NOTE:A noisewillbe heardwhenfindingthestart of the compression cycle.Thisnoiseis causedbythe flailsandfingers,whicharepart of the shreddingmechanism,andit shouldbeexpecteduntilthe impeller reachesfull speed.

6.Pullthe ropewitha rapid,continuous,full arm stroke.Keepa firm grip onthe starterhandle.Letthe roperewindslowly.

7.Repeat,if necessary,until enginestarts.When enginestarts, movechokecontrolgraduallyawayfromthethrottlecontrol.

8.Ifenginefalters,movechokecontrolbacktowardthethrottle controlandrepeatsteps5 through7.

9.ALWAYSkeepthe throttlecontrolin the START/RUN_11 positionwhenoperatingthe chippershredder.

TO STOP ENGINE

1.Movethrottlecontrolleverto slow(turtle)'_ position.

Wheneverpossible,graduallyreduceenginespeedbefore stoppingengine.

2. Movethrottlecontrolleverto STOPor OFF _ position.

3.Disconnectsparkplugwireandgroundit to the retainingpostto preventaccidentalstartingwhilethe equipmentis unattended.

SHREDDING

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

Observethe followingguidelineswhenshreddingyarddebris:

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

,,Avoidshreddingfibrousplantssuchas tomatovinesuntiltheyare thoroughlydriedout. Freshvinesdo not shredwell andtendto wrapthemselvesaroundthe impellerandflails.

,,Placereasonableamountsof debrisintothe hopperat a time. Do notoverloadthe hopper.

,,Allowthe materialinthe hopperto bedrawnintothe bladesand shreddedbeforeaddingadditionaldebristo the hopper.Failureto dueso mayresultin a cloggedhopper,cloggedchutedeflectoror a stalledengine.

CHiPPiNG

Branchesupto 3" in diametercanbe fed intothe chipperchute. Observethe followingguidelineswhenchippingbranches:

,,Keepbothhandsfirmlyonthe branchas youfeed it intothe chipperchute.

,,Neverfeed morethanonebranchintothe chipperchuteat a time.

,,Neverfeedanythingotherthan branches(orwood)intothe chipperchute.

,,Apply intermittentpressure(force,inshortpulses)whilefeeding larger(3-inchdiameter)branchesinto the chipperchute,to avoid boggingor stallingthe engine.

IMPORTANT:Neverfeed brancheswitha diametergreaterthan three (3) inchesintothe chipperchute.Doingso can resultin serious damagetoyour unit'schipperblades,flailsorimpeller.

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

LOWERING THE HOPPER ASSEMBLY

1.Withone handgraspthe handleat the top ofthe hopperassem- bly and liftslightly.

2.Withthe otherhandpullout onthe releaserodand lowerthe hopperassemblyto the ground.SeeFigure10.

TO EMPTY BAG

1.Un-clipdrawstringandloosenbagfromchutedeflectoropening.

2.Emptybagandreattachto thedischargechuteopening.Pullon the drawstringuntilthe bagis tightaroundthechuteopeningand clip the drawstringtightagainstthe chutedeflector.

IMPORTANT:The flail screenis locatedinsidethe housingin the dischargearea.If theflail screenbecomesclogged,removeand cleanas instructedinthe Serviceand Maintenancesection.For best performance,it is also importantto keepthe chipperbladesharp.

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247.776370 specifications

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