Operating Your Chipper Shredder; Know Your Chipper Shredder; Hopper Assembly; Gas And Oil Fill-Up - MTD 24A-462G729 Operator's Manual

WARNING
The operation of any
chipper shredder
can result in foreign
objects being thrown
intothe eyes, which
can damage your
I eyes severely. Always
i wear the safety
glasses provided
with this unit or eye
i shields before chip-
ping or shredding
and while performing
i any adjustments or
repairs.
I Use extreme care
when handling
gasoline.Gasolineis
i extremely flammable
and the
vapors
are
explosive. Never fuel
i the machine indoors
or while the engine
is hot or running.
; Extinguish cigarettes,
cigars, pipes and
other sources of
i ignition.
Know Your Chipper Shredder
Hopper Assembly
ReleaseRod
Oil Fill1-
Chipper
Tow Bart'_
@
Oil Fill
1-If Equipped
Figure 9
Now that you have set up your chipper shredder
for operation, get aquainted with its controls and
features. These are described below and illustrated
on this page. This knowledge will allow you to use
your new equipment to its fullest potential.
Chipper Chute
Allows twigs and small branches up to 3" in diam-
eter to be fed into the impeller for chipping. See
Figure 9.
Hopper Assembly
Allow leaves and small branches up to 1/2 diameter
to be fed into the impeller for chipping and shred-
ding. Material can be raked into hopper assembly
by lowering the hopper assembly. See Figure 9.
Release Rod
The release rod is located on the impeller bracket
assembly and it is used to release or lock the hop-
per when raising or lowering. See Figure 9.
Tow Bar (if
Equipped)
Use the tow bar to tow the chipper shredder behind
a tractor to a job site. See Figure 9.
NOTE:If your unit isnotequippedwith a tow bar,you
maycontact CustomerSupportas instructedon page2
for information regardingpriceand availability.
Gas and Oil Fill-Up
1. Check oil level and add oil if necessary. Follow engine
manual for this. See Figure 9 above for location of the
oil fill.
2. Servicethe enginewith gasolineas instructedin the
enginemanual. See Figure9 abovefor locationof
gas fill.
WARNING: Useextreme carewhen han-
dling gasoline.Gasolineis
extremely
flammable and the vapors are explosive.
Never fuel the machine indoorsor while
the engineis hot or running. Extinguish
cigarettes,cigars, pipesand other
sourcesof ignition.
WARNING:The operation of any
chippershreddercanresultin foreign
objectsbeingthrown intothe eyes,
which candamage youreyes se-
verely.Alwayswearthe safetyglasses
providedwith this unit or eye shields
before chippingor shreddingand while
performingany adjustments or repairs.
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