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    OWNERS 
    MANUAL 
    MODELNOS° 
    247.795860 
    247=795861 
    Caution: 
    ReadandFollow 
    AllSafetyRules 
    andInstructions 
    BeforeOperating 
    ThisEquipment 8HORSEPOWER 
    3CUTTINGSTAGE 
    MULCHINGANDBAGGING 
    CHIPPER=SHREDDER 
    Assembly 
    Operation 
    CustomerResponsibilities 
    ServiceandAdjustment 
    RepairParts 
    SEARS,ROEBUCKANDCO.,HoffmanEstates,IL60195U.S.A. 
    PrintedinU.S.A.770_8175H9/92  
    						
    							  
    SAFETYRULES 
    l_PERSONALINJURY,  WARNING:TOREDUCETHEPOTENTIALFORANYINJURY,COMPLYWITHTHEFOLLOWING 
    SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS.FAILURETOCOMPLYWITHTHEINSTRUCTIONSMAYRESULTIN 
    TRAINING 
    eReadthisownersmanualcarefullyinitsentiretybefore 
    attemptingtoassembleoroperatethismachineBecom- 
    pletelyfamiliarwiththecontrolsandtheproperuseofthis 
    machinebeforeoperatingitKeepthismanualinasafe 
    placeforfutureandregularreferenceandforordering 
    replacementparts 
    eChildrenmustneverbeallowedtooperatethisequipment 
    eNooneshouldoperatethisunitwhileintoxicatedorwhile 
    takingmedicationthatimpairsthesensesorreactions 
    eThisequipmentshouldneverbeoperatedinthevicinity 
    ofchildren,petsorotherpersons 
    ®Neverrunyourmachineinanenclosedareaasthe 
    exi_austfromtheenginecontainscarbonmonoxide,which 
    isanodorless,tastelessanddeadlypoisonousgas 
    eNeverplaceyourhandsoranypartofyourbodyorcloth- 
    inginsidethefeedingchamber,dischargechute,ornear 
    anymovingpartwhilethemachineorengineisrunning. 
    eIfitisnecessaryforanyreasontoinspectorrepairthe 
    feedingchamberoranypartofthemachinewhereamov- 
    ingpartcancomeincontactwithyourbodyorclothing, 
    stopthemachine,allowittocool,disconnectthespark 
    plugwirefromthesparkplugandmoveitawayfromthe 
    sparkplugbeforeattemptingsuchinspectionorrepair 
    PREPARATION 
    eWearsafetyglassesprovidedwithyourunitwhileoperat- 
    ingthechipper-shreddertopreventinjuryfromanymate- 
    rialwhichmaybeejectedoutoftheopenings. 
    eWearproperapparelAvoidwearingloosefittingclothing 
    Weargloveswhenhandlingmaterial 
    eHANDLEGASOLINEWITHCAREasitisanextremely 
    flammablefuel 
    oCheckthefuelbeforestartingtheengineDonotfillthe 
    fueltankindoors,whiletheengineisrunning,orwhilethe 
    engineisstillhotTurntheunitoffandlettheenginecool 
    beforerefueling 
    oFuelyourchipper-shredderinacleanareaDonot 
    smokewhilerefueling 
    •Fueltankcapmustbesecureatalltimesexceptdudng 
    refueling 
    ®AvoidspillinggasolineoroilWipetheunitcleanofany 
    spilledfueloroil. 
    ®Storefuelandoilinapprovedcontainers,awayfromheat 
    oropenflame,andoutofreachofchildren 
    •Thismachineshouldbeoperatedonlyuponalevelsurface 
    ®Assurethatallscrews,nutsandboltsandotherfasteners 
    areproperlysecured 
    OPERATION 
    ®Whenfeedingshreddablematerialintothisequipment, 
    beextremelycarefulthatpiecesofmetal,rocks,bottles, 
    cansorotherforeignobjectsarenotincludedPersonal 
    injuryordamagetothemachinecouldresult oifthecuttingmechanismstrikesanyforeignobjector 
    yourmachineshouldstartmakinganunusualnoiseor 
    vibration,immediatelystoptheengine,disconnectthe 
    sparkplugwirefromthesparkplugandmoveitaway 
    fromthesparkplugAllowthemachinetostopandtake 
    thefollowingsteps: 
    Inspectfordamage 
    Replaceorrepairanydamagedparts 
    Checkforanyloosepartsandtightentoassurecontin- 
    uedsafeoperation 
    eTheenginemustbekeptcleanofdebrisandotheraccu- 
    mulations. 
