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Oil (one bottle shipped with unit)

FirstTime Use

1.Removeoil fill dipstick.

2.Withthechippershredderon levelground,usea funnelto empty entirecontentsof oil bottleprovidedintothe engine.

3.Replaceoil fill dipstickandtighten.

Subsequent Uses

Onlyuse highqualitydetergentoil ratedwithAPIserviceclassification SF,SG,or SH. Selectthe oil'sSAEviscositygradeaccordingto the expectedoperatingtemperature.Followthe chartbelow.

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Oil Viscosity Chart

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Althoughmulti-viscosityoils (5W30,10W30,etc.)improvestarting incold weather,theywill resultinincreasedoil consumptionwhen usedabove32°R Checkyour engineoil levelmorefrequentlyto avoid possibleenginedamagefromrunninglowon oil.

1.Checktheoil levelmakingcertainnotto rubthe dipstickalongthe insidewallsof the oil fill tube.Thiswould resultina falsedipstick reading.Refillto FULLmarkon dipstick,if necessary.Capacity is approximately18oz. Overfillingwill causethe engineto smoke profuselyandwill resultin poorengineperformance.

2.Replaceoil fill dipstickandtighten.

3.Keepoil levelat FULL.Runningthe enginewithtoo littleoilcan resultinpermanentenginedamage.

Useextremecare whenhandlinggasoline.Gasolineis extremely flammableandthe vaporsareexplosive.Neverfuel machineindoors or whilethe engineis hotor running.Extinguishcigarettes,cigars, pipes,andothersourcesof ignition.

Gasoline

1.Removefuel cap fromthefuel tank.

2.Makesurethe containerfromwhichyouwill pourthe gasolineis cleanandfreefromrustor foreignparticles.Neveruse gasoline thatmaybestalefromlongperiodsof storagein itscontainer.

Gasolinethathasbeensittingfor any periodlongerthan four weeksshouldbe consideredstale.

3.Fill fueltankwithclean,fresh, unleadedregulargasolineonly.Do

not usegasolinecontainingMETHANOLReplacefuelcap..

Figure10

UseAlcoholblendedfuels(calledgasoholor usingethanolormetha- nol)can attractmoisturewhichleadsto separationandformationof acidsduringstorage.Acidicgascan damagethe fuelsystemof an enginewhile instorage.

Toavoidengineproblems,thefuel systemshouldbe emptiedbefore storagefor 30daysorlonger.Drainthe gas tank,start the engine

andlet it rununtilthe fuel linesandcarburetorareempty.Use freshfuelnextseason.SeeSTORAGEInstructionsfor additional

information.

Neveruse engineorcarburetorcleanerproductsinthe fuel tankor I permanentdamagemayoccur.

NOTE:Checkthe fuel levelperiodicallyto avoidrunningout of gaso- linewhileoperatingthechippershredder.Ifthe unitruns outof gas as it is chipping,it maybenecessaryto unclogthedischargeareabefore it can berestarted.Referto SERVICEANDADJUSTMENTsection.

TO START ENGINE

1.Attachsparkplugwireandrubberboot to sparkplug.

2.Gastankshouldbefilled3/4 to full beforestarting.

3.Movethe chokeleveronthe engineto CHOKEposition.I'_1 (Awarmengine maynotrequirechoking.)SeeFigure10.

4.Movethrottlecontrolto START/RUN(Rabbit)position. SeeFigure10.

5.Standingbehindthe unit,graspstarter handleand pullropeout untilyoufeel a drag.

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247.776370 specifications

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