Craftsman 486.24209 Owner's Manual

ASSEMBLY OF HOPPER BAGInsert the left hand upper hopper tube through thestitched flaps of the hopper bag, starting at the centercut out in the top ofthe bag. See figures 7, 8 and 9.Repeat for the right hand upper hopper tube.UPPER HOPPER TUBE(LEFT HAND SHOWN)CENTER CUT OUT BAG FLAP(START HERE) /'END HERE• Assemble the two lower hopper tubes together using a1/4" x 1"curved head bolt and a 1/4" hex lock nut."13ghten. See figure 10.1/4" x 1"CURVED HEAD BOLT\TUBE / / .. /J/FIGURE 10FIGURE 7Stide the two upper hopper tubes together and line upthe center holes as shown in figure 8.UPPER HOPPER TUBES• Place the assembled lower hopper tubes into thebottom of the hopper bag as shown in figure 11.• Aasemble the ends of the upper and lower hoppertubes together using two 3/8" x 3/4" hex bolts (on theinside) and two 3/8" hex lock nuts (on the outside).Tighten to allow bag to pivot freely. See figure 11.FIGURE 8UPPERTUBE"3/8 " HEX LOCK NUTFasten the upper hopper tubes together using a 1/4" x1" curved head bolt and a 1/4" hex lock nut. Tighten.See figure 9.1/4" X 1" CURVED HEAD BOLT LOWER HOPPER TUBE13/8" x 3/4" HEX BOLT(INSIDE)HOPPER BAGBOTTOMFIGURE 9 FIGURE 117