    eDonotallowanaccumulationofprocessedmaterialto 
    buildupinthedischargeareaasthiswillpreventproper 
    dischargeandcanresultinkick-backfromfeedopening 
    eNeverplaceyourhandsoranyotherpartofyourbodyor 
    clothinginsidethefeedingchamber,dischargechuteor 
    nearanymovingpartwhiletheengineisrunning 
    eKeepallguardsanddeflectorsinplaceandingoodwork- 
    ingconditiontoassurecontinuedsafeoperation 
    eAlwaysstandclearofthedischargeareawhenopelating 
    thismachine 
    eKeepyourfaceandbodybackfromthefeedopeningto 
    avoidaccidentalbouncebackofanymaterial. 
    ®Donotover-reachKeepproperbalanceandfootingatall 
    times 
    eTheenginegovernorsettingsonyourmachinemustnot 
    bealtered,changed,ortamperedwithThegovernor 
    contrelsthemaximumsafeoperatingspeedsandpro- 
    tectstheengineandallmovingpartsfromdamage 
    causedbyoverspeed. 
    eDonottransportmachinewhileengineisrunning 
    eDonotoperateengineifaircleanerorcoverdirectlyover 
    carburetorairintakeisremoved,exceptforadjustment. 
    Removalofsuchpartscouldcreateafirehazard 
    MAINTENANCEANDSTORAGE 
    oWhenthisequipmentisstoppedforservicing,inspection, 
    storageortochangeanaccessory,makesurethespark 
    plugwireisdisconnectedfromthesparkplugandmoved 
    awayfromthesparkplugThemachineshouldbe 
    allowedtocooldownbeforemakingsuchinspection, 
    adjustments,service,etcMaintainyourmachinewith 
    careandkeepitcleanforthebestandcontinuedsafe 
    operation 
    oDenotuseflammablesolutionstocleantheairfilter 
    OWhennotinuse,yourmachineshouldbestoredoutof 
    thereachofchildren.Keepwheregasolinefumeswillnot 
    reachanopenflameorsparkForlongperiodsofstor- 
    age,refertotheStoragesectionofthismanual. 
    I 
    LOOKFORTHISSYMBOLTOPOINTOUT] 
    IMPORTANTSAFETYPRECAUTIONS.ITI 
    MEANS--ATTENTION!!!BECOMEALERT!!! 
