Craftsman 247.77605 Operator's Manual

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13OPERATIONNOTE: You will hear a noise as the engine finds the start of thecompression cycle. The noise is caused by the chipping and shreddingflails, and you will hear it until the engine impeller reaches full speed.7. Pull the rope with a rapid, continuous, full arm stroke. Keep a firmgrip on the starter handle. Let the rope rewind slowly.8. Repeat, if necessary, until engine starts. When engine starts,move choke control gradually toward the RUN position..9. If engine falters, move choke control back toward the CHOKEposition and repeat steps 5 though 8.10. ALWAYS keep the throttle control in the START/RUN positionwhen operating the chipper shredder.TO STOP ENGINE1. Move throttle control lever to slow (turtle) position.Whenever possible, gradually reduce engine speed beforestopping engine.2. Move throttle control lever to STOP or OFF position.3. Turn the fuel shut-off valve to the OFF position.4. Disconnect spark plug wire and ground it against the engine toprevent accidental starting while the equipment is unattended.SHREDDINGYard waste such as leaves and pine needles can be placed in thehopper for shredding. After material has been processed by the shred-der blade and flails, it will be forced out of the chute deflector, and, ifattached, into a debris collection bag.Observe the following guidelines when shredding yard debris:• Never attempt to shred material other than normal yard debris(leaves, twigs, pine cones, etc.).• Avoid shredding fibrous plants such as tomato vines, palm fronds,etc., until they are thoroughly dried out. Fresh vines do not shredwell and tend to wrap themselves around the impeller and flails.• Place reasonable amounts of debris into the hopper at a time. Donot overload the hopper.• Allow the material in the hopper to be drawn into the blades andshredded before adding additional debris to the hopper. Failure todue so may result in a clogged hopper, clogged chute deflector ora stalled engine.CHIPPINGBranches up to 3” in diameter can be fed into the chipper chute.Observe the following guidelines when chipping branches:• Keep both hands firmly on the branch as you feed it into thechipper chute.• Never feed more than one branch into the chipper chute at a time.• Never feed anything other than branches (or wood) into thechipper chute.• Apply intermittent pressure (force, in short pulses) while feedinglarger (3-inch diameter) branches into the chipper chute, to avoidbogging or stalling the engine.IMPORTANT: Never feed branches with a diameter greater thanthree (3) inches into the chipper chute. Doing so can result in seriousdamage to your unit’s chipper blades, flails or impeller.NOTE: For best performance, always operate the unit with sharpchipper blades. If a noticeable loss in performance is encounteredwhile chipping branches, the chipper blades should be replaced.LOWERING THE HOPPER ASSEMBLY1. With one hand grasp the handle at the top of the hopper assem-bly and lift slightly.2. With the other hand pull out on the release rod and lower thehopper assembly to the ground.TO EMPTY BAG1. Un-clip drawstring and loosen bag from chute deflector opening.2. Empty bag and reattach to the discharge chute opening. Pull onthe drawstring until the bag is tight around the chute opening andclip the drawstring tight against the chute deflector.IMPORTANT: The flail screen is located inside the housing in thedischarge area. If the flail screen becomes clogged, remove andclean as instructed in the Service and Maintenance section. For bestperformance, it is also important to keep the chipper blades sharp.