Craftsman 12 Cu Ft Steel Dump Cart Owner's manual

Owner's Manual

12 CU. FT. STEEL CART

Model No. 486.24355

• Safety

• Assembly

• Operation

• Maintenance

• Parts

PRINTEDINU.S.A.

FORMNO.41759(12/10/14)

CAUTION:

Beforeusingthisproduct,read

thismanualandfollowallSafety

RulesandOperatingInstructions.

STOP

DO NOT RETURN TO STORE

For Missing Parts or Assembly

Questions Call 1-866-576-8388

SearsBrandsManagementCorporation,HoffmanEstates,IL60179U.S.A.

www.craftsman.com

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SAFETYRULES..............................................................3

FULLSIZEHARDWARECHART....................................4

CARTONCONTENTS.....................................................5

ASSEMBLY......................................................................5

OPERATION....................................................................9

MAINTENANCE..............................................................9

REPAIRPARTSILLUSTRATION.................................. 10

REPAIRPARTSLIST..................................................... 11

PARTSORDERING/SERVICE........................BackCover

WARRANTY

MODELNUMBER:  486.24355

SERIALNUMBER:  __________________

DATEOFPURCHASE:__________________

Themodelnumberandserialnumberswillbefoundona

decalattachedtothecart.

Youshouldrecordboththeserialnumberandthedateof

purchaseandkeepinasafeplaceforfuturereference.

CRAFTSMAN LIMITED WARRANTY

FORTWOYEARSfromthedateofsalethisproductiswarrantedagainstdefectsinmaterialorworkmanship.

WITHPROOFOFSALEadefectiveproductwillbereplacedfreeofcharge.

Forwarrantycoveragedetailstoobtainfreereplacement,visitthewebpage:www.craftsman.com/warranty

Thiswarrantydoes not cover expendableitemsthatcan wear outfrom normal use ordeterioration within thewarranty

period,includingbutnotlimitedtotires,belts,exteriornishesorproductlabels.

Thiswarranty does notapplyto aproductthatis damagedoraltered throughtransportation,misuse,abuse,corrosion,

accident,neglect,modicationormishandling.

Thiswarrantyisvoidifthisproductiseverusedwhileprovidingcommercialservicesorifrentedtoanotherperson.

Thiswarrantygivesyouspeciclegalrights,andyoumayalsohaveotherrightswhichvaryfromstatetostate.

SEARS BRANDS MANAGEMENT CORPORATION, Hoffman Estates, IL 60179

DONOTRETURNTOSTOREforMissingPartsorAssemblyQuestions

Call1-866-576-8388AttachmentHotline

STORAGE

SAFETY

Anypowerequipmentcancauseinjuryifoperatedimproperlyoriftheuserdoesnotunderstandhowtooperatethe

equipment.Exercisecautionatalltimeswhenusingpowerequipment.

Lookforthissymboltopointoutimportantsafetyprecautions.Itmeans—Attention!!

Become alert!! Your safety is involved.

• Readthisownersmanualbeforeattemptingto

assembleoroperatethecart.

• Readthevehicleownersmanualandknowhowto

operateyourtractor,beforeusingthecartattachment.

• Donotatanytimecarrypassengersinthiscart.Ithas

notbeendesignedtocarrypassengers.

• Neverallowchildrentooperatethetractororthecart

attachment.

• Donotallowadultstooperatethetractororcart

attachmentwithoutproperinstructions.

• Alwaysbeginwiththetransmissioninrst(low)and

graduallyincreasespeedasconditionspermit.

• Towthecartatreducedspeedoverroughterrainand

hillsidesornearcreeksandditchestopreventtipping

overandlossofcontrol.Donotdrivetooclosetoa

creekorditch.

• Vehiclebrakingandstabilitymaybeaffectedwiththe

attachmentofthiscart.Donotllcarttomaximum

weightcapacitywithoutcheckingthecapabilityofthe

towingvehicletosafelypullandstopwiththecart

attached.

• Beforeoperatingvehicleonanygrade(hill)refertothe

safetyrulesinthevehicleowner'smanualconcerning

safeoperationonslopes.Referalsototheslopeguide

onpage11ofthismanual.Stay off steep slopes!

• Donottowthiscartonhighwaysoronpublic

thoroughfares.

• Maximumtowingspeedis10m.p.h.

• Followmaintenanceandlubricationinstructionsas

outlinedinthismanual.