    YOURSAFETYSNVOLVED./ 
    J 
    2  
    						
    							  
    CCNGRATULATIONSonyourpurchaseofaSears 
    CrattsmanChipper-ShredderIthasbeendesigned,engi- 
    neeredandmanufacturedtogiveyouthebestpossible 
    dependabilityandperformance, 
    Shouldyouexperienceanyproblemyoucannoteasilyrem- 
    edy,pleasecontactyournearestSearsServiceCenter/ 
    DepartmentintheUnitedStates,Wehavecompetent,well- 
    trainedtechniciansandthepropertoolstoserviceorrepair 
    thisunit 
    PleasereadandretainthismanualTheinstructionswill 
    enableyoutoassembleandmaintainyourchipper-shredder 
    properlyAlwaysobservetheSAFETYRULES 
    MODEL 
    NUMBER 
    SERIAL 
    NUMBER 
    DATEOF 
    PURCHASE 
    THEMODELANDSERIALNUMBERSWILLBEFOUND 
    ONALABELATTACHEDTOTHEFRAMEOFTHE 
    CHIPPER-SHREDDER 
    YOUSHOULDRECORDBOTHSERIALNUMBERAND 
    DATEOFPURCHASEANDKEEPINASAFEPLACE 
    FORFUTUREREFERENCE 
    CUSTOMERRESPONSIBILITIES 
    eReadandobservethesafetyrules, 
    eFollowaregularscheduleinmaintaining,caringfor 
    andusingyourchipper-shredder, 
    ®FollowtheinstructionsunderCustomerRespons- 
    ibilitiesandStoragesectionsofthisOwners 
    Manual PRODUCTSPECnFICATIONS 
    Horsepower:&0 
    Displacement:19,44cuin 
    FuelCapacity:1Gallon 
    (Unleaded) 
    SparkPlug(Gap030in.):Champion 
    J19LM(or 
    Equivalent) 
    Magnetron®IgnitionAirGap:,0125in 
    MAINTENANCEAGREEMENT 
    ASearsMaintenanceAgreementisavailableonthis 
    productContactyournearestSearsstorefordetails 
    WARNING:Thisunitisequippedwithaninternalcombus- 
    tionengineandshouldnotbeusedonornearanyunim- 
    provedforest-covered,brush-coveredorgrass-coveredland 
    unlesstheenginesexhaustsystemisequippedwitha 
    sparkarrestermeetingapplicablelocalorstatelaws(ifany) 
    Ifasparkarresterisused,itshouldbemaintainedineffec- 
    tiveworkingorderbytheoperator 
    intheStateofCaliforniatheaboveisrequiredbylaw 
    (Section4442oftheCaliforniaPublicResourcesCode) 
    Otherstatesmayhavesimilarlaws,Federallawsapplyon 
    federallandsAsparkarresterforthemufflerisavailabte 
    throughyournearestSearsAuthorizedServiceCenter(See 
    theREPAIRPARTSsectionofthismanual) 
    WARRANTY 
    ONEYEARLIMITEDWARRANTYOHCRAFTSMANGASCHIPPER-SHREDDER 
    Foroneyearfromthedateofpurchase,whenthisCraftsmanChipper-Shredderismaintained,lubricatedand 
    tunedupaccordingtotheinstructionsintheownersmanual,Searswillrepair,freeofcharge,anydefectin 
    materialandworkmanship 
    IfthisCraftsmanChipper-Shredderisusedforcommercialorrentalpurposes,thiswarrantyappliesforonly30 
    daysfromthedateofpurchase. 
    Thiswarrantydoesnotcover: 
    ®Expendableitemswhichbecomewornduringnormaluse,suchasblades,chipperblades,flails,aircleaners, 
    sparkplugsandcatcherbags 
    eRepairsnecessarybecauseofoperatorabuseornegligence,includingbentcrankshaftsandthefailureto 
    maintaintheequipmentaccordingtotheinstructionscontainedintheownersmanual, 
    WARRANTYSERVICEISAVAILABLEBYRETURNINGTHECRAFTSMANCHIPPER-SHREDDERTOTHE 
    NEARESTSEARSSERVICECENTER/DEPARTMENTINTHEUNITEDSTATESTHISWARRANTY 
    APPLIESONLYWHILETHISPRODUCTISINUSEiNTHEUNITEDSTATES 
    Thiswarrantygivesyouspecificlegalrights,andyoumayalsohaveotherrightswhichmayvaryfromstateto 
    state. 
