Craftsman 79689 manual HOW to USE Your CHIPPER-SHREDDER, Keep Hands and Feetaway from ALL Openings

TO START ENGINE

1, Attach spark ptug wire and boot to spark plug

2.Place the throttle control lever in START position See figure 8

3.Grasp starter handfe (see figure 9) and pull rope out slowly until engine reaches start of compres-

sion cycle (rope will pull slightly harder at this point). Let the rope rewind slowly

NOTE: A noise will be heard when finding the

start of the compression cycle This notice is caused by the flails and fingers which are part

of the shredding mechanism falling into ptace, and should be expected,

4Pull rope with a rapid, continuous, full arm stroke Keep a firm grip on start handle Let rope rewind

slowly. Do not let starter handle snap back against starter,

5,	Repeat preceding instructions		3	and 4 until engine
	fires,
6,	After engine starts, move throttle			control	lever on
	engine to slow position for a few minutes warm up,
	Then move throttle control lever to RUN position
	for shredding-chipping	operations
	""-"			_	Air
		-		i	.Screen

FIGURE 9.

TO STOP ENGINE

1Move throttle control lever to STOP position See figure 8

2, Disconnect spark plug wire from spark p_ug and ground against the engine to prevent accidental starting while equipment is unattended

i wARN,I G

The chipper-shredder discharges material

with considerable velocity Keep away from the area around the discharge chute Always stop the engine and d_sconnect the spark plug wire when removing or

attaching the bag when changing

containers or when removing the shredded material

if if becomes necessary to push materials into the

chipper-shredder, use a small diameter stick, NOT YOUR HANDS The stick sl_ould be small enough that it will be ground up if it gets into the impeller assembly.

Do not deposit material larger then 12" diameter in the hoppe_ or upper guide extension Any material heavier then 1/2" should be fed _nto the chip-it guide

Leaves and smaller branches can be fed into the

hopper with the leaf ramp raised as shown in figures 10 and 11

Hopper

Chip-it

Guide

HOW TO USE YOUR CHIPPER-SHREDDER

Your shredder is designed for safe, efficient operation.

KEEP HANDS AND FEETAWAY FROM ALL OPENINGS

WARNING

Wear the safety glasses provided with your unit while operating the chipper- shredder to prevent injury from any chips

which may be ejected out of the

openings, Make certain chip-it guide is closed when not in use,

Wear gloves when handling material Feed material

into the chipper-shredder at a steady rate It is possible to feed too fast° Experiment with feeding rates

to determine what rate provides the best results

without stalling the engine or plugging the discharge chute.

The discharge chute will direct the shredded material into a pile, a container or the bag provided with your shredder

FIGURE 10.

Leaf

Ramp

FIGURE 11

No larger than 112 inch diameter

)or

Chip-it