Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 486.24331 Craftsman
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PRINTED IN U .S.A. Owner's Manual Model No. 486.24331 32" SPIKER SPREADER FORM NO . 48070 (REV . 5/20/08) ® Sears, Roeb uc k and Co ., Hoffman Estates, IL 60179 U .S.A. www .sears.com/craftsman CA UTION: Bef ore using this product, read this manual and f ollow all Saf ety Rules and Operating Instructions.
2 T ABLE OF CONTENTS SAFETY R ULES .......................................................... 3 FULL SIZE HARD W ARE CHART ................................ 4 CAR T ON CONTENTS ................................................. 5 ASSEMBL Y .............
3 SAFETY Any pow er equipment can cause injury if oper ated improper ly or if the user does not understand how to operate the equipment. Ex ercise caution at all times, when using pow er equipment. • Read this owner's manual bef ore attempting to assemble or oper ate the spiker/spreader .
4 HARD W ARE P A CKA GE CONTENTS A B C D E F K L M G H I J SHO WN FULL SIZE O P Q NO T SHO WN FULL SIZE N T U S W X FF DD GG BB CC EE AA Z Y HH II R V REF .
5 ASSEMBL Y CART ON CONTENTS 1. Chain Cover 2. Flow Control Lev er 3. Center Brace 4. Hopper Assembly 5. Hitch T ube (2) 6. Lift Handle 7. Spike Disk (7) 8. Dr iv e Disk Assembly (2) 9. Wheel (2) 10. T r anspor t T ube Assembly 11. Hitch Brack et (2) 12.
6 FIGURE 1 HITCH TUBE 5/16" FLA T W ASHER 5/16" 1-1/2" HEX BOL T 5/16" NYLOCK HEX NUT • Assemble the g rip onto the lift handle. See gure 2. • On the right side, inser t a 5/16" x 1-3/4" he x bolt through a 5/16" at washer and then through the rear hole in the hopper and the hitch tube.
7 FIGURE 4 • F asten the hitch tubes together using three 5/16" x 2-1/4" he x bolts and 5/16" nyloc k hex n uts. Do not tighten yet. See gure 4.
8 FIGURE 9 FIGURE 8 • Inser t the 5/16" x 1-3/4" carriage bolt up through the slot and secure it with a nylon w asher and the plastic wing nut. See gure 9. • Mov e the lift handle into the lock ed position as shown in gure 9 and then tip the spreader back to rest on the wheels and the rear of the hopper .
9 FIGURE 11 • Push two ange bearings into each of the drive disk assemblies . See gure 11. • Push a ange bearing into each of the sev en drive disks, from the side sho wn in gure 12. FIGURE 12 • Press anged bearings into both of the end plates.
10 5/8" FLA T W ASHER COMPRESSION SPRING • Place a 5/8" at washer , the compression spring and another 5/8" at washer onto the shaft. See gure 16. SPIKE DISK LONG SP A CER TUBE • Place two spik e disks, separated b y a long spacer tube, onto the shaft.
11 • Place two 5/8" at w ashers separated by a long spacer tube onto the shaft. See gure 20. FIGURE 20 SPIKE DISK SHORT SP ACER TUBE • Place a spike disk and a short spacer tube onto the shaft. Fit the shor t spacer tube onto the ends of the anged bearings in the spike disk and in the end plate.
12 OPERA TION KNO W Y OUR SPIKER SPREADER Read this owner's manual and saf ety rules before operating y our Spiker Spreader . Compare the illustration below with your Spiker Spreader to f amiliar ize yourself with the v arious controls and their locations.
13 OPERA TING TIPS • T o help prev ent granular material from compacting and clogging the hopper , avoid unnecessary towing when the hopper ow plates are closed. • Reduce the ow setting f or speeds slow er than 3 M.P .H. and increase the setting f or higher speeds.
14 P AR TS REP AIR P ARTS FOR MODEL 486.24331 A B A C 1 2 3 5 6 10 16 19 10 11 63 12 12 62 13 21 14 13 7 8 8 9 13 17 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 18 28 29 33 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 30 31 22 23 25 23 26 27 42.
15 REP AIR P ARTS FOR MODEL 486.24331 REF . P ART QTY DESCRIPTION NO . NO . REF . P ART QTY DESCRIPTION NO . NO . 1 47931 1 Hopper 2 24736 1 End plate, Right Hand 3 24735 1 End plate, Left Hand 4 4841.
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