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changes(becomesstdngy,etc.)oriftherateatwhich 
thematerialisdischargedslowsdownconsiderably,it 
islikelythattheshreddingbladeand/orchipper 
bladesaredullandneedtobesharpenedor 
replaced.RefertoServiceandAdjustmentssection. 
IMPORTANT:Thereisaflailscreenlocatedinside 
thehousinginthedischargearea.Iftheflailscreen 
becomesclogged,removeandcleanasinstructedin 
theServiceandAdjustmentssection. A WARNING:Thechipper-shredder 
dischargesmaterialswithconsiderable 
velocity.Keepawayfromtheareaaroundthe...

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Ifnecessary,replacepaperfilter(donotattempt 
toclean).Installnewfilteronbase. 
Slidepre-cleaneroverfilter. 
Installcoverandwingnut. 
Tightenwingnutsecurely. 
CleanEngine 
Cleanengineperiodically.Removedirtand 
debriswithaclothorbrush. 
Frequentlyremovegrassclippings,dirtand 
debrisfromcoolingfins,airintakescreenand 
leversandlinkage.Seefigure14.Thiswillhelp 
ensureadequatecoolingandcorrectengine 
speed. 
Cleancooling 
Figure14 
Yearlyorevery25hours,whicheveroccursfirst,...

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REMOVINGTHEFLAILSCREEN 
Ifthedischargeareabecomesclogged,removethe 
flailscreenandcleanareaasfollows. 
Stopengine,makecertainthechipper- 
shredderhascometoacompletestopand 
disconnectsparkplugwirefromthesparkplug 
beforeuncloggingthechute. 
Removethetwohandknobsoneachsideof 
thedischargechute(alsocalledthechute 
deflector). 
Liftthedischargechuteup,andkeepitoutof 
theway. 
Removetwohairpinclipsfromtheclevispins 
whichextendthroughthehousing.Removethe 
clevispins,Seefigure17....

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Disconnectsparkplugwireandmoveitaway 
fromsparkplug. 
Lowerthehopperassembly.Blockupthe 
housing.Seefigure19. 
WeldBolt 
Allen 
Screw 
Pipe causedamagetotheunit.Thebladecanbetasted 
forbalancebybalancingitonaroundshaft 
screwddverornail.Removemetalfromtheheavy 
sideuntilitisbalancedevenly.Seefigure20. 
Whenreassemblingtheblade,tightencenter 
bolttobetween550and650inch-poundsand 
thetwoouterboltstobetween250and350inch- 
pounds,orlackingtorquewrench,tighten 
securely. 
1.insertscrewdriverthroughhole 
d/...

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Prepareyourchipper-shredderforstorageattheend 
oftheseasonoriftheunitwillnotbeusedfor30days 
ormore. 
A WARNING:Neverstoremachinewithfuel 
inthefueltankinsideofbuildingwhere 
fumesmayreachanopenflameorspark, 
orwhereignitionsourcesarepresentsuch 
ashotwaterendspaceheaters,furnaces, 
clothesdryers,stoves,electricmotors,etc. 
Ayearlycheck-upbyyourlocalSearsservicecenter 
isagoodwaytomakecertainyourchipper-shredder 
willprovidemaximumperformanceforthenext 
season. 
CHIPPER-SHREDDER...

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PROBLEMPOSSIBLECAUSECORRECTIVEACTION 
Enginefailstostart1.Fueltankempty,orstalefuel1.Filltankwithclean,freshfuel 
2.Sparkplugwiredisconnected2.Connectwiretosparkplug. 
3.Faultysparkplug3.Clean,adjustgaporreplace. 
4.Throttlecontrolnotincorrect4.MovethrottlecontroltoFAST 
positionposition 
Lossofpower;operationerratic1.Sparkplugwireloose 
Engineoverheats 
Toomuchvibration 
Unitdoesnotdischarge 2.UnitrunningonChoke 
3.Blockedfuellineorstalefuel 
4.Waterordirtinfuelsystem 
5.Carburetoroutofadjustment...

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