ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS

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Bag

Hub

Front Wheels

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IMPORTANT: This unit is shipped WITHOUT GASO- LINE or OIL in the engine. After assembly, see opera- tion section of this manual for proper fuel and engine oil recommendations.

NOTE: To determine right and left hand sides of your

chipper-vacuum, stand behind and face the unit (Refer to figure 7).

Your chipper-vacuum has been completely assem- bled at the factory except for the front wheels, hub caps, nozzle, chipper chute, support bracket and bag.

A pair of safety glasses and bottle of oil are also included in the carton.

FIGURE 1.

Wheel Bracket

Wave

RexWasher

Lock

Shoulder

 

Cupped

Bolt

Washer

 

Cupped

 

Hub

 

Side

 

FIGURE 2.

 

Wing

Nuts

Nozzle

FIGURE 3.

TOREMOVECHIPPER-VACUUMFROMCARTON

Cut the corner of the carton. Remove all packing inserts and loose parts. Push down on handle to lift front of chipper-vacuum, and roll chipper-vacuum out of the carton. Make certain all parts and literature have been removed before the carton is discarded.

TOOLS REQUIRED FOR ASSEMBLY

(1)3/4" Open End Wrench

(2)1/2" or Adjustable Wrenches

(1)9/16" Wrench

(1)Funnel

LOOSE PARTS IN CARTON (SeeFigure1)

(2)

Front Wheels

(1)

Bag

 

(2)

Hub Caps-I

(1)

Shift Knob1-

(1)

Nozzle

 

(1)

Tamper Plug-i-

(1)

Chipper

Chute

(1)

Safety

Glasses-I"

(1)

Support

Bracket

(1)

Bottle

of Oil

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Shown

 

 

 

 

HOWTO SET-UPYOUR CHIPPER-VACUUM

ATTACHING THE FRONT WHEELS

•Tilt unit backward so that it rests on the handle

(place a piece of the carton under handle to avoid

scratches). Remove the cardboard packing material around the wheel brackets.

•Remove the hex lock nuts and shoulder bolts from the front of the wheel brackets. See figure 2.

•Place wave washer on shoulder bolt. Insert shoulder bolt through wheel, with the head of the shoulder bolt through the flat side of the wheel.

•Assemble wheel to outside of wheei bracket. Secure with cupped washer (cupped side of washer goes against the bracket) and hex lock nut. Tighten.

•Align the four tabs on the hub caps with the four holes in the wheel. Press in each tab until it locks in

place. The hub cap edges must be flush with the wheel rim when installed properly.

ATTACHING THE NOZZLE (See figure 3)

•Remove the three plastic wing nuts from the front

of the chipper-vacuum. Place the nozzle in position over the three weld studs. Secure with the wing

nuts just removed.

NOTE: The metal tab in the nozzle must depress the

safety switch on the front of the chipper-vacuum or the engine will not start.

•Set unit in upright position.

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79964 specifications

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