BEFORE STARTING
•Your Chipper Vac System engine is shipped without oil or gasoline. Service the engine with oil and gas as instructed in the separate engine manual.
•Inspect the Vac System to make sure all covers (rear door, hardtop boot, elbow, hose adapter, hose and deck adapter are properly attached.
•Check tires for proper inflation (12 - 14 Ibs).
with the engine running, or while the engine
WARNING: Never fill fuel tank indoors, or is hot. Do not smoke while filling tank.
HOW TO STOP YOUR CHIPPER VAC
•To stop engine, move the throttle control lever to the OFF position.
•Disconnect spark plug wire from plug to prevent accidental starting while equipment is unattended or is being worked on.
CAUTION:areas are hot!r_e muffler and adjacent
HOW TO START YOUR CHIPPER MAC
engine without all covers being properly
WARNING: Never start or run the attached to the blower housing and cart.
•Check oil and gas in Chipper Vac engine.
•Attach spark plug wire to spark plug.
•Move choke lever on engine to CHOKE position. (A warm engine may not require choking.)
•Move throttle control lever on engine to FAST position.
•Grasp starter handle and pull rope out slowly until engine reaches start of compression cycle (rope will pull slightly harder at this point). Let the rope rewind slowly.
•Pull rope with a rapid, continuous, full arm stroke. Keep a firm grip on starter handle. Let rope rewind
slowly. Do not let starter handle snap back against starter.
•Repeat instructions in two preceding paragraphs until engine fires. When engine starts, move choke control gradually to RUN position.
HOW TO USE YOUR CHIPPER MAC
&may be affected with the addition of an accessory or an attachment. Be aware of
changing conditions on slopes,
•Inspect the Chipper Vac to make sure all covers (rear door, hard top boot, elbow, chipper chute with tamper plug, hose adapter (nozzle), hose and deck adapter are properly attached.
•Check tires for proper inflation (12 - 14 Ibs).
•Check oil and gas in Chipper Vac engine.
•Begin operation at low speed, adjusting forward speed to match grass height and/or moisture condition to prevent clogging.
•Do not attempt to vacuum up any material other than
vegetation found in a normal yard, such as light
branches, leaves, twigs, etc.CAUTION: Vehicle braking and stability
WARNING: Should your Chipper Vac
&become clogged, shut off tractor and Chipper Vac engines. Before attempting
to unclog, remove wire from spark plug to prevent accidental starting.
•To empty cart, shut off tractor engine and set brake.
•Shut off Chipper Vac engine.
•Remove rear door from cart.
•Release latch lock lever on tongue and tip cart back. See figure 36.
sure that no one is near the cart before
CAUTION: To avoid possible injury, be releasing the latch lock lever.
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•Lift rear of hard top and secure it in the upper raised position with right and left prop rods.
•Using a rake or suitable tool, pull grass clippings and/ or leaves out of cart.
•After cart is emptied, close hard top, tip cart for- ward and secure it to the tongue. Reattach rear door and hardtop boot.
FIGURE 36
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