Craftsman 247.795890 Owner's Manual page 8

TO STOP ENGINE
* Move throttle control lever to OFF position. See
figure 6+
o Disconnect spark plug wire and move away from
spark plug to prevent accidental starting while
equipment is unattended,
No Larger Than
1/2" Diameter
(Recommended)
Or 1" Diameter
(Maximum)
HOW TO USE YOUR CHIPPER-SHREDDER
Do not attempt to shred or chip any material other
than vegetation found in a normal yard (i .e, branches,
leaves, twigs, etc+)+
WARNING: THE CHIPPER-SHREDDER
DISCHARGES MATERIALS WITH CON-
SIDERABLE VELOCITY. KEEP AWAY
FROM THE AREA AROUND THE CHUTE
DEFLECTOR. ALWAYS STOP THE
ENGINE AND DISCONNECT THE SPARK
PLUG WIRE WHEN REMOVING OR
ATTACHING THE BAG WHEN CHANGING
CONTAINERS OR WHEN REMOVING THE
SHREDDED MATERIAL+. WEAR SAFETY
GLASSES AND GLOVES WHENEVER
USING YOUR CHIPPER-SHREDDER.
Hopper
Assembly
\
FIGURE 7,
e Leaves and small twigs can be raked into the hop-
per assembly when the hopper assembly is low-
ered to the ground. See figure 8+ Small branches
up to 1/2" diameter (recommended) or 1" diam-
eter (maximum) can also be fed into the hopper
assembly in this position. See figure 9
The chipper-shredder is designed for three different
methods of operation.
e Leaves and small branches up to 1/2" diameter
(recommended) or 1" diameter (maximum) can be
fed into the hopper assembly when it is in the
raised position,. See figure 7+ If it becomes neces-
sary to push material into the chipper-shredder,
use a small diameter stick--NOT YOUR HANDS,
The stick should be small enough that it will be
ground up if gets into the impeller assembly.
WARNING: DO NOT PUT MATERIAL
LARGER THAN 1/2" IN DIAMETER (REC-
OMMENDED) or 1" DIAMETER (MAXI-
MUM) INTO THE HOPPER ASSEMBLY.
MATERIAL UP TO A MAXIMUM OF 3" IN
DIAMETER MATERIAL MAY BE FED
INTO THE CHIPPER CHUTE. DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO SHRED OR CHIP ANY
MATERIAL LARGER THAN 3" IN DIAME-
TER, PERSONAL INJURY OR DAMAGE
TO THE MACHINE COULD RESULT_
FIGURE 8.
No Larger Than
1/2" Diameter
(]
Or 1" Diameter
(Maximum)
FIGURE 9.