Don’t Have a Seizure

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STEP 5

Attach the bag over the entire deflec- tor shield assembly and the retaining bolt you installed in STEP 3. Pinch the plastic barrel clamp and pull down sharply until the bag is tightly attached. The bag must be put on before each use of your chipper- shredder-vac.

Now check all the fasteners. They may have loosened during shipping. Tighten anything that’s loose. It’s a good idea to check the fasteners for tight- ness before every use.

Bolt it together, add some gas and start chippin’...and the engine will seize and jerk to a dead-stop in minutes.

Call the engine manufacturer and the first question will be, Was there oil in the engine before you ran it? Because unless you put it there, there wasn’t.

Failure to fully prep the engine is the single most common mistake you can make with power equipment. Young, old, weekend warrior, or seasoned power jockey, it can happen to anyone. Slipping in a quart after the damage is done doesn’t cover the tell-tale tracks, either.

So, read the engine manual, follow the instructions and hope you never join the Seizure Club.

The good news is, people rarely join twice!

Also, it is important to keep the recoil area (where the pull cord is located) clean of leaves and debris. Change the air filter regularly, too. If either of these two intakes become too dusty and dirty, the engine overheats and may seize up.

Engine Controls

Be careful before touching the muffler or other metal engine parts. Even if the machine has been running just a few moments, the engine and exhaust can get hot enough to cause a serious burn.

THE RABBIT

Low or Idle: When you are not shredding or chipping, move the throttle to a lower speed.

Fast: When chipping, shredding or using the vac hose option, move the throttle to its highest speed.

THE STOP SIGN

Move the throttle to OFF to cut power to the chipper-shredder-vac. Notice, we do not say “to stop the chipper-shredder-vac.” Inertia causes the rotor to coast, even after the power is shut off. Don’t mess with a moving rotor!

▲FIRE AND EMISSIONS ! WARNINGS

(ESPECIALLY FOR CALIFORNIA OWNERS AND OPERATORS)

CAUTION: This engine may not be equipped with a spark arrester. If it is to be used on any forest-covered, brush-covered or grass-covered unimproved land, a spark arrester would have to be added to the muffler before using the engine on such land. The arrester must be maintained in effective working order by the operator. This is required by law in certain states. Federal laws apply on federal lands. Contact your authorized engine service center in your telephone book for spark arrester muffler options.

KEEP A WIDE STANCE

AND

GENTLY PUSH AND

FOLD BUSHY DEBRIS

INTO THE CONE.

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