Craftsman 486244071 Owner’s Manual

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Model No.

486.244071

42'"

SNOW BLADE

CAUTION:

Read Rules for

Safe Operation

and Instructions

Carefully

42"" SNOW BLADE

,, Assembly " Operation

• Maintenance

• Repair Parts

Sears, Roebuck and Co, Chicago, Ill, 60684 U,S.A

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RULES FOR SAFE OPERATIONS

Remember; any power equipment can cause injury if operated improperly or if the user-does not.understand how to operate

the equipment.

IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS. IT

MEANS - ATTENTION! BECOME ALERTI

LOOK FOR THIS SYMBOL TO POINT OUT YOUR SAFETY IS INVOLVED,

Exercise caution at all times, when using power equipment,

1. Read the tractor and snow blade owners manuals and know how to operate your tractor, before using tractor with snow blade attachment.

2o Never operate tractor and snow blade without wearing proper clothing suited to weather conditions and operation of

controls.

3, Never allow children to operate tractor and snow blade, and do not allow adults to operate without proper instructions.

4. Always begin with transmission in first (low) gear and engine at Eowspeed, and gradually increase speed'as required.

42" SNOW BLADE CARTON CONTENTS

(ALSO SEE PAGE 3)

CARTON CONTENTS

DESCRIPTION

Blade Assembly

Aa_embly

DESCRIPTION

Plate Assembly

Assembly

7 1

8 _

9 1

lo 1

1t 1 t2 1

R.H. Hitch Plate LH, Lift Pivot Plate R,H. Lift Pivot Plate

Angle Lock Bar (long) Angle Lock Bar (shor_)

Rope Parts Package (Not Shown)

Q R R T

CONTENTS OF HARDWARE PACK: (Figure 1)_

RER

QTY.

G H

1 1

0 P

R S

2 2

Keeper Plate Lift Arm Link

Spring Pin 1/4 x t"

Hex Bolt 1t2-13 x 2-114" Hex Jam Nut 1/243 Thread

Flat Washer 7/16" Std, Angle Lock Spring

Hairpin Cotter 1/8""

Cotter Pin 1/8 x 1"

Carriage Bolt 3/8-16 x 1" Hex Bolt 3/8-16 x 1-1/4"

Lock Washer 3/8 Hex Nut 3/8-16 Thread Flat Washer 3/8 Std.

Pivot Bushing Hex Bott 3/8-16 x 1"

Hex Bolt 3/8-16 x 3/4" Hairpin Cotter 3/32"

Clevis Pin 3/8 x 3/4" Clevis P.in 1/2 x 1" Washer 17/32 x 1-1/2 x 10 Ga,

DESCRIPTION

IGURE 1

3/8 x 3/4"

1/2 x 2-1t4" 7/16" STD.

CLEVIS

["' J 1/2" JAM

3/8 x 1"

318" LOCK WASHER

3/8"" NUT

CARRIAGE

3/8 x 1"

3/8 x 1-1/4"

17132 x 1-1/2"

WASHER

318"' STD. WASHER

CLEVIS

' t

I °

FULL SlZE HARDWARE REFERENCE CHART

1/2' x 1"

3t32"HAIRPIN COTTER

3/8 x 3/4"

ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS

TOOLS REQUIRED FOR ASSEMBLY

(1) Pliers

(1) Hammer (1) 1/2" Open End or Box Wrench

(1) 9/16" Open End or' Box Wrench (1) 3/4," Open End or Box Wrench (t) Adjustable Wrench

Refer to carton contents figure on page 2 and figure 1 on page 3 for parts and hardware needed to

assemble snow blade,

Using a hammer drive 1/4" x 1" spring pin

through slot in bracket and hole in end of lock bars until flush with bracket. See figure 3,

Tighten 3/8" hex nets left loose in step 1o

ASSEMBLY OF SNOW BLADE TO LAWN TRACTOR.

Remove mower or any other attachment you may have mounted to your tractor. Mark all loose parts

and save for re-assembly. Refer to owners manual for removal of mower/attachment,

NOTE

RIGm' HAND (R.H.) AND LEFT HAND

(Loll.) ARE DETERMINED FROM

OPERATOR'S POSITION WHILE SEATED ON TRACTOR.

, Assemble (long) angle lock bar, and (short)

angle lock bar together using two 3/8" x 1" carriage bolts, 3/8" lock washers and 3/8" hex

nuts, Do Not Tighten, See figure 2.

3/8"' CARRIAGE BOLTS ANGLE LOCK BAR 3/8" LOCK WASHERS// (LO G,_ 3/8" HEX NUTS / ,_

N '

/o//_ LOCKSPRING

_J_"_"ANGLE LOCK BAR

(SHORT)

FIGURE 2

Assemble angle lock spring through angle lock bars positioning end hook as shown. See Figures 2 and 3.

Assemble hook of angle lock spring into hole of bracket under pivot bolt. Pull lock bars up to

extend spring just enough to allow assembly of angle lock bars down through slot in pivot bracket and channel. See figures 2 and 3,

ANGLE LOCK PIVOT BOLT

I_ NOTE

The mower deck link arms (R.H. and

L,H,) and upstop bars (if tractor is so equipped) must be removed to pre-

vent interference with blade lift, See figure 4. Re-assemble bolt and nut

shown in figure 4,

UPSTOP BAR ,_ .. /-rD^t.T_n ==3^..."

tJr ouF._ulrrr-uI ! '1_ t/u t _ln=

il S:_ ,,

_,__ _REMOVE 3t8 BOLT

RE-ASSEMBLE THIS _ l/

BOLT_AND _ ..... °-

_ ;_/_---_ {L,H,)DECK LINK ARM _<_. ;J/FRONT

FIGURE 4

Assemble right hand and left hand hitch plates

inside tractor frame (near front) using two 3/8" x 1" hex bolts from inside of each plate, See

figure 5,Secure witf_ two 3/8" lock washers and two 3/8" hex nuts outside frame on each side, Note: Offset on each plate must be toward in- side, as shown in figure 5.

3/8"' x 1"'

HEX BOLTS

3/8"' LOCK

FRONT VIEW (TRACTOR)

SPRING __'

L_(G_R S _ / BR_CKET_=.- P|VOT

_-_/<:_/ in | _(/'./: /_!" BRACKET

CHANNEI_. /_

==.... ..j " x 1"'SPRING PIN

3/8" H_X

NUTS

FIGURE 5

./_ HITCH PLATE

(R,H.) HITCH PLATE (L.Ho)

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