HARDWARE PACKAGE CONTENTS

REF PART NO QTY DESCRIPTION

A 43866 21 HexBolt,1/4"x5/8"

B

43001

2 HexBolt,3/8"x1"

C 43814 12 HexBolt,5/16"x3/4"

D 47189 21 NylockNut,1/4"

E 47810 13 NylockNut,5/16"

F 46980 2 HexNut,5/16"SIMS

G HA21362 2 NylockNut,3/8"

H 43009 6 Washer,3/4"

I 43010 2 CotterPin,1/8"

REF PART NO QTY DESCRIPTION

J 47408 1 Spring

K 47407 1 HexBolt5/16-18x3-3/4"

L 43014 2 HubCap

M 43343 1 HairCotterPin

N 47622 1 SpringPullerTool

O HA23638 1 ClevisPin,1/2"x1-3/4"

P 25912 2 AxleClip

Q 44798 2 FlangeBearing

21x

12x

21x

13x

43866

43001

43814

47189

47810

46980

HA21362

47408

47407

43010

43009

43014

43343

47622

HA23638

25912

44798

SHOWN FULL SIZE

NOT SHOWN FULL SIZE

ASSEMBLY

TOOLS REQUIRED FOR ASSEMBLY

(2)7/16"wrenches

(2)1/2"wrenches

(2)9/16"wrenches

(1)Screwdriver

(1)Pliers

FIGURE 1

REF QTY PART NO DESCRIPTION

1 2 23548 TailgateGuides

2 2 23484 CornerCaps

3 1 24498 LatchLockLever

4 1 23687 HitchBracket

5 1 24497 WheelSupport

6 1 62458 TailgateReinforcementBracket

7 1 23502 Tailgate

REF QTY PART NO DESCRIPTION

8 1 23492 FrontPanel

9 1 25996 WheelSupport

10 1 24896 Axle

11 1 27716 Tongue

12 2 23985 CartBody

13 2 43008 Wheel

• Selectasmooth,levelsurfaceforassemblingthecart.

• Removethehardwarepackandalllooseparts

fromthecarton.Besurethecartonisemptybefore

discarding.

• Layoutallpartsasshowninthecartoncontents.

CAUTION :

Do not leavethecart

unattendedinanuprightpositionwhile

assembling.Paycloseattentiontothe

stabilityofthecartwhileitremainsinan

uprightposition.

• Positioncartbodyhalvesuprightonasmoothlevel

surfacesuchasagarageoororapaveddriveway.

Seegure1.

• Assemblehalvestogetherusingthree1/4"x5/8"hex

boltsand1/4"nylocknutsasshowningure1.Do not

tighten. Seegure1.

HEX BOLT, 1/4" x 5/8"

NYLOCK NUT, 5/16"

CARTON CONTENTS

FIGURE 2

• Positionthetailgatereinforcementbracketonthe

outsideofthecart.Assembletothebottomofthecart

bodyusingfour5/16"x3/4"trussheadboltsand5/16"

nylocknuts.Do not tighten. Seegure2.

• Positionthetailgateguidesontheinsideofthecart

bodieswithguidechannelstothefront.Assemble

usingfour1/4"x5/8"hexboltsand1/4"nylocknuts.

Do not tighten. Seegure2.

• Pullthecartbodyhalvestogetherandtightenthefour

trussheadbolts,andthentighten thefourhexbolts

inthesidesofthecart.Do not tightenthethreehex

boltsinthebottomofthecart.

1/4" x 5/8"

HEX BOLT

5/16" x 3/4"

TRUSS HEAD BOLT

5/16" NYLOCK NUT

1/4" NYLOCK NUT

TAILGATE

REINFORCEMENT

BRACKET

TAILGATE GUIDE

• Carefullyreversethepositionofthecartsothatit

restsonthetailgatereinforcementbracket,asshown

ingure3.

FIGURE 3

TAILGATE

REINFORCEMENT

BRACKET

1/4" x 5/8"

HEX BOLTS

1/4" NYLOCK NUT

LEAVE HOLES OPEN FOR

LATCH STAND BRACKET

• Assemblethefrontpanelovertheendofthecart

usingfour1/4"x5/8"hexboltsand1/4"nylocknutsas

showningure4.Leaveemptythetwoholesshown

inthebottomofthepanel.Pullthecartbodyhalves

togetherandtightenthetwoboltsinthebottomofthe

frontpanel,thentightentheboltineachside.

• Atthistimetightenthethreeboltsinthebottomofthe

cartwhichwereassembledingure1.

FIGURE 4

5/16"

NYLOCK

NUT

WHEEL

SUPPORT

5/16" x 3/4"

TRUSS HEAD BOLT

• Assemblethewheelsupporttothecartusingeight

5/16"x3/4"trussheadboltsand5/16"nylocknutsas

showningure5.Headsofboltsgototheinsideof

cartbed.Tighten.