    SEARS,ROEBUCKANDCO.D/817WA,HoffmanEstates,IL60195  
    						
    							  
    TABLEOFCONTENTS 
    SAFETYRULES.......................................................................2 
    PRODUCTSPECIFICATIONS.....................................3 
    WARRANTY.........................................................................................3 
    INDEX.........................................................................................4 
    ASSEMBLY....................................................................5-7 
    OPERATION.....................................................................7-10 
    CUSTOMERRESPONSIBILITIES..........................11,12 STORAGE.............................................................................13 
    SERVICEANDADJUSTMENT..............................13-15 
    TROUBLESHOOTING...........................................................16 
    PARTSORDERING/SERVICE......................................16 
    REPAIRPARTS--CHIPPER-SHREDDER........17,18 
    REPAIRPARTS--ENGINE......................................19-23 
    HNDEX 
    A 
    Adjustments: 
    Carburetor.................................................................................15 
    EngineSpeed...................................................................15 
    AssemblyInstructions: 
    CatcherBag.............................................................................6 
    ChuteCrankDeflector............................................................6 
    HopperAssembly.......................................................6 
    CatcherBag.......................................................6,7 
    C 
    CatcherBag...................................................................6,7 
    Controls..........................................................................7 
    CustomerResponsibilities................................3,11,12 
    E 
    Engine: 
    Maintenance...................................................11,12 
    Starting..............................................................................10 
    Stopping.................................................................................8 
    Storage...................................................................................13 
    F 
    Fuel......................................................................................................9 
    L 
    Lubrication...............................................................11 
    M 
    Maintenance: 
    Agreement.......................................................................................3 
    Schedule.........................................................11 
    Engine.......................................................................11,12 
    Chipper-Shredder.........................................................................11 O 
    Oil..............................................................................................9 
    OperatingTips.................................................................................8 
    R 
    Repair/ReplacementParts.........................................17-23 
    Responsibilities,Customer.....................................3,11-13 
    S 
    SafetyRules....................................................................2 
    Sharpening.....................................................................14,15 
    ServiceRecommendations..............................................11 
    SparkPlug.......................................................................12 
    Specifications......................................................................3 
    Storage......................................................................................13 
    T 
    TableofContents..............................................................4 
    TroubleShooting...............................................................16 
    U 
    Unclogging...............................................................13,14 
    Unpacking......................................................................................5 
    W 
    Warranty..........................................................................3 
    4  
    						
    							  
    £ ASSEMBLYmNSTRUCTmONS 
    IMPORTANT:ThisunitisshippedWITHOUTGASO_ 
    LINEorOILAfterassembly,seeoperationsectionof 
    thismanualforproperfuelandengineoilrecommen- 
    dation& 
    NOTE:Todeterminerightandlefthandsidesofyour 
    ...Fla.t-_/-,f__chipper-shredder,standbehindandfacethehopper 
    5_l_Sl]el_k_,,,.._)(engineisatthefrontoftheunit) 
    •__Yourchipper-shredderhasbeencompletelyassem- 
    IIIbledatthefactory,exceptforthehopperassembly 
    II_(hopperhoodandupperleaframpsectionhavebeen 
    IIIsub-assembled),upperguideassembly,chutedeflec- 
    !]_torandthecatcherbagThehardwarepackandsafe- 
    Itl._tyglassesarealsoincludedinthecarton 
    I][/_.__]-
    						
    							  
    Spacers 
    Hinge) Housing 
    Assembly 
    HexLock- 
    Nut 
    Hand Chute 
    Deflector 
    FIGURE2. 
    Stop 
    Washer 
    Upper 
    Guide 
    ReleaseAssembly 
    Bar 
    Frame 
    FIGURE3. 
    HopperPivot 
    Door 
    ASSEMBLETHIS 
    TRUSSSCREW 
    ANDNUTFIRST 
    Bar 8-3/8Long 
    FlatWasher 
    HexLockNut 
    Hopl:Assembly 
    Jper 
    Guide 
    Assembly pper 
    Leaf 
    Ramp 
    Section 
    RemoveTruss 
    ScrewandNut 
    FIGURE4. 
    ,Drawstring 
    ./ 
    Plunger 
    FIGURE5. HOWTOSET-UPYOURCHIPPER-SHREDCER 
    MAKECERTAINTHESPARKPLUG 
    WIREISDISCONNECTEDANDMOVED 
    AWAYFROMTHESPARKPLUG 
    BEFOREASSEMBLINGTHECHIPPER- 
    SHREDDER. 
