Maintaining Your Chipper Shredder; General Recommendations; Lubrication; Removing The Flail Screen - MTD 24A-462G729 Operator's Manual

WARNING
Always stop engine,
isconnect spark plug,
ground against
pnginebefore cleaning,
lubricating or doing any
Kind of maintenance on
yourmachine.
points before
reassembly.
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General Recommendations
1. Alwaysobservesafetyruleswhen performing
anymaintenance.
2. Thewarrantyon this chippershredderdoes not
coveritemsthat havebeen subjectedto operator
abuseor negligence.Toreceivefull valuefrom war-
ranty,operatormustmaintainthe chippershredder
as instructedhere.
3. Changingof engine-governed speedwill void
enginewarranty.
4. All adjustmentsshouldbe checkedat leastonce
eachseason.
5. Periodicallycheckall fastenersand makesurethese
are tight.
_ ARNING:Alwaysstopengine,
disconnect spark plug, and ground
against engine before cleaning,
lubricating or doing any kind of
maintenance on your machine.
Lubrication
1. Lubricatethe releaserodand springwith lightoil once
a season.See Figure11.
2. Lubricatethe pivot pointson the hopperassemblywith
lightoil oncea season.See Figure11.
3. Lubricatethe pivot pointson the dischargechute with
lightoil oncea season.See Figure11.
4. Followtheaccompanying engine manualfor lubrica-
tion scheduleand instructionfor engine lubrication.
Engine Care
1. Maintainoil levelas instructedin enginemanual.
2. Serviceair cleanerevery25 hoursundernormal
conditions.Cleaneveryfew hoursunderextremely
dustyconditions.Referto engine manual.
3. Cleansparkplug and resetthegap once a season.
Checkenginemanualfor correctplugtype and gap
specifications.
4. Cleanengineregularlywith a cloth or brush. Keepthe
coolingsystem(blowerhousingarea) cleanto permit
properair circulation.Removeall grass,dirt and
combustible debrisfrom mufflerarea.
Removing The Flail Screen
If the dischargearea becomesclogged,removetheflail
screenand cleanarea as follows:
1. Stopthe engineand makecertain the chippershred-
der has cometo a completestop.
2. Disconnectsparkplug wirefrom sparkplug and
groundagainsttheengine.
3. a. Removethe bagand two wingknobson eachside
of the chutedeflector.See Figure12.
b. Lift the chute deflectorup to keepit outof theway.
c. Removethetwo hairpinclips fromeach clevispin
whichextendthroughthe housingand removepins.
d. Removetheflail screenfrom insidethe housing
and cleanthe screenby scrapingor washingwith
water.See Figure12.
4. Reinstallthe screen,makingcertainto reassemblethe
flail screenwith thecurve sidedown.
5. Reattachthe chute deflectorwith the hardware
previouslyremoved and connectthe bag to unit.
Sharpening Or Replacing Chipper
Blades
1. Disconnectthe spark plugwire and groundagainstthe
engine.
2. Removetheflail screenas instructed inthe previous
section.
3. Removethechipperchute by removing three hexnuts
and washers.
4. Removethechipperchute supportbracefromthe
frameby removingthe hex bolts.
5. Rotatethe impellerassemblyby handuntil youlocate
one of the two chipperbladesin the chipperchute
opening.
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