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Summary of Contents for 24222 - 42 in. High Speed Sweeper

Page 1: ...ct 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 49997 12 05 ...

Page 2: ...erate 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 prevent loss of control 6 Vehicle braking and stabil...

Page 3: ...hes to the lawn sweeper to help loosen and remove dead 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 LH Left Hand 4 Hitch Bracket Assembly 5 Hitch Bracket Bent 6 Height Adjustment Strap 7 Height Adjustment Handle 8 Hitch Tube R H Right Hand 9 Rope 10 Hopper Bag 11 Rear Hopper Tube 2 12 Upper Hopper Tube ...

Page 4: ... 4 Lg Carriage Bolt 5 16 18 x 1 Lg Carriage Bolt 5 16 18 x 3 4 Lg Nylock Nut 5 16 Palnut 3 8 Flat Washer 5 16 Standard Washer Tooth Lock 5 16 Hitch Spacer 3 4 REF QTY K 1 L 1 M 8 N 2 O 4 P 2 Q 4 R 4 S 2 T 1 U 1 DESCRmPTION Spacer Bushing Hairpin Cotter 1 8 Hairpin Cotter 3 32 Clevis Pin 3 8 x 1 2 Clevis Pin 1 4 x 1 1 8 Clevis Pin 1 4 x 1o3 4 Hopper Clamp Plastic Plug Vinyl Cap Grip Knob Plastic ...

Page 5: ... tube but with the 76R facing in toward the right side of the sweeper Do not tighten yet See figure 1 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 nut...

Page 6: ... with the hairpin cotter L See figure 4 FIGURE 4 i 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 hitch brackets to the hitch tubes STEP 8 ATTACH HANDLE Assemble the height ...

Page 7: ...CHED SLEEVE UPPER HOPPER TUBE FIGURE 9 STEP 11 ASSEMBLE LOWER TUBES Fit the ends of the two lower 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 8 insert a clevis pin O from the outside into each lower hopper tube and secure it with a hair cotter pin M See figure 8 NOTE Either side of the rear hopper tube can face up ...

Page 8: ... FIGURE 13 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 STEP 14 ASSEMBLE HOPPER CLAMPS Assemble two hopper mount clamps Q over the hole in the middle of each upper hopper tube using two carriage bolts E and two nylock nuts F Tighten only finger tight See figure 14 BAG FRAME STRAP 5 16 x 3 4 5 16 NYLOCK CARR AGE NUT...

Page 9: ... its side on a solid surface With the bottom end of the pivot rod against the surface tap a palnut onto the top end of the rod Repeat for other end of rod CAP S PALNUT G HOPPER BAG PmVOTROB FIGURE 15 HOPPER SUPPORT STRAP BAG ARM TUBE Attach the bottoms of the hopper support straps to the clevis pins N in the lower hopper tubes securing the straps with the previously assembled hair cotter pins M Se...

Page 10: ...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 the ground and approximately 5 to 7 off the ground as shown in figure 20 APPROXUMATELY LEVEL 5 to 7 FROM SURFACE FIGURE 20 GROUP A For vehicles with hitches having 8 to 10 ground clearance GROUP B o For vehicles with hitches having 10 to 13 groun...

Page 11: ...erating height loosen the adjustment knob and push down on the height adjustment lever to raise the brush or push up on the lever to lower the brush See figure 20 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 conditi...

Page 12: ...raLBEARINGS HERE FLAT WASHER FIGURE 21 HEX BOLT FIGURE 22 HEX LOCK NUT FLAT fi WASHER _HUB CAP _ Every two years remove the wheels and dean 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 fiat washer See figure 22 CLEANING Clean sweeper ho...

Page 13: ...e 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 stiding them off both of the shafts Look for the drive pin which may fail out of the brush shaft when the ratchet sprocket is removed See figure 24 To reassemble insert the drive pin through the hole...

Page 14: ...REPAUR PARTS FOR MODEL 486 24222 42 HUGH PERFORMANCE LAWNSWEEPER 43 70 I 42 71 54 73 45 48 56 14 55 72 72 44 56 41 20 52 10 59 14 75 64 16 18 40 29 21 37 32 22 79 28 38 36 25 30 31 55 ...

Page 15: ...74 2 Bolt Hex 3 8 24 x 3ol 2 Lg 75 2 Bushing Spacer 76 1 Sprocket Ratchet R H not shown 77 1 Sprocket Ratchet LH 78 4 Washer 1 2 x 1 x 02 79 2 Chain Roller 80 4 Bolt Hex 1 4 20 x 1 Lg 81 1 Housing Wheel Drive Ass y LH 82 1 Housing Wheel Drive Ass y R H 83 2 Tube Upper Hopper Frame PART NO 47477 48726 24189 25813 43737 49768 24191 23687 24192 24193 49766 46823 44985 45088 46782 43224 47810 46847 43...

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