Craftsman 247.776360 manual Shredding, C_earing the Hopper, Chipping

Shredding

Yardwastesuchas leavesandpineneedlescan be placedinthe hopperfor shredding,Aftermaterialhas beenprocessedby the shred- derbladeandflails,it will beforcedoutof thechutedeflector,and,if attached,intoa debriscollectionbag,

Observethe followingguidelineswhenshreddingyarddebris:

1, Neverattemptto shredmaterialotherthan normalyard debris (leaves,twigs,pinecones,etc,),

2, Avoidshreddingfibrousplantssuchas tomatovinesuntiltheyare

thoroughlydriedout, Freshvinesdo not shredwell andtendto wrapthemselvesaroundthe impellerandflails,

3, Race reasonableamountsof debrisintothe hopperat a time, Do not overloadthe hopper,

4, Allowthe materialin the hopperto bedrawnintothe bladesand shreddedbeforeaddingadditionaldebristo the hopper,Failureto dueso mayresultin acloggedhopper,cloggedchutedeflectorora stalledengine,

5, Avoidplacingtwigs longerthan24inchesintothe hopper,Twigs longerthan 24inchesmayresultin a cloggedhopper,

6, Neverplacebrancheswitha diametergreaterthan 1/2-inchin the hopper,Doingso can resultinseriousdamageto the unit's shredderblade,flailsor impeller,

C_earing the Hopper

Shouldthe hopperbecomedogged withdebrisduringoperation, proceedas follows:

1, Graspthe handlewith bothhandsandgentlyagitatethe chipper shredderto helploosendebris,drawingit intothe impeller,

if thedog doesnot clear,proceedas follows: 1, Stopengine,

2, Useyourhandsto removeany debrisfoundnearthe top of the hopper,

3, Useabranch(or otheravailabledevice,i,e,broomstick)to dislodge debrislocatedtowardthe baseof the hopper,

4, Restartengine,

NOTE:if you'reunableto pullthe starterropeas a resultof accumu- lateddebrisnearthe impeller,followinstructionsunderthe heading

Cleaning the Reduction Chamberin the "MaintainingYourChipper Shredder"sectionof thismanual,

Chipping

WARNING:Never operate the chipper shredder without chipper chute lowered into the operating position.

Branchesupto 2" in diametercan befed intothe chipperchute, Observethe followingguidelineswhenchippingbranches:

1, Keepbothhandsfirmlyonthe branchas youfeed it intothe chipper chute,

2, Neverfeed morethanonebranchintothe chipperchuteat a time,

3, Neverfeed anythingotherthan branches(or wood)intothe chipper chute,

4, Apply intermittentpressure(force,inshortpulses)while feeding larger(2-inchdiameter)branchesintothe chipperchute,to avoid boggingor stallingthe engine,

IMPORTANT:Neverfeed brancheswitha diametergreaterthan two (2) inchesintothe chipperchute, Doingso can resultin serious damagetoyour unit'schipperblades,flailsorimpeller,

NOTE:Forbestperformance,alwaysoperatethe unitwithsharp chipperblades,If a noticeablelossin performanceis encountered whilechippingbranches,the chipperbladesshouldbe replaced,

Emptying the Debris Collection Bag 1, Stopengine,

2, Squeezethe lockingbucklereleasethe bag'sdrawstrapbefore looseningit fromthe chutedeflector,SeeFigure7,

3, Emptythe bagandreattachto the chutedeflectoropening,Referto Figure2,

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Figure 7