Craftsman 486.248476 Operator's Manual page 16

STEP 26: ADJUST LIFT STRAPS
(SEE FIGURE 25)
• Make sure the nuts and bolts in the lift straps are
loose enough to turn by hand. Stand beside the right
side of the scoop and hold the lift handle as far
forward as it will go until you tighten one of the nuts
in the lift straps. Let go of the lift handle and tighten
the other three nuts in the lift straps.
TIGHTEN
NUTS
FIGURE 25
STEP 27: ADJUST TILT STOP BRACKETS
(SEE FIGURE 26)
• Raise the scoop until it locks in the TRANSPORT
position. Push the tilt stop brackets (RR) on each side
of the bucket down against the lift frame arms, and
tighten the nuts.
NOTE: Readjust the tilt stop brackets if you move the lift
strap assemblies from the front to rear holes or from
the rear to front holes. Refer to step 6 on page 8.
TI L T S T O P
BR A CKE T (RR)
FIGURE 26
LIFT HANDLE
LIFT STRAP
ASSEMBLIES
LIFT FRAME ARM
STEP 28: ADJUST STOP BOLT
(SEE FIGURE 27)
• Keep the scoop locked in the TRANSPORT position.
Adjust the nuts on the stop bolt in or out until the
dump control pin is centered in the slot of the tilt
bracket when the tilt bracket is pulled back against the
stop bolt. Securely tighten the two nuts together.
NOTE: If the lift strap assemblies are moved to the rear
mounting holes, one of the spacers on the stop bolt
will need to be moved to the back side of the bolt stop
bracket. Refer to step 8 on page 9.
TIGHTEN
BOLT
FIGURE 27
STEP 29: CHECK DUMPING OPERATION
• With the scoop in the transport position, squeeze the
dump trigger and push down on the dump handle
to dump the bucket. Release the dump trigger and
lift up on the handle to lock the bucket in the upright
position. If the dump control pin does not lock into the
tilt bracket, loosen the bolts tightened in steps 25, 26
and 27 and then repeat steps 25, 26, 27, and 28.
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STOP BOLT
DUMP CONTROL PIN
TILT BRACKET