Craftsman 1450 Series, 247.77638, 77638 GAS

GAS AND OIL FILL-UP

Oil (one bottle shipped with unit)

FirstTimeUse

1. Removeoilfill dipstick.

2. Withthe chippershredderonlevelground,use a funnelto empty

entirecontentsofoil bottleprovidedintothe engine.

3. Replaceoilfill dipstickand tighten.

SubsequentUses

Onlyusehigh qualitydetergentoilrated withAPIservice classification

SF,SG,or SH.Selectthe oil'sSAE viscositygradeaccordingtothe

expectedoperatingtemperature.Followthechartbelow.

_older _ 32°F _Warmer'_

OilViscosity Chart J

Althoughmulti-viscosityoils(5W30,10W30,etc.)improvestarting

incold weather,theywillresult in increasedoilconsumptionwhen

usedabove32°E Checkyourengineoillevel morefrequentlytoavoid

possibleenginedamagefromrunninglowon oil.

1. Checktheoil level makingcertainnotto rubthe dipstickalong the

insidewallsofthe oil fill tube.This wouldresult ina false dipstick

reading.Wipedipstickcleanwithcloth. Replaceandtighten

dipstick.Removeandcheckoil level.Refillto FULLmarkon

dipstick,ifnecessary.Capacityisapproximately28oz.Overfilling

willcausethe engineto smokeprofuselyandwill result inpoor

engineperformance.

2. Replaceoilfill dipstickand tighten.

l Useextremecare whenhandlinggasoline.Gasolineisextremely

flammableandthevaporsare explosive.Neverfuelmachineindoors

orwhile theengineis hot or running.Extinguishcigarettes,cigars,

pipes,andothersourcesof ignition.

3. Keepoil levelat FULL.Runningtheenginewithtoo little oil can

resultinpermanentenginedamage.

Gasoline

1. Removefuelcapfrom thefueltank.

2. Makesurethe containerfromwhichyou will pourthe gasolineis

cleanandfreefrom rustor foreignparticles.Neveruse gasoline

thatmaybe stalefrom longperiodsof storagein itscontainer.

Gasolinethathasbeensitting for anyperiod longerthanfour

weeksshouldbeconsideredstale.

3. Fillfueltank withclean,fresh,unleadedregulargasolineonly. Do

notusegasolinecontainingMETHANOL.Replacefuelcap.

Alcoholblendedfuels(calledgasoholor usingethanolor methanol)

canattractmoisturewhichleads toseparationandformationofacids

duringstorage.Acidicgascan damagethefuel systemofanengine

whilein storage.

Toavoidengineproblems,thefuel systemshouldbeemptiedbefore

storagefor30 daysor longer.Drainthe gas tank,start the engine

andlet it rununtil thefuel linesand carburetorareempty.Use

freshfuelnext season.See STORAGEInstructionsforadditional

information.

Neveruseengineorcarburetorcleanerproductsinthe fueltank or

permanentdamagemayoccur.

NOTE:Checkthefuel levelperiodicallytoavoidrunningout ofgaso-

linewhileoperatingthechippershredder.Ifthe unit runsoutof gasas

itis chipping,it may be necessarytounclogthe dischargeareabefore

itcan be restarted.Referto SERVICEANDMAINTENANCEsection.

TO START ENGINE

1. Attachsparkplug wireand rubberbootto sparkplug.

2. Fill tankto no morethan 1/2 inchbelow bottomoffiller neck to

providespaceforfuel expansion.

3. Turnthefuel shut-offvalveto theONposition.

4. Movethe chokeleveronthe engineto CHOKEI'i,I position.(A

warmenginemaynot requirechoking.)SeeFigure 10.

5. MovethrottlecontroltoSTART/RUN(Rabbit),_ position.See

Figure10.

6. Standingbehindthe unit,graspstarterhandleand pull ropeout

untilyoufeel a drag.

Figure10