Craftsman 247.776360 Operator's Manual page 9

Shredding
Yardwastesuchas leavesand pine needlescan be placedin the
hopperfor shredding,After materialhas beenprocessedby the shred-
der blade and flails,it will be forced outof thechute deflector,and,if
attached,intoa debriscollectionbag,
Observethe followingguidelineswhenshreddingyarddebris:
1, Neverattemptto shredmaterialotherthan normalyard debris
(leaves,twigs, pinecones,etc,),
2, Avoidshreddingfibrous plantssuch as tomatovines untilthey are
thoroughlydriedout, Freshvinesdo not shredwell and tendto
wrapthemselvesaroundthe impellerand flails,
3, Race reasonableamountsof debrisintothe hopperat a time, Do
not overloadthe hopper,
4, Allowthe materialin the hopperto be drawnintothe bladesand
shreddedbeforeaddingadditionaldebristo the hopper,Failureto
due so may resultin a cloggedhopper,cloggedchute deflectoror a
stalledengine,
5, Avoidplacingtwigs longerthan24 inches intothe hopper,Twigs
longerthan 24 inchesmay resultin a cloggedhopper,
6, Neverplacebrancheswith a diametergreaterthan 1/2-inchin
the hopper,Doingso can result in seriousdamageto the unit's
shredderblade,flails or impeller,
C_earing the Hopper
Shouldthe hopperbecomedogged with debrisduringoperation,
proceedas follows:
1, Graspthe handlewith bothhandsand gentlyagitatethe chipper
shredderto help loosendebris,drawingit intothe impeller,
if thedog doesnot clear,proceedas follows:
1, Stopengine,
2, Use yourhandsto removeany debrisfoundnearthe top of the
hopper,
3, Use a branch(or otheravailabledevice,i,e, broomstick)to dislodge
debrislocatedtowardthe baseof the hopper,
4, Restartengine,
NOTE:if you'reunableto pull the starterrope as a resultof accumu-
lateddebrisnear the impeller,followinstructionsunderthe heading
Cleaning the Reduction Chamber in the "Maintaining YourChipper
Shredder"sectionof this manual,
Chipping
WARNING:Never operate the chipper shredder
without chipper chute lowered into the operating
position.
Branchesup to 2" in diametercan be fed intothe chipperchute,
Observethe followingguidelineswhenchippingbranches:
1, Keepbothhandsfirmlyon the branchas youfeed it intothe chipper
chute,
2, Neverfeed morethanone branchintothe chipperchuteat a time,
3, Neverfeed anythingotherthan branches(or wood)intothe chipper
chute,
4, Apply intermittentpressure(force,in short pulses)while feeding
larger(2-inchdiameter)branchesintothe chipperchute,to avoid
boggingor stallingthe engine,
IMPORTANT: N everfeed brancheswith a diametergreaterthan
two (2) inchesintothe chipperchute, Doingso can resultin serious
damagetoyour unit'schipperblades,flails or impeller,
NOTE:Forbest performance, a lwaysoperatethe unitwith sharp
chipperblades,If a noticeableloss in performanceis encountered
whilechippingbranches,the chipperbladesshouldbe replaced,
Emptying
the Debris Collection
Bag
1, Stopengine,
2, Squeezethe lockingbuckle releasethe bag'sdrawstrapbefore
looseningit from the chutedeflector,See Figure7,
3, Emptythe bag and reattachto the chute deflectoropening,Referto
Figure2,
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Figure 7