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Page 1: ...g Parts or Assembly Questions Call 1 866 576 8388 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 40736 10 10 07 ...

Page 2: ...ways instruct other users before they operate 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 terra...

Page 3: ... 486 24219 attaches 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 L H Left Hand 4 Hitch Bracket Assembly 5 Hitch Bracket Bent 6 Height Adjustment Strap 7 Hitch Tube R H Right Hand 8 Rope 9 Hopper Bag 10 Rear Hopper Tube 2 11 Upper Hopper Tube 2 12 Lower ...

Page 4: ...t 5 16 18 x 1 Lg E 4 Carriage Bolt 5 16 18 x 3 4 Lg F 12 Nylock Nut 5 16 G 2 Palnut 3 8 H 2 Fiat Washer 5 16 Standard I 1 Washer Tooth Lock 5 16 J 2 Hitch Spacer 3 4 K 1 Spacer Bushing REF QTY DESCRIPTION L 1 Hairpin Cotter 1 8 M 8 Hairpin Cotter 3 32 N 2 Clevis Pin 3 8 x 1 2 O 4 Clevis Pin 1 4 x 1 1 8 P 2 Clevis Pin 1 4 x 1 3 4 Q 4 Curved Head Bolt 1 4 20 x 1 R 4 Nylock Nut 1 4 S 4 Hopper Clamp T...

Page 5: ...e stamped with a 77L for the left tube and a 76R for the right tube The sweeper housing is marked with an L on the left with side and an R on the right side See figures 1 and 2 Hold the right hitch tube against the right side of the sweeper so that the 76R on the tube faces toward the sweeper Attach the hitch tube using two hex bolts C and nylock nuts F Do not tighten yet See figure 1 NYLOCK NUT H...

Page 6: ...ex bolts A and nylock nuts F See figure 5 Do not tighten yet STEP 7 ASSEMBLE GRiP Assemble the grip U onto the end of the height adjustment handle as shown in figure 5 HEX BOLT A NYLOCK NUT F FIGURE 5 STEP 8 MEASURE TRACTOR HITCH HEIGHT Use the mark along the side of this page to measure the height of the tractor hitch The mark is 10 from the bottom of the page If the tractor hitch is less than 10...

Page 7: ...ld of 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 9 STITCHED SLEEVE UPPER HOPPER TUBE REAR HOPPER TUBE NYLOCK NUT R CURVED HEAD Bo_ Q UPPER HOPPER TUBE NYLOCK REAR NUT R HOPPER TUB...

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 S 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 CLEVIS PIN O FIGURE 12 5 16 x 3 4 5...

Page 9: ...ssembled hair cotter pins M See figure 16 Tighten the nuts on the hopper mount clamps See figure 16 TIGHTEN NUTS FIGURE 16 Assemble a vinyl cap T 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 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 against...

Page 10: ...ance 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 BRUSH HEIGHT ADJUSTED APPROXIMATELY MID WAY APPROXIMATELY LEVEL 5 to 7 FROM SURFACE FIGURE 20 GROUP A For vehicles with hitches having 8 to 10 ground clearance GROUP B For vehicles with hitches having 10 to 13 ground clearance X _ I...

Page 11: ...ing height loosen the adjustment knob and push down on the height adjustment handle to raise the brush or push up on the handle to lower the brush See figure 19 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 condition...

Page 12: ...X BOLT COVER FIGURE 22 CLEAN AND GREASE HEX LOCK NUT FLAT l WASHER HUB CAPj _O FIGURE 21 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 22 CLEANING Clean sweeper housing w...

Page 13: ... 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 24 To reassemble insert the drive pin ...

Page 14: ...REPAIR PARTS FOR MODEL 486 242231 46 HIGH PERFORMANCE LAWNSWEEPER 70 42 43 54 73 47 45 48 56 14 55 72 56 3 41 72 44 2O 27 58 B 63 B 65 61 59 76 75 64 28 4O 29 24 26 21 3 32 22 4 28 25 3O 31 55 14 ...

Page 15: ...ket Ratchet L H 37 44137 4 Washer 1 2 x 1 x 02 38 44542 2 Chain Roller 39 49954 4 Screw Socket Hd 10 32 x 1 40 65667 1 Housing Wheel Drive Ass y L H REF PART NO 41 65668 42 49765 43 49616 44 48726 45 25535 46 25813 47 43737 48 49767 49 24979 50 23687 51 24192 52 23331 53 49766 54 49617 55 44985 56 45088 57 46782 58 43224 59 47810 60 23625 61 43720 62 44326 63 43081 64 43084 65 43943 66 44732 67 49...

Page 16: ... items like vacuums lawn equipment and electronics call or go on line for the location of your nearest Sears Parts Repair Service Center 1 800 488 1222 U S A 1 800 469 4663 Canada Call anytime day or night www sears com www sears ca To purchase a protection agreement 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 e...

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