Craftsman 486.243232 Owner's Manual page 8

• Hook the free end of the flow control rod through the
hole in the slide gate bracket located near the bottom
of the hopper. See figure 9.
HOPPER
SLIDE GATE
BRACKET
FLOW CONTROL ROD
FIGURE 9
Assemble the flow control mounting bracket to the
hitch tube using two 1/4" x 1-1/2" hex bolts, four 5/16"
flat washers and two 1/4" nylock hex nuts as shown
in figure 10. Do not tighten at this time.
FLOW CONTROL
MOUNTING BRACKET
1/4" NYLOCK
NUT
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5/16" FLAT
WASHER
1/4" x 1-1/2"
HEX BOLT
FIGURE 10
Place the adjustable stop into the "ON" end of the
slot in the top of the flow control mounting bracket.
Secure with the 1/4" x 3/4" carriage bolt, a nylon
washer, a 5/16" flat washer and the nylon wing nut.
See figure 11.
NYLON
WING NUT _.=
5/16"FLAT --_
WASHER
NYLON
WASHER
1/4" x 3/4" ADJUSTABLE
CARRIAGE BOLT STOP
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FIGURE 11
Position the flow control mounting bracket (figure 12)
a. Push on flow control arm until it locks in "OFF"
position.
b. Slide flow control mounting bracket along tube
until closure plate in bottom of hopper just closes.
c. Snug the mounting bolts and nuts just enough to
hold flow control mounting bracket in place.
d. Set adjustable stop at "5". Pull flow control arm
against stop. Verify that closure plate has
opened half way.
e. If closure plate is not open half way, adjust
position of flow control mounting bracket until
closure plate is open half way at "5" and closed
when arm is locked in "OFF". Tighten the
mounting bolts and nuts.
FLOW
CONTROL
ARM
AJDUSTABLE
STOP
SETTING"5"
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MOUNTING BOLTS
FIGURE 12