Craftsman 247.77588O owner manual Attaching Hopper Assembly

through hinge on dischargechute and housing (spacer fits inside of hinge). See figure 3 inset.

Hex Nut

--Hex Bolt

Spac_er_-J-_Hinge

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Wing

Dischargl

Figure 3

Place second spacer over hex boltinsidethe other part ofthe hinge. Secure with hex lock nut. Tighten securely.

Secure both sides of dischargechute to housing using wing knobs that you earlier removed. Tighten wing knobs.

ATTACHING HOPPER ASSEMBLY

Remove the 8-3/8" long hex boltand the hex nut from the bottomof the inlet guide opening. See figure 4 inset.

Place the hopperassembly on the ground and hold it in the positionshown in step 1 in figure 4. Holdingthe hopper, pushhopper pivotdoor down insidethe hopper. See figure 4.

Slide the hopperassemblytowards the chipper- shredder housingso that the upper guide on the hopper assemblyslides under the stop washer on each side of the inletguide, See figure 4.

Align the two holes(one on each side) of the lower hopperwith the two holes (one on each side) ofthe inletguide. See figure 4 inset. insert the hex bolt(that you earlier removed) from the leftthroughthe holeon the hopper and the inletguide. Insertthe hex nut onto the bolt from the otherside. See figure 4 inset.

Tighten the bolttillthe lock nut is engaged. Make sure to remove sideplay from the bolt, but the hoppershouldbe able to pivot.

Inlet Guide Opening

Hopper Pivot Door

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Hopper Nut

Inlet	1.
Guide

Hopper

Figure 4

To raise the hopper, holdthe hopperby the hand-holdand liftit up till it clicksintoposition. To Iowerthe hopper, hold the hopperby the

hand-holdand pullthe release bar. The hopper shoulddrop down. See figure 5.

Release Bar

Figure 5

The flap controlrod is already attached to the hopper at the top. The other end of the rod has to be attached

to the stop washer on the inletguide. See figure 6. Raise the hopper tillit clicksinto position. Unscrewthe shoulder boltfrom the stop washer on the inlet guide. See figure6.

Align the loose end of the flap controlrodwith the stop washer on the inletguide.

Slidethe shoulder boltthroughthe opening in the flap controlrod. Secure tightly.See figure 6.