Craftsman 247.77763 - Manual (Page 8)

OPERATION
Know Your Chipper-Shredder Vacuum
Read this owner’s manual and safety rules before operating your chipper-shredder vacuum. Compare the
illustrations below with your equipment to familiarize yourself with the location of various controls and
adjustments. Save this manual for future reference.
The operation of any chipper-shredder vacuum can result in foreign objects being thrown into
FET^^sEsm gygg vvhich can result in severe eye damage. Always wear safety glasises, provided with
file Craftsman chipper-shredder vacuum, for operating this equipment or while performing any
adjustments or repairs on it.
Drive Clutch Control
Chipper
Chute
Starter
Handle
Primer
Catcher Bag
Front Caster Wheel
Nozzle Door
Operating Controls
Nozzle Door Height
Adjustment Levers
Air Filter
View from rear of
chipper-shredder vacuum
Figure 9
Chipper Chute
Allows twigs and small branches up to three inches in
diameter to be fed into the impeller for shredding.
Nozzle
Yard waste such as leaves and pine needles can be
vacuumed up through the nozzle.
Catcher Bag
Collects shredded material fed in through the chipper
chute or vacuumed in through the noiizie.
Drive Clutch Control
Squeezing the drive clutch control causes the
chipper-shredder vacuum to self-propel.
Nozzle Door
Nozzle ground clearance can be adjusted with the
nozzle door.
Front Caster Wheels
Allows for a choice in the manueverability of the
chipper-shredder vacuum.
Primer
The primer is u^ed to assist in starting a cold engine
or restarting of a engine after a'short sttErtdown.
Starter Handle
This is used to start the engine.
Throttle Control
Controls the engine speed and stops the engine.
Stopping the Engine
• Move throttle control lever to STOP position.
• Disconnect spark plug wire and move away from
the spark plug to prevent accidental starting while
the equipment is unattended.
Meets ANSI safety standards
Craftsman chipper-shredder vacuums conform to the safety standard of the American National Standards Institute (Af