Craftsman 486.243152 Owner's Manual

40" TINE DETHA TCHER Model No. 486.243152 Model No. 486.24316 Owner's Manual CAUTION: Bef ore using this product, read this manual and f ollo w all Saf ety Rules and Operating Instructions. • Saf ety • Assemb ly • Operation • Maintenance • P ar ts PRINTEDINU .S.A. FORMNO . 42107(8/14/08) Sears,Roeb uckandCo .,HoffmanEstates,IL60179U .S.A. www .sears.com/craftsman ® ST OP DO NO T RETURN T O ST ORE F or Missing P ar ts or Assembly Questions Call 1-866-576-8388
2 T ABLE OF CONTENTS W ARRANTY ONE YEAR FULL W ARRANTY Whenoperatedand maintainedaccording tothe instructionssupplied withit, ifthisTineDethatcherfailsduetoa def ectin material orworkmanship withinone yearfromthe dateof purchase,call 1-800-4-MY -HOME® toarrangeforfree repair(or replacementifrepairprov esimpossible). Ifthisproductisusedf orcommercialorrentalpur poses,thisw arrantyappliesf oronly90da ysfromthedateofpurchase. Thiswarrantygiv esyouspeciclegalrights,andy oumayalsoha veotherrightswhichvaryfromstatetostate. Sears, Roebuc k and Co., D817W A, Hoffman Estates, IL 60179 SAFETYR ULES .......................................................... 2 FULLSIZEHARD W ARECHART ................................ 3 CAR T ONCONTENTS ................................................. 4 ASSEMBL Y .................................................................. 4 OPERA TION ................................................................ 6 MAINTENANCE/ST ORAGE ........................................ 6 REP AIRP AR TS ......................................................... 7 P ARTSORDERING/SER VICE .................... BackCov er Look f or this symbol to point out important saf ety precautions.  It means — Attention!! Become alert!! Y our safety is involved. • Alwa ysbeginwiththetransmissioninrst(low)gear and engine at low speed, and gr adually increase speed as conditions per mit. • Thev ehiclebrakingandstabilityma ybeaffected with the attachment of this equipment. Be aw are of changing conditions on slopes. Ref er to safety rules in the v ehicle owner's manual concerning safe oper ation on slopes. ST A Y OFF OF STEEP SLOPES. • Alwa ysoperateupanddownaslope,ne veracross the f ace of a slope • Thisequipmentshouldbeoperatedatreducedspeed onroughterrain,alongcreeksandditchesandon hillsides, to pre vent tipping and loss of control. Donot drivetooclosetoacreekoraditch. • Donottowthisequipmentonahighw ayoran yother publicthoroughf are. • F ollowthemaintenanceinstructionsasoutlinedinthis owners man ual. • Readthisownersman ualcarefullyforoper atingand ser viceinstructionsbeforeattemptingtoassemb leor operate this equipment. Be thoroughly f amiliar with the proper use of this equipment. • Readthev ehicleownersmanualandv ehiclesaf ety rules,andknowho wtooperatethev ehiclebefore using this equipment. • Ne verallo wchildrentooperatethetractoror dethatcher attachment, and do not allow adults to operate without proper instructions. • Thisdethatcherattachmenthasshar ptinepoints.  Alwa yshandlewithcareandwearsubstantialfoot wear when operating this dethatcher . • Donotallowan yonetorideorsitondethatcher attachment frame or on to wing vehicle . • K eeptheareaofoperationclearofallpersons, par ticularly small children, and also pets. Any power equipment can cause injur y if operated improperly or if the user does not understand how to operate the equipment.  Ex ercisecautionatalltimeswhenusingpowerequipment. SAFETY SERIALNUMBER:   __________________ D A TEOFPURCHASE:  __________________ The model number and serial numbers will be f ound on a decal attached to the dethatcher . Y ou should record both the ser ial number and the date of purchaseandkeepinasaf eplaceforfutureref erence.
