Craftsman 486.24517 manual HOW to Stop Your CHIP-N=VAC, HOW to Start Your CHIP-N-VAC

BEFORE STARTING

1.Your Chip-N-Vac engine is shipped without oil or gasoline. Service the Chip-N-Vac engine with oil and gas as instructed in the separate engine manual.

2.Inspect the Chip-N-Vac to make sure all covers (rear door, vinyl boot, elbow, hose adapter, hose and deck adapter are properly attached.

3.Check tires for proper inflation (12 - 14 Ibs).

WARNING: Never fill fuel tank indoors, or with the engine running, or while the engine is hot. Do not smoke while filling tank.

HOW TO STOP YOUR CHIP-N=VAC

1.To stop engine, move the throttle control lever to the OFF position.

2.Disconnect spark plug wire from plug to prevent ac- cidental starting while equipment is unattended or is being worked on.

CAUTION: The muffler and adjacent areas are hot!

HOW TO START YOUR CHIP-N-VAC

WARNING: Never start or run the engine without all covers being properly attached to the blower housing and cart.

1.Check oil and gas in Chip-N-Vac engine.

2.Attach spark plug wire to spark plug.

3.Move choke lever on engine to CHOKE position. (A warm engine may not require choking.)

4.Move throttle control lever on engine to FAST position.

5.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.

6.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.

7.Repeat instructions in two preceding paragraphs until engine fires. When engine starts, move choke control gradually to RUN position.

HOW TO USE YOUR CHIP-N=VAC

CAUTION: Vehicle braking and stability may be affected with the addition of an accessory or an attachment. Be aware of changing conditions on slopes.

1.Inspect the Chip-N-Vac to make sure all covers (rear door, vinyl boot, elbow, chipper chute with tamper plug, hose adapter (nozzle), hose and deck adapter are properly attached.

2.Check tires for proper inflation (12 - 14 Ibs).

3.Check oil and gas in Chip-N-Vac engine.

4.Begin operation at low speed, adjusting forward speed to match grass height and/or moisture condition to prevent clogging.

5.Do not attempt to vacuum up any material other than vegetation found in a normal yard, such as light branches, leaves, twigs, etc.

WARNING: Should your Chip-N-Vac become clogged, shut off tractor and Chip-N-Vac engines. Before attempting to unclog, remove wire from spark plug to prevent accidental starting.

6.To empty cart, shut off tractor engine and set brake.

7.Shut off Chip-N-Vac engine.

8.Remove rear door from cart.

9.Release the latch holding cart down to the tongue by pulling up on the latch lever. See figure 31.

10.Using a rake or suitable tool, pull the grass clippings and/or leaves out of cart.

CAUTION: To avoid possible injury, be sure that no one is near the cart before

releasing the latch.

11.After cart is emptied, secure cart to tongue with latch and reattach the rear door and the vinyl boot.

FIGURE 31

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