Patriot Products 10F-CSV - Manual (Page 9)

KEEP A WIDE ST ANCE
AND
GENTLY PUSH AND
FOLD BUSHY DEBRIS
INTO THE CONE.
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FIRE AND EMISSIONS
WARNINGS
(ESPECIALLY FOR CALIFORNIA
OWNERS AND OPERATORS)
CAUTION: This engine may not be equipped
with a spark arrester. If it is to be used on
any forest-covered, brush-covered or
grass-covered unimproved land, a spark
arrester would have to be added to the
muffler before using the engine on such
land. The arrester must be maintained in
effective working order by the operator.
This is required by law in certain states.
Federal laws apply on federal lands.
Contact your authorized engine service
center in your telephone book for spark
arrester muffler options.
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STEP 5
Attach the bag over the entir e deflec-
tor shield assembly and the retaining
bolt you installed in STEP 3. Pinch
the plastic barrel clamp and pull
down sharply until the bag is tightly
attached. The bag must be put on
before each use of your chipper-
shredder-vac.
Now check all the fasteners. They may have loosened during shipping.
Tighten anything that’s loose. It’s a good idea to check the fasteners for tight-
ness before every use.
Don’ t Have a Seizure
Bolt it together , add some gas and start chippin’...and the engine will seize and
jerk to a dead-stop in minutes.
Call the engine manufacturer and the first question will be, W as there oil in
the engine before you ran it? Because unless you put it ther e, there wasn’t.
Failure to fully prep the engine is the single most common mistake you
can make with power equipment. Young, old, weekend warrior, or seasoned
power jockey, it can happen to anyone. Slipping in a quart after the damage
is done doesn’t cover the tell-tale tracks, either.
So, read the engine manual, follow the instructions and hope you never
join the Seizure Club.
The good news is, people rarely join twice!
Also, it is important to keep the recoil area (where the pull cord is located)
clean of leaves and debris. Change the air filter regularly, too. If either of these
two intakes become too dusty and dirty, the engine overheats and may seize
up.
Engine Controls
Be car eful before touching the muffler or other metal engine parts. Even if the
machine has been running just a few moments, the engine and exhaust can get
hot enough to cause a serious burn.
THE RABBIT
Low or Idle: When you ar e not shredding or chipping, move the
throttle to a lower speed.
Fast: When chipping, shr edding or using the vac hose option, move the
throttle to its highest speed.
THE STOP SIGN
Move the throttle to OFF to cut power to the chipper-shredder-vac. Notice, we
do not say “to
stop the chipper -shredder-vac.” Inertia causes the rotor to coast,
even after the power is shut off. Don’t mess with a moving rotor!