Craftsman 486.243152 Manual De Usuario

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•  Assemble the front ends of the hitch mount arms

together using two 5/16" x 1-1/4" hex bolts and 5/16"
nylock nuts.

Do not tighten yet. See figure 3.

•  Assemble the hitch brackets to the top and bottom of

the hitch mount arms using two 5/16" x 2" hex bolts
and 5/16" nylock nuts.

Do not tighten yet. See figure

3.

•  Assemble the 3/8" hitch pin through the hitch brackets

and secure it with a 1/8" hair cotter pin. See figure 3.

•

Tighten the bolts and nuts assembled in figure 3.

Tighten the bolts and nuts assembled in figure 1.

 

Tighten the rear bolts and nuts assembled in figure 2.

•  Assemble the axle bracket to the outside of the rear

angle brackets using two 5/16" x 1" hex bolts and

5/16" nylock nuts. The angled ends of the axle bracket
must point as shown in figure 4.

Tighten the bolts and

nuts and then 

loosen slightly. 

•  Assemble the wheels to the axle bracket using two

shoulder bolts and two 3/8" nylock nuts.

Tighten. See 

figure 5.

•  Assemble a hitch arm mount bracket to the axle

bracket using two 5/16" x 1" carriage bolts and 5/16"
nylock nuts.

Do not tighten yet. See figure 6.

•  Insert the lift handle down through the tine shield.

Attach it to the just assembled hitch arm mount
bracket using a 5/16" x 1" hex bolt and a 5/16" nylock
nut. 

Tighten. See figure 6.

•  Position the hitch arm mount bracket so that there is

side tension on the lift handle when it is locked in the
up position. 

Tighten the nuts. See figure 6.

•  Assemble the grip onto the end of the lift handle. See

figure 6.