Maintenance; General Recommendations; Hopper Assembly; Adjustments - Craftsman 247.797851 Owner's Manual

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1/2" Diameter
FIGURE 12.
® To lower the hopper assembly, use one hand to
grasp the handle at the top of the hopper assembly
and lift slightly. Pull up on the release bar, and lower
tile hopper assembly to the ground Release the bar
See figure 13.
Hopper
Assembly
• Bulky material, such as stalks or heavy branches,
up to 3" in diameter, should be fed into the chip-
per chute See figure 14
A WARNING: MAKE CERTAIN THE CHIPPER
CHUTE DOOR IS CLOSED WHEN NOT IN
USE.
3" Maximum
Diameter
Chipper
Chute
FIGURE 14,
Release
Bar
IMPORTANT: There is a flail screen located inside the
housing in the discharge area. If the flail screen
becomes clogged, remove and clean as instructed in
the Service and Adjustments section on page 13. For
best performance, it is important to keep the shredding
blade and the chipper blades sharp If the composition
of the material being discharged changes (becomes
Stringy, etc.) or if the rate at which the material is
discharged slows down considerably, it is likely that the
shredding bfade andtor chipper blades are dull and
need to be sharpened ot" replaced Refer to Service and
Adjustments section, page t3.
FIGURE 13.
MAINTENANCE
GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS
• Periodically check atl fasteners and be sure they are
tight,
• Follow the Service Recommendation Schedule on
page 15..
CHIPPER-SHREDDER
LUBRICATION
Lubricate the pivot points on the release bar, guide ex-
tension assembly, chute deflector and chipper chute
once a season using a light oil
ENGINE
LUBRICATION
Check engine oil level regularly--approximately every
five hours of operation and before each usage Stop
engine and wait several minutes before checking oi!
level With engine level, the oil must be to FULL mark
on dipstick (refer to figure 7), Change engine oil after
the first five hours of operation, and every twenty-five
hours thereafter.
e Drain oil while engine is warm,
Remove oil drain plug Refer to figure 7 Tip the
chipper-shredder, and catch oil in a suitable con-
tainer
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