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LockedWill a 842.240561 snowblower fit my 917.270824 tractor?

posted on February 06, 2010 at 09:38PM Inappropriate?

I have a 42" Craftsman Lawn tractor (Model Number 917.270824), and i recently purchased a used Snowblower (Model number 842.240561).  Can anyone tell me if it will fit?  

I found a mounting bracket kit on sears.com, but im not sure if its the right one cause it doesnt mention my tractor model number.  any advice would be very much appreciated.

Bracket Link: http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_07124831000P

 

replies: 6 latest post: March 30, 2010 at 10:21PM by cabincreekballer
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posted on February 09, 2010 at 08:33AM
 
In response to vwdr1ver1's post from February 06 2010 09:38PM

The 24831 bracket is to fit up the thrower to a garden tractor. Your tractor model per above is a lawn tractor. The snow thrower that will fit on that platform is Craftsman model #24838. I am unable to find information on the snow blower you mention above in my records. Let me dig a little deeper and see what I can find.

posted on February 09, 2010 at 02:23PM
 

I haven't heard of a blower with an 842 code either...    researching

....Apparently that blower was made by a company called Haban Manufacturing that was out of Wisconsin, but has since been bought out by Agri-Fab.

A quick search of Haban really found nothing more then that. I would guess that to make it work it would require some modifications. 

posted on February 09, 2010 at 02:47PM
 
In response to vwdr1ver1's post from February 06 2010 09:38PM

Wow, the old single stage thrower and opposition twin Briggs back together again. It's not the correct model(check the sticker under your hood...24839) but i heard of guys making it fit before, Good luck.

posted on February 09, 2010 at 03:42PM
 

I ordered the mounting kit mentioned above the other day.  i should get it by friday, i will let you know if i can get it working.  Does anyone know where i can get a user manual for this blower?  it has a few chains with springs on them, and im not sure where they go.

also, do you think this is too much blower for my tractor?  its pretty big.

posted on February 09, 2010 at 04:15PM
 

Doesn't seem to be a  manual at ManageMyHome but here's a copy and paste to the parts diagram, the different belts were likely for different setups according to model:

http://www.searspartsdirect.com/partsdirect/getModel!retrieve.pd?modelNumber=842.240561&=part+number

 

 

posted on March 30, 2010 at 10:21PM
 
In response to vwdr1ver1's post from February 09 2010 03:42PM

How did this work for you?  I have the same tractor and soemone offering me the blower for sale but I am hesitant to buy it not knowing if it will work or not.

Thank you

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