FORESIGHT IS BETTER
THAN NO SIGHT
SAFETY GLASSES
WEAR YOUR
Read this operator’s manual and safety rules before operating your Yard Vacuum. Compare the illustrations below with your equipment to familiarize yourself with the location of various controls and adjustments. Save this manual for future reference.
The operation of any Yard Vacuum can result in foreign objects being thrown into the eyes, which can result in severe eye damage. Always wear safety glasses, provided with the
Yard Vacuum, for operating this equipment or while performing any adjustments or repairs on
it.
Know Your Yard Vacuum
OPERATION

Starter

Blower Chute

Handle

 

 

Bag Handle

Bag

Throttle Control/

 

 

Choke Lever

 

Primer

Chipper

Spark Plug Wire

 

Chute

 

Nozzle Height

Nozzle

Adjustment Lever

 

Figure 6

OPERATING CONTROLS (See Figure 6)

Chipper Chute

Allows twigs and small branches up to 1 1/2" in diameter to be fed into the impeller for chipping.

Nozzle

Yard waste such as leaves and pine needles can be vacuumed up through the nozzle for shredding.

Bag

Collects shredded material fed in through the chipper chute or vacuumed in through the nozzle.

Blower Chute

When attached to unit, the blower chute is used to blow or scatter yard waste such as leaves, pine needle, or small twigs across yard.

Bag Handle

Used to grasp bag in order to assist in attaching, removing, and emptying bag.

Nozzle Height Adjustment Lever

Used to adjust the nozzle ground clearance ranging from 5/8" to 4 1/8".

Throttle Control / Choke Lever

This single lever controls the engine speed, stop function, and the choke of the carburetor. Through four separate positions on the lever from left to right, the operation is as follows:

 

Stop

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Engine

Slow/

Start/

Choke

 

Off

Idle

Run

 

 

 

Primer

The primer is used to assist in cold starting an engine.

Starter Handle

Used to start the engine.

Meets ANSI safety standards

Craftsman Yard Vacuums conform to the safety standard of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).

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Craftsman 247.77011 manual Chipper Chute, Blower Chute, Bag Handle, Nozzle Height Adjustment Lever, Primer