Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 486.244283 Craftsman
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Owner's Manual 48" SNO W BLADE Model No. 486.244283 PRINTED IN U .S.A. ® FORM NO . 49828 (1/06) • Saf ety • Assemb ly • Operation • Maintenance • P ar ts Sears, Roeb uck and Co .
2 T ABLE OF CONTENTS MODEL NUMBER: 486.244283 SERIAL NUMBER: __________________ D A TE OF PURCHASE: __________________ The model number and serial numbers will be f ound on a decal attached to the snow b lade. Y ou should record both the serial number and the date of purchase and keep in a saf e place for future ref erence.
3 A CCESSORIES AND A TT A CHMENTS W ARRANTY WHEEL WEIGHT TIRE CHAINS WEIGHT BR A CKET FOR DR A W A W A B AR SN O W CAB ONE YEAR FULL W ARRANTY When operated and maintained according to the instruction.
4 HARD W ARE P A CKA GE CONTENTS (SHO WN FULL SIZE) REF . QTY . DESCRIPTION REF . QTY . DESCRIPTION REF . QTY . DESCRIPTION REF . QTY . DESCRIPTION A 1 He x Bolt, 1/4" x 3-1/4" LG. A 1 He x Bolt, 1/4" x 3-1/4" LG. A 1 He x Bolt, 1/4" x 3-1/4" LG.
5 REF . QTY . DESCRIPTION REF . QTY . DESCRIPTION 1 1 Long Hanger Brac ket 2 1 Shor t Hanger Brack et 3 1 Rear Mounting Brac ket 4 1 Piv ot Suppor t Brack et 5 1 Thrust Channel 6 1 Channel Assembly REF . QTY . DESCRIPTION REF . QTY . DESCRIPTION REF .
6 (1) Pliers (1) Hammer (1) Adjustable Wrench (or sock et set) (1) 9/16" Open End or Box End Wrench (2) 7/16" Open End or Box End Wrench (2) 1/2" Open End or Box End Wrench T OOLS REQUIRED FOR ASSEMBL Y REMO V AL OF P ARTS FR OM CART ON • Remov e the loose par ts and the hardware pac kages from the car ton.
7 FIGURE 6 3/8" x 1-1/4" CARRIA GE BOL T (G) 3/8" NYLOCK NUT (K) HANGER BRA CKETS Ends down when "H" is 6" or less Ends up when "H" is more than 6" W L FRO.
8 FIGURE 7 - SEARS TRACT OR SHO WN W SEARS (L T) TRACT OR FRAME H SUSPENSION BRA CKET G R O U N D L IN ST R UC TI ONS F OR T RA CT OR S W IT H D U A L FR ON T D EC K S U SP E NS I ON BR A CK ET S STEP.
9 SEARS LA WN TRA CTORS TRA CTOR SUSPENSION BRA CKET LOCA TE HANGER BRACKETS IN MIDDLE SET OF SLO TS IN THRUST CHANNEL 9.75" SEARS GARDEN TRA CTORS 12" TRA CTOR SUSPENSION BRA CKET LOCA TE H.
10 STEP 12: (SEE FIGURE 12) • Place the rear of the Thr ust Channel between the two Rear Suppor t Channels. Install four 3/8" x 1" carriage bolts (H) and 3/8" nylock n uts (K) using the most widely spaced holes that are aligned with slots.
11 STEP 16: (SEE FIGURE 16) • Assemble a 3/8" x 1-1/4" carriage bolt (G) through the square hole in the cable mount br ack et and through the square hole in the angle lock bars as sho wn. (The carriage bolts should face in opposite directions .
12 FIGURE 20 (Right Hand Side View) STEP 18: (SEE FIGURE 18) • Assemble ball end of control cab le up through hole in cable end fi tting and pull until ball slips inside curled edge of fi tting as sho wn. If ball won't slip under edge of curl it will need to be inser ted through open end of curl.
13 FIGURE 24 (Left Hand Side View) FIGURE 22 (Right Hand Side View) STEP 21: (SEE FIGURE 21) • F rom the left side, inser t the welded end of the lift handle rod through the e xposed holes in the end of the channel assembly . Ne xt, inser t the lift link pin through the hole in the brac ket that is welded to the lift handle rod.
14 FIGURE 25 FIGURE 26 T o Raise or Lower the Snow Blade • Use the handle grip located on the end of the handle tube. T o raise the blade , pull back while pushing down on the handle grip . T o low er blade, pull bac k while lifting up on handle grip .
15 Using the Snowb lade Wheel weights and tire chains must be used with y our snow b lade f or traction. These accessor ies are a vailab le at your nearest Sears retail store . See page 3. • Prepare the lawn tr actor engine for cold w eather using instructions fur nished with the lawn tr actor .
16 T o Adjust Blade Spring • The tension of the blade adjust spring ma y be altered to per mit the b lade to tilt forw ard to bypass solid obstructions. T o change the spr ing tension, adjust the nuts at upper end of the spring bolt. T ur n the nuts counterclockwise to relie ve tension and cloc kwise to increase tension.
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19 1 23955 1 Blade 48" 2 23956 1 W ear Plate 48" 3 62980 1 Reinf orcement Plate Assembly 4 43080 6 Bolt, Carriage 5/16-18 x 3/4" 5 44326 4 Bolt, Carriage 5/16-18 x 1" 6 47810 15 Ny.
20 ® Registered Trademar k / TM Trademar k / SM Service Mark of Sear s Brands, LLC ® Marca Re gistrada / TM Marca de Fábri ca / SM Marca de Servicio de Sears Brand s, LL C MC Marque de commer ce / .
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