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• After striking a foreign object, immediately stop the engine, disconnect the spark plug wire and ground against the engine. Thoroughly inspect the machine for any damage. Repair the damage before starting and operating. • Do not change the engine governor setting or overspeed the engine. • Maintain or replace safety and instruction labels, as necessary. 4 5 WARNING - YOUR RESPONSIBILITY: Restrict the use of this power machine to persons who read, understand and follow the warnings and instructions in this manual and on the machine. NOTE: Not all safety labels shown may apply to your chipper shredder vacuum. SECTION 2: ASSEMBLING YOUR CHIPPER SHREDDER VACUUM IMPORTANT: This unit is shipped without gasoline or oil in the engine. Be certain to service engine with gasoline and oil as instructed in the separate engine manual before operating your mower. NOTE: Reference to right or left hand side of the chipper shredder vacuum is observed from the operating position. Removing Unit From Carton • Remove staples, break glue on top flaps, or cut tape at carton end and peel along top flap to open carton. • Remove loose parts if included with unit (i.e., operator’s manual, etc.) • Cut along corners, lay carton down flat, and remove packing material. • Roll or slide unit out of carton and check carton thoroughly for loose parts. Loose Parts In Carton (See Figure 1) • Handle Assembly • Bag • Blower Chute Disconnecting Spark Plug Wire Before setting up your chipper shredder vacuum, disconnect the spark plug wire from the spark plug and ground to a stud on the engine. Figure 1 Bag Wing Nuts Wing Nuts Carriage Screw Wing Nut Rope Guide Upper Handle Lower Handle Blower Chute 6 Attaching The Handle • Unfold the upper handle until it aligns with the lower handle. • Secure the two handles by tightening the wing nuts (carriage bolts must be seated properly into the handle). • Remove the hairpin clips from the handle brackets on the chipper shredder vacuum and remove the carriage bolts and wing nuts from the lower handle. See Figure 2. • Place each bottom hole in lower handle over pins on handle brackets and secure with hairpin clips. • Insert carriage bolts thru upper hole in lower handle from the outside and secure with wing nuts. Figure 2 • Loosen the wing nut that secures the rope guide to the right side of upper handle. • Pull the starter rope out of the engine slowly and slip the starter rope into the rope guide. Tighten the wing nut. Attaching The Bag • Grasp bag handle with one hand and pull locking rod on mounting bracket with other hand toward engine. See Figure 3. • Slip bag over the rim of the discharge opening and release locking rod to secure bag in place. • Place the straps on the bag over the lower handle, hooking them on the studs. • Snap bag clip to the top of the lower handle. NOTE: The safety switch button attached to the mounting bracket must be fully depressed by the front tab on the bag handle when securing the bag or the engine will not start. Figure 3 Attaching The Blower Chute • Grasp blower chute with one hand and pull locking rod on mounting bracket with other hand toward engine. See Figure 4. • Slip blower chute over rim of the discharge opening and release locking rod to secure chute in place. Make sure the safety switch button is fully depressed by the front tab on the blower chute. • Raise the nozzle height to the highest setting when using the blower chute. Refer to nozzle height adjustment in the OPERATION section. Figure 4 Wing Nuts Carriage Bolt Lower Handle Pin Hairpin Clip Handle Brackets Locking Rod Bag Handle Stud Bag Clip Strap Lower Handle Front Tab Front To Engine Tab Stud Safety Switch Front Tab Blower Chute Locking Rod Safety Switch Front Tab 7 SECTION 3: KNOW YOUR CHIPPER SHREDDER VACUUM Figure 5 Read this operator’s manual and safety rules before operating your chipper shredder vacuum. Compare the illustrations in Figure 5 with your unit to familiarize yourself with the location of various controls and adjustments. Save this manual for future reference. Starter Handle The starter handle is attached to the right upper handle. Stand behind unit and pull the starter handle to start engine. See Figure 5. Bag Collects shredded material fed through the chipper chute or vacuumed through the nozzle. See Figure 5. Bag Handle Used to grasp bag in order to assist in attaching, removing, and emptying bag. See Figure 5. Chipper Chute Allow twigs and small branches up to 1 1/2” in diameter to be fed into the impeller for chipping. See Figure 5. Blower Chute When attached to unit the blower chute is used to blow or scatter yard waste such as leaves, pine needles, or small twigs across yard. See Figure 5. Nozzle Height Adjustment Lever Used to adjust the nozzle ground clearance ranging approximately 5/8” to 3 3/4”. Nozzle Yard waste such as leaves and pine needles can be vacuumed up through the nozzle for shredding. Throttle Control Lever (Not Shown) The throttle control lever is located on the en...