Craftsman 486.24207 Lawn Sweeper User Manual


 
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FIGURE 18
Align two hopper mount clamps with the
lower hole
in each upper hopper tube. Insert a 3/8" x 3" clevis
pin through the clamps and the upper hopper tube.
Assemble a bag arm tube onto the clevis pin and
secure it with a 3/32" hair cotter pin. See fi gure 18.
Assemble a vinyl cap onto each bag arm tube as
shown in fi gure 18.
MOUNTING CLAMP
MOUNTING CLAMP
VINYL CAP
3/32" HAIR
COTTER PIN
HOPPER
MOUNT
CLAMPS
3/8" x 3"
CLEVIS PIN
BAG ARM TUBE
SUPPORT
RODS
IMPORTANT: Do not
over bend the support rods
during the following step. Over bending will cause the
spring steel rods to loose supporting tension.
Assemble the two hopper support rods as shown in
fi gure 17. Place the ends of the rods into the upper
and lower hopper tubes, bending the rod just enough
to fi t into the holes in the tubes.
FIGURE 17
Secure the bag corners around the lower hopper
tubes by snapping the bag fl aps to the bag bottom.
See fi gure 15.
FIGURE 15
SNAP
FLAP
FLAP
Insert the hopper bag rod through the
upper hole
in
the upper hopper tubes and the through the stitched
sleeve at the front of the wind screen. See fi gure 16.
Assemble two palnuts by lightly tapping them onto the
ends of the pivot rod with a hammer. See fi gure 16.
HINT:
To ease assembly of the palnuts, place the bag
on its side on a hard 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.
FIGURE 16
HOPPER
BAG ROD
MOUNTING CLAMP
MOUNTING CLAMP
WIND SCREEN
WIND SCREEN
PALNUT
UPPER HOLE
UPPER HOLE