Craftsman 486.24209 Owner's Manual page 8

Assemble the bag retainer and the bag frame strap to
the front edge of the bag bottom. Place the bag retainer
on top and the bag frame strap underneath the bag
bottom. Fasten together using six #10 x 5/8" slotted
screws and #10-32 hex lock nuts. Tighten. See figure
12.
FRONT EDGE OF BAG BOTTOM
IMPORTANT: Do not over bend the support rods during
the following step. Over bending will cause the spring steel
rods to loose supporting tension.
Assemble the two hopper support rods as shown in
figure 15. Place end of rod into hole in upper hopper
tube and bend rodjust enough to fit bottom end of rod
into hole in bottom hopper tube.
#10-32 x 5/8" SCREW
BAG RETAINER
FIGURE 12
FRAMESTRAP j
HEX
LOCKNUT
• Assemble the frame strap to the lower hopper tube
using two 1/4" x 1-1/4" hex bolts and 1/4" hex lock nuts.
Tighten. See figure 13. FIGURE 15
1/4" HEX
LOCK NUT
FIGURE 13
LOWER
HOPPER
TUBE
\
1/4" x 1-1/4" HEX BOLT
(OUTSIDE)
FRAMESTRAP
• Secure the bag comers over the lower hopper tube by
snapping the flap to the bag bottom on both sides. See
figuns14.
Locate (by touch) the hole in each upper hopper tube,
approximately midway along the side of the bag.
Pierce holes through the stitched bag flaps, aligned
with the holes in both hopper tubes. See figure 16.
PER HOPPER TUBE.
FLAP
FIGURE 16
FIGURE 14
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