3 HARDW ARE P ACKAGE CONTENTS SHOWN FULL SIZE NOT SHOWN FULL SIZE Ref. Qty . Description  A 2 ShoulderBolt  B 2 He xBolt,5/16"x2"Lg.  C 2 HexBolt,5/16"x1-1/4"Lg.  D 11 He xBolt,5/16"x1"Lg.  E 4 CarriageBolt,5/16"x1"  F 1 HairCotterPin,1/8"  G 1 HitchPin,3/8" Ref. Qty . Description  H 19 NylockNut,5/16"  I 2 Nyloc kNut,3/8"  J 4 AngleBr ack et  K 1 Grip A B C D E F G K H I J
4 ASSEMBL Y FIGURE 2 FIGURE 1 • F astenthehitchmountar mstotheoutsideofthefront anglebrac kets . Usetwo5/16"x1"he xboltsand5/16" nyloc knuts.  Tighten, then loosen the nuts slightly . Seegure2. • F astenthehitchmountar mstotheoutsideoftherear hitchar mmountbrac kets. Usetwo5/16"x1"carriage boltsand5/16"nyloc knuts.  Do not tighten yet. See gure2. CARTON CONTENTS REMOV AL OF P ARTS FROM CARTON • Remov eallpar tsandhardwarepac kagesfromthe car ton. Layoutallpartsandhardwareandidentify usingtheillustrationsonpages3and4. TOOLS REQUIRED FOR ASSEMBL Y (2) 1/2"wrenches (1) 9/16"wrench (1) 3/4"wrenchoradjustablewrench (1) Pliers 1.  HitchMountArms(2) 2.  LiftHandle 3.  HitchBrac kets(2) 4.  AxleBrac ket 5.  HitchAr mMountBrac kets(3) 6.  Wheels(2) 7.  TineShieldAssembly 2 4 6 1 5 3 7 5/16" x 1" CARRIA GE BOL T 5/16" NYLOCK NUT 5/16" x 1" HEX BOL T 5/16" NYLOCK NUT HITCH ARM MOUNT BRA CKET ANGLE BRA CKET 5/16" x 1" HEX BOL T 5/16" NYLOCK NUT ANGLE BRA CKET • Assembletw o(tall)hitchar mmountbrac ketsandtw o (shor t)anglebrack etstothebottomofthetineshield attherear . Usefour5/16"x1"he xboltsand5/16" nyloc knuts.  Do not tighten yet.P ositionthebrac kets asshowningure1. • Assembletw oanglebrack etstothebottomofthetine shieldatthefront. Usetwo5/16"x1"he xboltsand 5/16"nyloc knuts.  Do not tighten yet.P ositionthe brac ketsassho wningure1.
5 • Assemblethefrontendsofthehitchmountarms togetherusingtwo5/16"x1-1/4"he xboltsand5/16" nyloc knuts.  Do not tighten yet. Seegure3. • Assemblethehitchbr ack etstothetopandbottomof thehitchmountar msusingtwo5/16"x2"he xbolts and5/16"nyloc knuts.  Do not tighten yet. Seegure 3. • Assemblethe3/8"hitchpinthroughthehitchbr ack ets andsecureitwitha1/8"haircotterpin. Seegure3. • Tightentheboltsandn utsassembledingure3.  Tighten theboltsandn utsassembledingure1.  Tighten therearboltsandnutsassembledingure2.  FIGURE 4 • Assembletheaxlebr ack ettotheoutsideoftherear anglebrac ketsusingtwo5/16"x1"he xboltsand  5/16"nylocknuts .  Theangledendsoftheaxlebrack et mustpointassho wningure4.  Tightentheboltsand nuts and then loosen slightly . • Assemblethewheelstotheaxlebr ack etusingtwo shoulderboltsandtwo3/8"nyloc knuts.  Tighten. See gure5. FIGURE 6 • Assembleahitcharmmountbrack ettotheaxle brac ketusingtwo5/16"x1"carriageboltsand5/16" nyloc knuts.  Do not tighten yet.Seegure6. • Inser tthelifthandledownthroughthetineshield.  Attachittothejustassembledhitcharmmount brac ketusinga5/16"x1"he xboltanda5/16"nylock nut. Tighten . Seegure6. • P ositionthehitchar mmountbrac ketsothatthereis sidetensiononthelifthandlewhenitislock edinthe up position. Tighten thenuts . Seegure6. • Assembletheg ripontotheendofthelifthandle. See gure6. FIGURE 5 FIGURE 3 5/16" NYLOCK NUT 1/8" HAIR CO TTER PIN 5/16" x 1-1/4" HEX BOL T 5/16" x 2" HEX BOL T 3/8" HITCH PIN HITCH BRA CKET 5/16" NYLOCK NUT 5/16" x 1" HEX BOL T AXLE BRA CKET 3/8" NYLOCK NUT SHOULDER BOL T LIFT HANDLE GRIP 5/16" NYLOCK NUT 5/16" x 1" HEX BOL T 5/16" NYLOCK NUT 5/16" x 1" CARRIA GE BOL T
