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STORING
The sweeper can be tipped upright and stored against a wall
using a minimum of space:
1. Remove any loose material from hamper and brush
housing / drive assembly. The sweeper should be clean
and dry before configuring for storage.
2. Remove small hairpin cotters and clevis pins securing
hamper assembly to brush housing and remove hamper
assembly.
3. Remove the hamper spring rods and collapse the hamper.
4. Remove large hairpin cotter and hitch pin from hitch clevis,
if stored there.
5. Move lift handle to the index hole farthest forward (toward
the tow tubes).
6. Roll sweeper to desired storage area, lift hitch clevis (A) to
pivot sweeper to vertical position and resting on the tubes (B)
at rear of sweeper (bottom of sweeper should face wall).
7. Lift the collapsed hamper assembly by the rear tubes,
positioning the middle of the upper rear tube (C) at the center
hamper cut-out over the opening in the hitch clevis (the inside
of the hamper faces the lift handle and tow tubes, and the
bottom (D) of the hamper facing outward). Lower the hamper
to rest in the hitch clevis.
8. Replace hitch pin and large hairpin cotter.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Sweeper does not pick up:
1. The adjustment lever is set too low. A sweeper is not a dethatcher and
cannot pull thatch, embedded needles or leaves from deep in the grass.
The adjustment height should be set to the height of the mower deck
blades.
2. The adjustment lever is set too high. Lower the adjustment lever.
3. There is a problem with the drive system. See the "Sweeper Wheels"
section.
Grass goes over the top of the Hamper:
1. Forward speed is too fast. Slow the towing vehicle down. Best speed
is 3 mph or less. (3 mph = 40 feet in 9 seconds).
2. Wind screen can be used to break wind coming over the top of the
hamper. Slower forward speeds must be used when using the wind
screen.
Sweeper Wheels....Not moving... Skip...Lock-up:
1. The brush is not turning or stops turning. The adjustment lever is set
too low. Measure the cut height of the mower. Set the brush height to
sweep the same as the cut height.
2. The drive dowel (21) located inside the small metal drive pinion (24
& 25) are sticking. Remove, clean, and lubricate the dowel with a light
oil (WD40, 3 in 1). Do not use motor oil or grease. This should be done
at least once per season. We recommend in the fall before storage as
a minimum.
3. The drive pinion is worn and because of the wear it locks up the drive
dowel. Replace the drive pinions. R-2485LH and R-2485RH.
4. The drive pinions when re-installed were installed backwards...ie. the
right side (as if you are sitting on the tractor seat looking forward) was
installed on the left. Remove the pinions. On the back side (opposite)
the gears, there is a stamp "R" and "L." Make sure the pinion with the
"R" is installed on the right side.
Hamper drags the ground:
1. The tow bars are not horizontal to the ground when attached to the
tractor. Remove the clevis and reinstall in a different set of holes. The
clevis can be turned over to get additional adjustment.
See Installation Step 5.
2. After adjustments in Step 1 are complete, adjustments to hamper stop
bracket can be made. See "Leveling Hamper" section.
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OPERATION
STORING
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The sweeper can be tipped upright and stored against a wallusing a
minimum of space:
1. Remove any loose material from hamper and brush housing / drive
assembly. The sweeper should be clean and dry before configuring
for storage.
2. Remove small hairpin cotters and clevis pins securing hamper
assembly to brush housing and remove hamper assembly.
3. Removethehamperspringrodsandcollapsethehamper.
4. Removelargehairpincotterandhitchpinfromhitchclevis,ifstored
there.
5. Movelifthandletotheindexholefarthestforward(towardthetow
tubes).
6. Roll sweeper to desired storage area, lift hitchclevis (A)topivot
sweepertoverticalpositionandrestingonthetubes(B)atrearof
sweeper(bottomofsweepershouldfacewall).
7. Liftthecollapsedhamperassemblybythereartubes,positioning
themiddleoftheupperreartube(C)atthecenterhampercut-out
overtheopeninginthehitchclevis(theinsideofthehamperfaces
thelifthandleandtowtubes,andthebottom(D)ofthehamperfacingoutward).Lowerthehampertorestinthehitchclevis.
8. Replace hitch pin and large hairpin cotter.
TROUBLESHOOTING
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1. The tow bars are not horizontal to the ground when attached to the tractor. Remove the clevis and reinstall in a
differentsetofholes.Thecleviscanbeturnedovertogetadditionaladjustment.SeeInstallationStep5.
2. AfteradjustmentsinStep1arecomplete,adjustmentstohamperstopbracketcanbemade.See“Leveling
Hamper”section.
Hamper drags
the ground:
1. Theadjustmentleverissettoolow.Asweeperisnotadethatcherandcannotpullthatch,embeddedneedles
orleavesfromdeepinthegrass.Theadjustmentheightshouldbesettotheheightofthemowerdeckblades.
2. The adjustment lever is set too high. Lower the adjustment lever.
3. Thereisaproblemwiththedrivesystem.Seethe“SweeperWheels”section.
Sweeper does
not pick up:
1. Forwardspeedistoofast.Slowthetowingvehicledown.Bestspeedis3mphorless.(3mph=40 feetin 9
seconds).
2. Windscreencanbeusedtobreakwindcomingoverthetopofthehamper.Slowerforwardspeedsmustbeused
when using the wind screen.
1. The brush is not turning or stops turning. The adjustment lever is set too low. Measure the cut height of the mower.
Set the brush height to sweep the same as the cut height.
2. The drive dowel (21) locatedinside thesmall metal drive pinion (24 & 25)are sticking. Remove, clean, and
lubricatethedowelwithalightoil(WD40,3in1).Donotusemotoroilorgrease.Thisshouldbedoneatleast
once per season. We recommend in the fall before storage as a minimum.
3. Thedrivepinioniswornandbecauseofthewearitlocksupthedrivedowel.Replacethedrivepinions.R-2485LH
andR-2485RH.
4. Thedrivepinionswhenre-installedwereinstalledbackwards...ie:therightside(asifyouaresittingonthetractor
seatlookingforward)wasinstalledontheleft.Removethepinions.Onthebackside(opposite)thegears,there
isastamp“R”and“L.”Makesurethepinionwiththe“R”isinstalledontherightside.
Sweeper wheels
not moving,
skipping or are
locking up:
Grass goes over
the top of the
Hamper:
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