Maintaining Your Chipper Shredder Vacuum - Troy-Bilt 204 Operator's Manual


Maintaining
Your
Chipper
Shredder
Vacuum
WARNING
Always stop engine,
disconnect spark plug,
and ground against
engine before cleaning,
lubricating or doing any
kind of maintenance on
your machine.
Figure -1
Figure -2
WARNING: Always stop engine and
disconnect spark plug wire before
cleaning, lubricating or doing any kind
of maintenance on your machine.
Lubrication
1. Wheels: Lubricate the rear wheels with light oil once
a season.
2. Nozzle Door Adjustment Levers: Lubricate each
adjustment lever once a season with light oil.
3. Front Caster Wheels: Grease fittings are located on
the front caster wheels to provide easy lubrication of
the swivel pins.
Engine Maintenance
Refer to the separate engine manual for all engine
maintenance instructions.
1. Check engine oil level before each use as in-
structed in the separate engine manual packed with
your unit. Read and follow instructions carefully.
2. Clean air cleaner every 25 hours under normal
conditions or once a season. Clean every few hours
3. The spark plug should be cleaned and the gap reset
Nozzle Door Height Adjustment
The nozzle adjustment levers are located on each side of
the nozzle door. The nozzle door can be adjusted to one
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of five positions, ranging from 1/2" to 3" ground clear-
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ance, to provide best performance.
1. Push adjustment lever out away from nozzle.
2. Slide the height adjustment lever forward or backward
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3. Release lever towards nozzle.
NOTE: Height must be adjusted equally. In general, raise
the nozzle to vacuum a thick layer of leaves and lower the
nozzle for smooth surfaces.
Drive Control Cable Adjustment
Adjust the drive control if:
Use the adjustment wheel located in the control housing
to tighten or loosen the drive control cable until the above
situation is corrected.
In addition, the adjustment wheel may also be used to de-
termine the position in which the drive control is engaged.
If it is more comfortable to have the drive engaged with
the lever further away from the handle, tighten the cable.
Front Caster Wheels
This chipper shredder vacuum is equipped with front
caster wheels. The casters can be locked in a straight
ahead position or to swivel freely.
1. Lift and place pins in the larger holes for locked or
2. Place pins in smaller holes to allow casters to rotate
Cleaning The Flail Screen
If the discharge area becomes clogged, remove the flail
screen and clean area as follows.
1. Stop the engine. Make certain the chipper/shredder
2. Disconnect spark plug wire from spark plug and
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under extremely dusty conditions. To service the air
cleaner, refer to the separate engine manual packed
with your unit.
once a season. Check engine manual for correct plug
type and gap specifications.
for adjusting the nozzle door upwards or downwards.
See Figure 5-1.
a. The chipper shredder vacuum moves forward with
the drive control disengaged.
b. It does not self-propel with the drive control
engaged.
c. Drive belt is slipping (unit hesitates while engine
maintains the same speed).
straight ahead operation and when operating on
slopes. See Figure 5-2.
freely for maneuvering around trees and flower beds.
vacuum has come to a complete stop.
ground against the engine.