    _-AI-rACHINGTHECHUTEDEFLECTOR 
    eRemovethehandknobsandcuppedwashersfrom 
    eachsideofthedischargeopeningontheleftside 
    ofthechipper-shredder 
    eRemovehexlocknut,twospacersandhexbolt 
    frominsidethehingeontopofthehousingassem- 
    blyDonotremoveonespacerfromthehexbolt 
    ePlacethechutedeflectorinpositiononthedis- 
    chargeopeningInserthexboltandspacerthrough 
    hingeonchutedeflectorandhousing(spacerfits 
    insideofhinge).Seefigure2. 
    ®Placesecondspaceroverhexbolt,insideother 
    partofhinge.SecurewithhexlocknuLTighten 
    securely. 
    eSecurebothsidesofchutedeflectortohousing 
    usinghandknobsandcuppedwashers(cuppedside 
    ofwashersgoagainstchutedeflector) 
    -
    						
    							  
    eToattachthebag,placetheopeningofthebag 
    overthechutedeflectorsoitcompletelycoversthe 
    chuteopening.Depresstheplungeronthedraw- string,andpullonthedrawstringuntilthebagis 
    tightaroundthechuteopening.Releaseplungerto 
    lockitintopositionSeefigure5, 
    OPERATnON 
    KNOWYOURCHIPPER-SHREDDER 
    READTHISOWNERSMANUALANDSAFETYRULESBEFOREOPERATINGYOURCHIPPER-SHREDDER_ 
    Comparetheillustrationswithyourchipper-shreddertofamiliarizeyourselfwiththelocationofvariouscontrols 
    andadjustmentsSavethismanualforfuturereference 
    Engine 
    Switch 
    Choke 
    Lever. 
    Starter 
    Handle Hopper 
    Assembl 
    Chipper 
    Chute 
    OilFill 
    Dipstic Fuel 
    Tank 
    Chute 
    Deflector Release 
    Bar 
    Bag 
    FIGURE6--Model247.795861Shown. 
    MEETSANSISAFETYSTANDARDS 
    Searschipper-shreddersconformtothesafetystandardB716-1982oftheAmericanNationalStandardsInstitute 
    OPERATINGCONTROLS(Seefigure6) 
    RELEASEBAR--Usedtoreleasethehopperwhen 
    raisingorlowering 
    CHOKELEVER--Usedtoenrichthefuelmixturein 
    thecarburetorwhenstartingacoldengine. 
    STARTERHANDLE--Usedtomanuallystartthe 
    engine, ENGINESHUT-OFFSWITCH--Usedtostopthe 
    engine. 
    FUELSHUT-OFFVALVE--Usedtostoptheflowof 
    fuelintothecarburetor(locatedbeneaththefuel 
    tank) 
    BEFOREUSINGYOURCHIPPER-SHREDDER,AGAINREFERTOTHESAFETYRULESASSHOWNON 
    PAGE2OFTHISMANUALALWAYSBECAREFUL, 
    Theoperationofanychipper-shreddercanresultinforeignobjectsbeingthrowninto 
    theeyes,whichcanresultinsevereeyedamageAlwayswearthesafetyglassespro- 
    videdwiththechipper-shredderoreyeshieldsbeforechippingorshredding,orwhile 
    performinganyadjustmentsorrepairs.WerecommendWideVisionSafetyMaskfor 
    overspectaclesorstandardglassesavailableatSearsRetailorCatalogStores  
    						
    							  
    TOSTOPENGINE 
    •Moveengineshut-offswitchtoOFFpositionSee 
    figure6 
    •Disconnectsparkplugwireandmoveawayfrom 
    sparkplugtopreventaccidentalstartingwhile 
    equipmentisunattended. 
    eClosefuelshut-offvalvewhenequipmentisnotin 
    usetopreventfuelleakage. 
    Hopper 
    Assembly NoLargerThan 
    1/2Diameter 
    Recommended) 
    (Maximum) 
    \ 
    HOWTOUSEYOURCHIPPER-SHREDDER 
    Donotattempttoshredorchipanymaterialother 
    thanvegetationfoundinanormalyard(i..e,branches, 
    leaves,twigs,etc.) 
