Echo 74624S Owners Manual v.2 - Manual (Page 15)

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FEATURES & CONTROLS
Diesel control panel
Gas control panel
1. chiPPer engagemenT: to activate, slowly push the
handle toward the ground. to disengage the machine,
move the handle back up to the original position.
2. conTrol SWiTch: turn switch off to bypass hydrau-
lic feed control and run the chipper manually.
3. conTrol Panel: the control panel is described
in Sec. 3.2.
4. Tongue Jack: Use to adjust the height of the
hitch.
5. diScharge caP crank: Rotate to direct the dis-
charge of material vertically.
6. feed roller engagemenT: Move the control
arm to engage the feed roller the cycle of the control
arm, forward to back, is R, F, N, R.
7. SafeTY bar: activate the safety bar in case of an
emergency by pushing it. When the safety bar is activi-
ated, the chipper stops operating. to resume operation,
push the reset button.
8. eXTenSion TraY: Holds chipping materials before
they are pulled into the feed roller and chipped.
9. chiPPer chuTe: Feed materials into the chipper
chute.
10. reSeT buTTon: When the safety bar is activated,
the chipper stops operating. to resume operation, push
the reset button.
11. fuel Tank: Remove cap to fill tank.
12. fuel gauge: Shows remaining fuel
13. diScharge chuTe roTor: Crank to direct the
discharge of chipped material horizontally.
14. boTTle Jack: use to lift the feed roller up if it becomes
plugged with chipping material.
15. rear STabilizer: Prevents the chipper from tipping
when it is disconnected from the towing vehicle.
3.1 deScriPTion of feaTureS 3.2 deScriPTion of conTrol PanelS
keY: For gas engines, turn the key to the right to activate the
electric start. on diesel models, turn the key to the left to
activate the glow plug. When the glow plug extinguishes,
turn the key to the right to start. do Not StaRt tHe
MaCHINe WItH tHe CHIPPeR eNgaged.
ThroTTle: this controls the speed of the engine. on diesel
models, turn the throttle counterclockwise to increase
the speed and turn it clockwise to decrease it. For gas
models, raise the throttle lever to increase the speed
and lower it to decrease.
choke: Push the choke up to start a cold gasoline engine.
decrease choke as the engine warms.
murPhY SWiTch: See starting instructions for diesel
engines. the murphy switch prevents the engine from
running with low oil pressure, or high engine tempera-
ture. to start the engine, hold the switch until the oil
pressure appears on the gauge.