FIGURE 5

FIGURE 6

• Turnthelatchstandbracketsothatthealigningtabis

attherear(bottom)ofthebracket.Assemblethelatch

standbrackettothecartusingfour1/4"x5/8"hex

boltsand1/4"nylocknuts.TIGHTEN.Seegure6.

1/4" x 5/8"

HEX BOLT

LATCH STAND BRACKET

1/4" NYLOCK NUT

ALIGNING TAB

AT BOTTOM

CORNER CAP

1/4" x 5/8"

HEX BOLT

1/4" NYLOCK NUT

1/4" NYLOCK

NUT

FIGURE 7

• Assemblethetwocornercapstothefrontcorners

ofthecartusingfour1/4"x5/8"hexboltsand1/4"

nylocknuts.TIGHTEN.Seegure7.

• Assembletwo1/4"x5/8"hexboltsand1/4"nylock

nutstothetworearcornersofthecart.TIGHTEN.

Seegure7.

• Insertaangebearingintoeachsideofthetongueas

showningure8.

FIGURE 8

• lowerthecarttorestupsidedownonitstopanges,

withthewheelsupportfacingup.Seegure9.

• Laythedrawbartongue(opensidefacingup)ontothe

wheelsupportandthelatchstandbracket.Assemble

theaxlethroughthewheelsupportandthetongue.

Seegure9.

AXLE

DRAW BAR

TONGUE

LATCH STAND

BRACKET

WHEEL SUPPORT

FIGURE 9

FLANGE

BEARING

FLANGE BEARING

TONGUE

• Placethelatchlockleverthroughtheslotinthedraw

bartongue.Assemblethe5/16"x3-3/4"hexbolt

throughthetongue,theleverandtwo5/16"hexnuts

(SEMS)(oneoneachsideofthelever).Assemble

the5/16"hexlocknutontotheendoftheboltand

tightensothattheboltcanstillrotatefreely.Tighten

thetwo5/16"nylocknutsagainstthesidesofthelatch

lockleversothattheleveriscenteredintheslot.See

gure11.

FIGURE 11

• Hooktheshortendofthespringintotheholeinthe

latchlocklever.Usethespringpullertooltohookthe

longendofthespringintothesquareholeinthe

tongue.Thespringpullertoolcanbestoredwhen

nished.Seegure12.

IMPORTANT: Makesurethetongueissecurelylocked

tothelatchstandbracketbythelatchlocklever.

FIGURE 12

• Assembleanaxleclip,aatwasher,awheelwiththe

valvestemfacingout,andanotheratwasheronto

eachendoftheaxle.Placeanadditionalatwasher

oneachendoftheaxleifthereisspaceforit.Secure

eachwheelontheaxlewithacotterpin,spreading

theendsofthepinaroundtheaxle.Pressahubcap

ontotheatwasheroneachendoftheaxle.See

gure10.

FIGURE 10

COTTER PIN

WHEEL

HUB CAP

FLAT WASHER

AXLE CLIP

5/16" HEX NUTS (SEMS)

5/16"

NYLOCK

NUT

LATCH

LOCK

LEVER

5/16" x 3-3/4"

HEX BOLT

LONG END

OF SPRING

LATCH LOCK LEVER

SPRING PULLER TOOL

• Turncartoversothatitrestsrightsideuponits

wheels.

• Assembletheendofthehitchbracketthathastwo

samesizeholestothedrawbartongueusingtwo

3/8"x1"hexboltsand3/8"nylocknuts.Tighten.See

gure13.

• Assemblethehitchpinthroughthehitchbracketand

thetongueandsecurewiththe1/8"haircotterpin.

Seegure13.

3/8" x 1"

HEX BOLT

3/8"

NYOCK

NUT

HITCH

BRACKET

1/8" HAIR

COTTER

HITCH PIN

FIGURE 13

OPERATION

• Refertothevehicleownersmanualforinstructions

aboutsafeoperationonslopes.

• Usetheslopeguideprovidedonpage11ofthis

manualtodetermineifslopeangleistoosteepfor

safeoperation.

• Forbesthandlingandtraction,distributetheweightof

theloadevenlyinthecart.

• Alwaystesttomakesureyourtractorhasadequate

towingandbrakingcapabilitieswhenhaulinga

substantialamountofweightinyourcart.Useextra

cautionwhenoperatingonslopes.

DO NOT EXCEED 750 LB. WEIGHT CAPACITY OF CART

One cubic foot of dirt weighs approximately 80 lbs.

