To lower the hopper assembly, use one hand to grasp the handle at the top of the hopper assembly and lift slightly. Pull up on the release bar, and lower the hopper assembly to the ground. Release the bar. See figure 10.

---______Hopper

_---.Assembly

FIGURE 10.

Bulky material, such as stalks or heavy branches, up to 3" in diameter, should be fed into the chipper chute. See figure 11.

WARNING: MAKE CERTAIN THE CHIP-

PERNOT INCHUTEUSE. DOOR IS CLOSED WHEN

3" Maximum

Diameter

GASAND OIL FILL-UP

OIL (Packed with Unit)

Only use high quality detergent oil rated with API service classification SF, SG or SH. Select the oil's viscosity grade according to your expected operating temperature.

Colder _

32°F

_- Warmer

5W30

 

SAE 30

NOTE: Although multi-viscosity oils (5W30, 10W30, etc.) improve starting in cold weather, these multi- viscosity oils will result in increased oil consumption when used above 32°F. Check your oil level more fre- quently to avoid possible engine damage from run- ning low on oil.

Fill engine with oil as follows. Remove oil fill dip- stick. See figure 12. With chipper-shredder level, use a funnel to fill engine with oi! to FULL mark on dipstick. Capacity is approximately 21 ounces. Be careful not to overfill. Tilt chipper-shredder toward the left (from behind the hopper), then re-level.

Check oil level. Refill to FULL mark on dipstick if necessary. Replace dipstick and tighten.

Oil

Dipstick

Oil

Drain

FIGURE 12.

GAS

FIGURE 11.

Chipper Chute

• Remove fuel cap and fill fuel tank with about 3

quarts of

clean,

fresh, lead-free grade automotive

gasoline.

DO NOT use Ethyl or high octane gaso-

line. Be

certain

container is clean and free from

IMPORTANT: There is a flail screen located inside

the housing in the discharge area. If the flail screen becomes clogged, remove and clean as instructed in the Service and Adjustments section. For best per- formance, it is important to keep the shredding blade and the chipper blades sharp. If the composition of the material being discharged changes (becomes stringy, etc.) or if the rate at which the material is dis- charged slows down considerably, it is likely that the shredding blade and/or chipper blades are dull and need to be sharpened or replaced. Refer to Service and Adjustments section.

rust or foreign particles.

Never

use

gasoline

that

may be stale from long

periods

of

storage

in the

container. Replace fuel cap.

 

 

 

1/2 INCH OF TOP OF FUEL TANK TO WARNING: DO NOT FILL CLOSER THAN PREVENT SPILLS AND TO ALLOW FOR

FUEL EXPANSION. IF GASOLINE IS ACCIDENTLY SPILLED, MOVE CHIPPER-

SHREDDER AWAY FROM AREA OF SPILL. AVOID CREATING ANY SOURCE OF IGNITION UNTIL GASOLINE VAPORS HAVE DISAPPEARED.

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