Attaching The Handle
•Unfold the upper handle until it aligns with the lower handle.
•Secure the two handles by tightening the wing nuts (carriage bolts must be seated properly into the handle). See Figure 1.
•Remove the hairpin clips from the handle brackets on the chipper shredder vacuum and remove the carriage bolts and wing nuts from the lower handle. See Figure 2.
•Place each bottom hole in lower handle over pins on handle brackets and secure with hairpin clips.
•Insert carriage bolts thru upper hole in lower handle from the outside and secure with wing nuts.
Wing Nuts |
Carriage Bolt |
Hairpin Clip |
Figure 2
Attaching The Bag
•Grasp bag handle with one hand and slide locking rod on mounting bracket with other hand toward engine. Use the end of mounting bracket as leverage when sliding the locking rod.
See Figure 3.
•Slip bag over the rim of the discharge opening and release locking rod to secure bag in place.
•Place the straps on the bag over the lower handle, hooking them on the studs.
•Snap bag clip to the top of the lower handle.
NOTE: The safety switch button attached to the mounting bracket must be fully depressed by the front tab on the bag handle when securing the bag or the engine will not start.
Bag Handle |
Stud |
Straps |
Front Tab |
Locking Rod |
Stud |
Figure 3
Attaching The Blower Chute (If Equipped)
•Grasp blower chute with one hand and slide locking rod on mounting bracket with other hand toward engine. Use the end of mounting bracket as leverage when sliding the locking rod. See Figure 4.
•Slip blower chute over rim of the discharge opening and release locking rod to secure chute in place. Make sure the safety switch button is fully depressed by the front tab on the blower chute.
•Raise the nozzle height to the highest setting when using the blower chute. Refer to nozzle height adjustment in the OPERATION section.
Blower
Chute
| Front | |
Front | Tab | |
Locking | ||
Tab | ||
Rod | ||
|
Locking
Rod
Figure 4
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