Craftsman 247.77635 manual Gas And Oil Fill-up, Stopping Engine, Tamper, Hopper

Tamper

Use the tamper to assist in feeding branches into the chipper chute.

Hopper

Leaves, twigs and branches up to 1/2-inch in diameter may be placed into the hopper for shredding.

IMPORTANT: Never place branches with a diameter greater than 1/2-inch in the hopper. Doing so can result in serious damage to your unit’s shredder blade, flails or impeller.

WARNING: When moving throttle control lever, be careful of heated surfaces on muffler guard.

CAUTION: Never stop the engine by moving the choke lever into the CHOKE position. Backfire, fire or engine damage could result.

Gas And Oil Fill-up

Engine			Oil (one 20-oz. bottle included)
NOTE: In the state of California, the 110000 series			IMPORTANT: The chipper shredder is shipped without
engines covered in this manual are certified by the			oil in the engine.
California Air Resources Board to meet emissions			Type of Oil
standards for 250 hours. Such certification does not
			1.	Refer to the chart below for proper grade of oil.
grant the purchaser, owner or operator of this engine
			2.	Use a high quality detergent oil classified “For
any additional warranties with respect to the
				service SF, SG,SH, SJ” or higher.
performance or operational life of this engine. This
			3.	Do not use special additives.
engine is warranted solely according to the product and
			Synthetic oil meeting ILSAC GF-2, API certification and
emissions warranties stated elsewhere in this manual.
			API service symbol with “SJ/CF Energy Conserving” or
Bore	2-11/16 in.	(68 mm)
			higher is an acceptable oil at all temperatures. Use of
Stroke	2-13/64 in.	(56 mm)	synthetic oil does not alter required oil change intervals.
Displacement	12.48 cu. in.(206 cc)
							SAE Viscosity Grades
IMPORTANT: For practical operation, the horsepower									30
loading should not exceed 85% of rated horsepower.
Engine power will decrease 3-1/2% for each 1,000 feet					5W-30, 10W-30
(300 meters) above sea level and 1% for each 10° F
(5.6° C) above 77° F (25° C). Engine will operate						Synthetic 5W-30, 10W-30
satisfactorily at an angle up to 15 degrees.
Throttle Lever			°F -20°		0°		20°	40°	60°	80° 100°
			Starting temperature range anticipated before next oil change
The throttle lever controls the engine speed and stop
			* CAUTION: Air cooled engines run hotter than automotive
function.
			engines. The use of non-synthetic multi-viscosity oils (5W-
Choke Control			30, 10W-30 etc.) in temperatures above 40°F will result in
The choke control closes the choke plate on the			higher than normal oil consumption. When using a multi-
carburetor and aids in starting a cold engine.			viscosity oil, check oil level more frequently.
			** CAUTION: SAE 30 oil, if used below 40°F, will result in
Starter Handle
			hard starting and possible engine bore damage due to
The starter handle is located on the engine. Pull the
			inadequate lubrication.
starter handle to start engine.

	• Remove oil fill dipstick.
Stopping Engine	• With the Chipper Shredder on level ground, use a
	funnel to fill engine with oil to FULL mark on
• Move throttle control lever to STOP position. See
	dipstick. Capacity is 20 oz. (0.6 liter). Be careful
Figure 7.	not to overfill. Overfilling will cause the engine to
	smoke profusely and will result in poor engine
	performance. The oil bottle packaged with your
	Chipper Shredder contains 20 oz. of oil.
	• Before operating the chipper shredder, check the
	oil level as follows:
	• Wipe the dipstick with a clean cloth and reinsert it in
	the oil fill tube.
Figure 7

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