    WARNING:THECHIPPER-SHREDDER 
    DISCHARGESMATERIALSWITHCON- 
    SIDERABLEVELOCITY,KEEPAWAY 
    FROMTHEAREAAROUNDTHECHUTE 
    DEFLECTOR,ALWAYSSTOPTHE 
    ENGINEANDDISCONNECTTHESPARK 
    PLUGWIREWHENREMOVINGOR 
    AI-rACHINGTHEBAGWHENCHANGING 
    CONTAINERSORWHENREMOVINGTHE 
    SHREDDEDMATERIAL.WEARSAFETY 
    GLASSESANDGLOVESWHENEVER 
    USINGYOURCHIPPER-SHREDDER. 
    Thechipper-shredderisdesignedforthreedifferent 
    methodsofoperation. 
    eLeavesandsmallbranchesupto1/2diameter 
    (recommended)or1diameter(maximum)canbe 
    fedintothehopperassemblywhenitisinthe 
    raisedposition.Seefigure7Ifitbecomesneces- 
    sarytopushmaterialintothechipper-shredder, 
    useasmalldiameterstick--NOTYOURHANDS. 
    Thestickshouldbesmallenoughthatitwillbe 
    groundupifgetsintotheimpellerassembly 
    WARNING:DONOTPUTMATERIAL 
    LARGERTHAN1/2INDIAMETER(REC- 
    OMMENDED)or1DIAMETER(MAXI- 
    MUM)INTOTHEHOPPERASSEMBLY. 
    MATERIALUPTOAMAXIMUMOF3IN 
    DIAMETERMATERIALMAYBEFED 
    INTOTHECHIPPERCHUTE.DONOT 
    ATTEMPTTOSHREDORCHIPANY 
    MATERIALLARGERTHAN3INDIAME- 
    TERoPERSONALINJURYORDAMAGE 
    1OTHEMACHINECOULDRESULT. FIGURE7. 
    ®Leavesandsmalltwigscanberakedintothehop- 
    perassemblywhenthehopperassemblyislow- 
    eredtotheground.Seefigure8Smallbranches 
    upto1/2diameter(recommended)or1diam- 
    eter(maximum)canalsobefedintothehopper 
    assemblyinthispositionSeefigure9 
    \ 
    FIGURE8. 
    NoLargerThan 
    1/2Diameter 
    (Recommended) 
    Or1Diameter 
    (Maximum) 
    FIGURE9.  
    						
    							  
    ®Tolowerthehopperassembly,useonehandto 
    graspthehandleatthetopofthehopperassembly 
    andliftslightlyPulluponthereleasebar,and 
    lowerthehopperassemblytothegroundRelease 
    thebar_Seefigure10 
    Hopper 
    5/Release Bar 
    FIGURE10. 
    eBulkymaterial,suchasstalksorheavybranches, 
    upto3indiameter,shouldbefedintothechipper 
    chuteSeefigure11 
    WARNING:MAKECERTAINTHECHIP- 
    PERCHUTEDOORISCLOSEDWHEN 
    NOTINUSE. 
    3Maximum 
    ipper 
    Chute 
    Oil 
    Drair 
    FIGURE11. 
    IMPORTANT:Thereisaflailscreenlocatedinside 
    thehousinginthedischargeareaIftheflailscreen 
    becomesclogged,removeandcleanasinstructedin 
    theServiceandAdjustmentssection_Forbestper- 
    formance,itisimportanttokeeptheshreddingblade 
    andthechipperbladessharpIfthecompositionof 
    thematerialbeingdischargedchanges(becomes 
    stringy,etc)oriftherateatwhichthematerialisdis- 
    chargedslowsdownconsiderably,itislikelythatthe 
    shreddingbladeand/orchipperbladesaredulland 
    needtobesharpenedorreplacedRefertoService 
    andAdjustmentssection. GASANDOILFiLL-UP 
    OIL 
    OnlyusehighqualitydetergentoilratedwithAPIser- 
    viceclassificationSGSelecttheoilsviscositygrade 
    accordingtoyourexpectedoperatingtemperature. 