6 OPERA TION MAINTENANCE/ST ORAGE Ser viceDates Checkf orloosefasteners  X  Lubrication    X  MAINTENANCESCHEDULE Fill in dates as you complete regular ser vice. Before each use Aftereachuse Everyseason Before stor age CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIES • Readandf ollowthemaintenancescheduleandthemaintenanceprocedureslistedinthissection.  • Beforeeachusechec kallnutsandboltsf ortightness. • Lubr icatewheelsatleastonceayearorasneeded. • Ifr ustappearsontheshieldorspringtines,sand lightly and coat with enamel paint. • Alwaysstoreinadryarea,andcoatexposedmetal with light oil when not in use. Regular remov al of thatch is cr itical to maintenance of a health ylawn. Excessiv ethatchpre ventsair ,waterand f er tilizerfromreachingtheroots.  T oeff ectivelydislodge e xcessivethatchfromy ourlawn,readtheseinstructions f orproperadjustmentandoperationofthedethatcher . ADJUSTMENT OF TINE SHIELD • Mov ethetowingvehicleontoale velsurf ace,such asadrive wa yorgarageoorandattachthetine dethatchertothevehiclehitch. Seegure7. • Lowerthedethatcherintooper atingpositionusingthe lifthandle. Loosenthetwon ylockn utsandcarriage boltswhichf astenthehitchmountar mstothehitch armmountbracketsattherearofthetineshield.  Adjustthetineshielduntilitisle velandboththefront and rear spring tines are in contact with the ground. Retightenthehe xnuts. Seegure7. FIGURE 7 FIGURE 8 OPERA TING TIPS • V arythevehicle'sf orwardspeeduntilthebest dethatching action is achie ved. • F orbestresults,useacrisscrosspatter nonyour lawn. • Ifthedethatcherappearstobe"jumping"during use,thene xtraweightshouldbeaddedtothetine shield. Inmostconditionse xtraweightwillbeneeded.  Concretepatiobloc ksarerecommendedforweight becauseoftheirlowprole; how ev eranytypeof weightissuitab leifitcanbetieddowntotheshield.  Secureweightb yusingsuitablebindingmaterialsuch asrubbertiedownstrapsorwire ,f asteningtothe holesintheshieldange. Seegure8. HITCH MOUNT ARMS CARRIA GE BOL T & NYLOCK NUT • T oremoveaspringtine,insertascrewdriveror punchintothelockingtabandpryup . Replacespr ing tineandpr ytabdown. Seegure9. FIGURE 9 SCREW DRIVER
7 *PurchaseCommonHardwareLocally REF .  P ART QTY .  DESCRIPTION NO .  NO .  1  23442 3 HitchAr mMountBrac ket  2  23981 2 HitchBrac ket  3  43783 10 Spring Tine  4  47633 2 SpringAlignmentWire  5  43021 2 Wheel  6  24836 1 TineShield  7  23914 2 HitchMountArm  8  24594 1 LiftPlate  9  24595 1 AxleBrac ket  10 24596 1 LiftHandle  11 43029 2 ShoulderBolt  12 23826 4 AngleBrack et  REF .  P ART QTY .  DESCRIPTION NO .  NO .  13 HA21362 2 NylockNut,3/8-16  14 43840 2 He xBolt,5/16-18x1-1/4"  15 43063 15 He xBolt,5/16-18x1"  16 47810 23 NylockNut,5/16-18  17 44326 4 CarriageBolt,5/16-18x1"  18 43943 1 HandleGrip  19 44180 2 He xBolt,5/16-18x2"  20 47623 1 HitchPin,3/8"(FlatHead)  21 43343 1 HairCotterPin,1/8"   42107 1 Owner'sManual P ARTS 40" TINE DETHA TCHER MODELS 486.243152, 486.24316 7 7 19 14 2 2 20 21 16 16 16 16 12 12 12 12 1 1 9 1 17 15 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 15 15 15 17 8 6 16 3 4 4 11 11 10 18 5 5 13 13
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