• Todumpmaterialfromthecart,removethetailgateby

liftingitstraightupandoutfrombetweentheguides.

Releasethespringlatchonthetonguebypullingthe

latchlockleverforward,awayfromthecart.Thecart

bedwillthentiltbackwardstoemptyitscontents.After

emptying,pullthefrontofthebeddowntowardthe

carttongueuntilthelatchsnapsintoplace.Replace

thetailgateifdesired.

• Themaximumtowingspeedforthiscartis10m.p.h.

IMPORTANT!

CAUTION: Vehiclebrakingandstability

maybeaffectedwiththeadditionofan

accessoryoranattachment.Beawareof

changingconditionsonslopes.

CAUTION: Toavoidpossibleinjury,before

releasingthelatchbesurethatnooneis

nearthecart.

ServiceDates

 Checkforloosefasteners  X

 CheckTirePressure  X

 Lubrication    X

 Cleaning   X  X

 MAINTENANCESCHEDULE

 Fillindatesasyou

 completeregularservice.

Beforeeachuse

Aftereachuse

Everyseason

Beforestorage

CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIES

• Readandfollowthemaintenancescheduleandthemaintenanceprocedureslistedinthissection.

CHECK FOR LOOSE FASTENERS

• Beforeeachusemakeathoroughvisualcheckofthe

plugaeratorforanyboltsandnutswhichmayhave

loosened.Retightenanylooseboltsandnuts.

CHECK TIRE PRESSURE

• Keeptireslledtotherecommendedtirepressure

printedonthetire.

MAINTENANCE

LUBRICATION

• Atthebeginningofeachseason,lubricate,withalight

machineoil,thelatch,thelatchpivotbolt,andthearea

oftheaxlewherethedrawbartonguepivots.

• Greaseoroilthewheelbearingsperiodically.Use

automotivewheelbearingtypegreaseor20weightoil.

CLEANING AND STORAGE

• Cleandirtanddebrisoffcartaftereachuse.

• Storeinadryarea.Coverexposedmetalwithalight

coatofoil

PARTS

REPAIR PARTS FOR 12 CU. FT. STEEL CART - MODEL 486.24355

REF

NO.

QTY. PART NO. DESCRIPTION

1 2 23985 CartBody

2 1 23502 Tailgate

3 1 62458 TailgateReinforcementBracket

4 2 23548 TailgateGuide

5 1 23492 FrontPanel

6 1 25996 WheelSupport

7 1 24497 LatchStandBracket

8 1 24498 LatchLockLever

9 1 23687 HitchBracket

10 1 27716 Tongue

11 1 24896 Axle,3/4"Dia

12 2 23484 FrontCornerCap

13 2 43008 Wheel16/4.00x8.00

14 2 43010 1/8"diax1"CotterPin

15 6 43009 3/4"FlatWasher

16 4 44264 WheelBearing

REF

NO.

QTY. PART NO. DESCRIPTION

17 2 43014 HubCap

18 21 43866 1/4-20x5/8"HexBolt

19 21 47189 1/4-20NylockNut

20 12 43814 5/16-18x3/4"TrussHdBolt

21 2 46980 5/16-18HexNut(SEMS)

22 2 43001 3/8-16x1"HexBolt

23 1 43343 1/8"HairCotterpin

24 2 HA21362 3/8-16NylockNut

25 1 47408 ExtensionSpring

26 1 47622 SpringPullerTool

27 1 47407 5/16-18x4"HexBolt

28 13 47810 5/16-18NylockNut

29 1 HA23638 ClevisPin

30 2 44798 FlangedBearing

31 2 25912 AxleClip

1 41759 OwnersManual

SLOPE GUIDE

(Keep this sheet in a safe place for future reference.)

Use this guide to determine if a slope is safe for the operation of your tractor and cart. Refer

also to the instructions in your vehicle owners manual.

CAUTION: DO NOT OPERATE YOUR TRACTOR AND CART ON A SLOPE

IN EXCESS OF 10 DEGREES. BE SURE OF YOUR TRACTOR'S TOWING

AND BRAKING CAPABILITIES BEFORE OPERATING ON A SLOPE.

AVOID ANY SUDDEN TURNS OR MANEUVERS WHILE ON A SLOPE.

A POWER POLE

A CORNER OF A BUILDING

OR A FENCE POST

FOLD ALONG DOTTED LINE, REPRESENTING A 10 DEGREE SLOPE

SIGHT AND HOLD THIS LEVEL WITH A VERTICAL TREE

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