    Colder
    						
    							  
    Checkthefuellevelperiodicallytoavoidrunningout 
    ofgasolinewhileoperatingthechipper-shredder.If 
    theunitrunsoutofgasasitisshreddingorchipping, 
    itmaybenecessarytounclogtheunitbeforeitcanbe 
    restarted.RefertoRemovingtheFlailScreenin 
    SERVICEANDADJUSTMENTsection 
    WARNING:EXPERIENCEINDICATESTHATALCO- 
    HOLBLENDEDFUELS(CALLEDGASOHOLOR 
    USINGETHANOLORMETHANOL)CANATTRACT 
    MOISTUREWHICHLEADSTOSEPARATIONAND 
    FORMATIONOFACIDSDURINGSTORAGE. 
    ACIDICGASCANDAMAGETHEFUELSYSTEM 
    OFANENGINEWHILEINSTORAGE.TOAVOID 
    ENGINEPROBLEMS,THEFUELSYSTEM 
    SHOULDBEEMPTIEDORTREATEDWITHFUEL 
    STABILIZERBEFORESTORAGEFOR30DAYS 
    ORLONGER.USEFRESHFUELNEXTSEASON. 
    SEESTORAGESECTIONFORADDITIONAL 
    INFORMATION. 
    NEVERUSEENGINEORCARBURETORCLEAN- 
    ERPRODUCTSINTHEFUELTANKORPERMA- 
    NENTDAMAGEMAYOCCUR. 
    SparkPlug, 
    WireandBoot 
    Muffler 
    Starter 
    Handle \4\\ 
    FIGURE13. ®Attachsparkplugwireandrubberboottospark 
    plugifnecessary.Seefigure13. 
    eOpenfuelshut-oftvalvebyturningindirectionof 
    arrowseveralturns.Seefigure14 
    ®MovechokeleverdowntoCHOKEposition 
    ePlacetheengineshut*offswitchinONposition 
    Seefigure14 
    ®Graspstarterhandle(seefigure13)andpullrope 
    outslowlyuntilenginereachesstartofcompres- 
    sioncycle(ropewillpullslightlyharderatthis 
    point)Lettheroperewindslowly 
    NOTE:Anoisewillbeheardwhenfindingthestartof 
    thecompressioncycle.Thisnoiseiscausedbythe 
    flailsandfingerswhicharepartoftheshreddingmech- 
    anismfallingintoplace,andshouldbeexpectedIn 
    addition,theflailsandfingerswillbenoisyafterthe 
    engineisstarted,untiltheimpellerreachesfullspeed 
    ePullropewitharapid,continuous,fullarmstroke 
    KeepafirmgriponstarthandleLetroperewind 
    slowly.Donotletstarterhandlesnapbackagainst 
    starter 
    eRepeatprecedingtwoinstructionsuntilengine 
    fires.Whenenginestarts,movechokeleveron 
    enginehalfwaybetweenCHOKEandRUN. 
    NOTE:Ifenginedoesnotfireafterthreeattempts, 
    movechokeleverhalfwaybetweenCHOKEandRUN 
    positionandtryagain.Seefigure14. 
    FuelShut=Off 
    Valve To 
    .°o 
    Choke 
    ChokeLever 
    EngineShut-Off 
    Switch 
    FIGURE14. 
    TOSTARTENGINE 
     _WARNING:BESURENOONEOTHER 
    THANTHEOPERATORiSSTANDING 
    NEARTHECHIPPER-SHREDDERWHILE 
    STARTINGOROPERATING.DONOT 
    OPERATETHISCHIPPER-SHREDDER 
    UNLESSTHECHUTEDEFLECTORHAS 
    BEENPROPERLYINSTALLEDANDIS 
    SECUREDWITHTHEHANDKNOBS. 
    10 TOSTOPENGINE 
    eMoveengineshut-oftswitchtoOFFpositionSee 
    figure14. 
    ®Disconnectsparkplugwireandmoveawayfrom 
    sparkplugtopreventaccidentalstartingwhile 
    equipmentisunattended 
    ®Closefuelshut-offvalvewhenequipmentisnotin 
    usetopreventfuelleakage.  
    						
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