Craftsman 486.24331 Spreader User Manual


 
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FIGURE 9
FIGURE 8
Insert the 5/16" x 1-3/4" carriage bolt up through the
slot and secure it with a nylon washer and the plastic
wing nut. See gure 9.
Move the lift handle into the locked position as shown
in gure 9 and then tip the spreader back to rest on
the wheels and the rear of the hopper.
1/4" x 3/4"
HEX BOLT
1/4" FLAT
WASHER
CENTER
BRACE
1/4" x 1-1/4"
HEX BOLT
1/4" FLAT
WASHER
1/4" HEX
LOCK NUT
1/4" NYLOCK
HEX NUT
PLASTIC WING NUT
NYLON
WASHER
5/16" x 1-3/4"
CARRIAGE BOLT
LOCKED POSITION
Place the ow control lever into the slot in the hopper.
See gure 8.
Place the center brace into the hopper. Insert the 1/4"
x 1-1/4" hex bolt through the center brace and the
front of the hopper. Assemble a 1/4" at washer, the
ow control lever and a 1/4" nylock hex nut onto the
bolt. Do not tighten yet. See gure 8.
Insert the 1/4" x 3/4" hex bolt through the center
brace and the rear of the hopper. Assemble a 1/4" at
washer and 1/4" nylock hex nut onto the bolt. Tighten
both the front and rear bolts. See gure 8.
FIGURE 10
EXTENSION
SPRING
NYLON
WASHER
3/32" x 3/4"
COTTER PIN
FLOW
CONTROL
LEVER
FLOW CONTROL LINK
FEED PLATE
1/4" NYLOCK
HEX NUT
1/4" NYLOCK
HEX NUT
1/4" NYLOCK
HEX NUT
Move the ow control lever as far as it will go to the
"OFF" position. Push the feed plate back as far as it
will go to the closed position. See gure 10.
Place a nylon washer onto the bent end of the ow
control link and then insert the link into the feed plate
bracket. Secure it with a 3/32" x 3/4" cotter pin. See
gure 10.
Tighten the lower 1/4" nylock hex nut until it touches
the bottom of the ferrule, then tighten the upper 1/4"
nylock hex nut until it is snug against the top of the
ferrule. See gure 10.
Hook the open end of the spring into the feed plate.
Place the closed end of the spring onto the end of the
hex bolt in the ow control lever. Secure it with a 1/4"
nylock hex nut. See gure 10.
Open and close the feed plate using the ow control
lever. Check to make sure the feed plate is closed
completely when the lever is in the "OFF" position.
If the feed plate does not close completely, adjust
the 1/4" nylock hex nuts on the ow control link. See
gure 10.