Craftsman 247.775890 Owner's Manual

I Hex NutJ\\Step 1HingeDischargeChuteWingKnobFigure 3• Place second spacer over hex bolt inside theother part of the hinge as shown in the inset,Secure tightly with hex lock nut.• Secure bothsides of discharge chute to housingusing wing knobsthat you earlier removed. This isshown in step 2 in Figure 3. Tighten wing knobs.Attaching Hopper Assembly• Remove the 8-3/8" long hex bolt and the hex nutfrom the bottom of the inlet guide opening. SeeFigure 4 inset.• Place the hopper assembly on the ground andhold it in the position shown in Figure 4.Inlet Gu de Opening|0 ,• Holding the hopper, push hopper pivot doordown inside the hopper. See Figure 4.• Slide the hopper assembly towards the chipper-shredder housing so that the upper guide on thehopper assembly slides under the stop washeron each side of the inlet guide. See Figure 4.• Align the two holes (one on each side) of thelower hopper with the two holes (one on eachside) of the inlet guide. See. Figure 4 inset.• Insert the hex bolt (that you eadier removed)from the left through the hole on the hopper _n_ °the inlet guide. Insert the hex nut onto the boltfrom the other side. See Figure 4 inset.• Tighten the bolt tillthe lock nut is engaged. Makesure to remove sideplay from the bolt, but thehopper should be able to pivot.Figure 5• To raise the hopper, hold the hopper by thehand-hold and lift it up till it clicks into position.See Figure 5.• To Iowerthe hopper, hold the hopper by thehand-hold and pull the release bar. The hoppershould drop down. See Figure 5.The flap control rod is already attached to the hopperat the top. The other end of the rod has to be attachedto the stop washer on the inlet guide. See Figure 6.Stop .He](' Washer*Nut*Bolt lHopperStopWasher Inlet GuideFigure 4Attach flapcontrol rodhemFistRod• Do not remove these hardware from the inletguidemmernblywhile attaching the flap control rod.Flgure6