Craftsman 247.24020 Manual Del Operador página 8

NOTE: References to left, right,front and rear of the tractorare from
theoperator'sposition,unlessotherwisestated.
• Beforeassembly,placethe tractoron a firm, levelsurface,
disengagethe PTO,stop the tractorengine and set the parking
brake.
Forconvenience, p ivot the seatforwardand leaveit in that posi-
tion untilthe grasscollectoris fully mountedand assembled.
Assemble Mounting Brackets
Toassemblethe baggermountingassembly,locate the mounting
assemblypack and followthese steps:
1. Attachthetwo hitch sidebracketsto the universalrearattachment
bracketusingthe fourhex boltsand flange lock nutspackedin
with the brackets.With the hookson the hitch sidebrackets
pointingdown,the tabs on the hitchplatesshouldbe pointing
upwards.See Fig. 1.
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Figure 2
Assembling The Bin Support Assembly
Locatethe uprightsupportbracketand the bin supportassembly.
Assembleit byfollowingthese steps:
1. Laythe bin supportassemblytopsidedownwith the mounting
bracketportionfacing upwards.
2. Insertthe notchedend of the verticalsupportbracketintothe bin
supportassembly,as in Fig.3, and securewith a carriagebolt
(710-0276)and flangelock nut (712-04063) from hardwarepack
689-00084packedin with the uprightsupportbracket.See Fig. 4.
Figure 1
2. Flipoverassemblyand mountthe hitch supportbracketto the
mountingassemblyas seen in Fig.2.
NOTE:Whenattachingthe hitch support,do notfully tightenthe
bracketat this time.This will facilitatethemountingprocessin later
steps,which willthen requirefully tighteningof this hitch support
bracket.
NOTE:This universalmountingbracketassemblyis designedto
workwith otheravailableattachments,such as a weightkit used in
conjunctionwith the snow bladeor snowthrowerattachment.Utilize
thecontact informationon the front or back coverof this manual,or
contactthe storein whichyou purchasedthis equipmentto find out
moreaboutavailableattachmentsfor yourspecifictractor.
Figure 3
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