with the wind screen on top Insert the ends of the assembled upper hopper tubes down through the stitched sleeves in the sides of the hopper bag and then slide the tubes back underneath the wind screen See figure 10 STEP 11 ASSEMBLE UPPER TUBES Fit the ends of ...

Page 8: ...mble the bag frame strap to the holes in the lower hopper tubes using two clevis pins M and hair cotter pins O See figure 13 BAG FRAME STRAP LOWER HOPPER TUBE HAmR COTTER PIN O t CLEVIS PIN L CLEVIS PiN M FIGURE 13 FIGURE 11 HOPPER BAG BOTTOM STEP 14 ATTACH BAG BOTTOM Insert the bag frame strap into the stitched sleeve at the front edge of the bag bottom See figure 12 Fold the bag flaps around the...

Page 9: ...e rod Slide the end of the rod through the other upper hopper tube with hopper mount clamps See figure 16 Assemble two palnuts G by lightly tapping them onto the ends of the pivot rod with a hammer See figure 16 Assemble a vinyl cap R onto each bag arm tube as shown in figure 16 HINT To ease assembly of the palnuts place the bag on its side on a solid surface With the bottom end of the pivot rod a...

Page 10: ... the best performance from your sweeper arrange the spacers so that the sweeper bag is approximately level with the ground and approximately 5 to 7 off the ground as shown in figure 19 BRUSH HEIGHT ADJUSTED APPROXIMATELYMID WAY APPROXIMATELY LEVEL 5 TO 7 FROM SURFACE FIGURE 19 GROUP A For vehicles with hitches having 8 to 10 ground clearance GROUP B For vehicles with hitches having 10 to 13 ground...

Page 11: ...ght adjustment pin and push down on the height adjustment lever to raise the brush or push up on the lever to lower the brush See figure above Best adjustment is when the brush setting is 1 2 down into the grass Always mow the grass to an even height before sweeping SWEEPING SPEED Try a starting speed of approximately 3 m p h third gear on most tractors Depending on the conditions it may be necess...

Page 12: ...FIGURE 20 HEX BOLT COVER FIGURE 21 CLEAN S AND GREASE HEX LOCK NUT FLAT f WASHER HUB CAPj Every two years remove the wheels and clean the sprockets chains and gears found inside the wheel housing After cleaning lubricate with an even coat of light grease To remove the wheel pop off the hub cap using a screwdriver and remove the lock nut and flat washer See figure 21 CLEANING Clean sweeper housing ...

Page 13: ...t cover if you are only cleaning and lubricating the chain and sprockets Remove the retaining rings and washers which hold the sprockets onto the shafts Remove the chain and both sprockets holding them in position and sliding them off both of the shafts Look for the drive pin which may fall out of the brush shaft when the ratchet sprocket is removed See figure 23 To reassemble insert the drive pin...

Page 14: ...REPAIR PARTS FOR MODEL 486 24223 46 HiGH PERFORMANCE LAWNSWEEPER 70 42 78 E 45 43 71 56 55 56 52 59 3 14 44 48 72 57 2O 41 i 27 59 27 63 33 4 2 13 6 D 63 75 64 4O 29 32 22 26 79 28 30 25 55 14 ...

Page 15: ... 3 1 2 Lg 2 Bushing Spacer 1 Sprocket Ratchet R H not shown 1 Sprocket Ratchet L H 4 Washer 1 2 x 1 x 02 2 Chain Roller 4 Screw Socket HD 10 32 x 1 1 Housing Wheel Drive Ass y L H 1 Housing Wheel Drive Ass y R H 2 Tube Upper Hopper Frame 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 5O 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 49616 48726 25535 25813 43737 49767 49608 23687 ...

Page 16: ...pment and electronics call or go on line for the location of your nearest Sears Parts Repair Center 1 800 488 1222 Call anytime day or night U S A only www sears com To purchase a protection agreement U S A or maintenance agreement Canada on a product serviced by Sears 1 800 827 6655 U S A 1 800 361 6665 Canada Para pedir servicio de reparaci6n Au Canada pour service en frangais a domicilio y para...

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