Attaching hopper assembly – Craftsman 247.775890 User Manual
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Figure 3
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Place second spacer over hex bolt inside the
other part of the hinge as shown in the inset.
Secure tightly with hex lock nut.
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Secure both sides of discharge chute to housing
using wing knobs that you earlier removed. This is
shown in step 2 in Figure 3. Tighten wing knobs.
Attaching Hopper Assembly
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Remove the 8-3/8” long hex bolt and the hex nut
from the bottom of the inlet guide opening. See
Figure 4 inset.
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Place the hopper assembly on the ground and
hold it in the position shown in Figure 4.
Holding the hopper, push hopper pivot door
down inside the hopper. See Figure 4.
Slide the hopper assembly towards the chipper
shredder housing so that the upper guide on the
hopper assembly slides under the stop washer
on each side of the inlet guide. See Figure 4.
Align the two holes (one on each side) of the
lower hopper with the two holes (one on each
side) of the inlet guide. See Figure 4 inset.
Insert the hex bolt (that you earlier removed)
from the left through the hole on the hopper ari3'
the inlet guide. Insert the hex nut onto the bolt
from the other side. See Figure 4 inset.
Tighten the bolt till the lock nut is engaged. Make
sure to remove sideplay from the bolt, but the
hopper should be able to pivot.
Figure 5
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To
raise
the hopper, hold the hopper by the
hand-hold and lift it up till it clicks into position.
See Figure 5.
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To
iowerthe
hopper, hold the hopper by the
hand-hold and pull the release bar. The hopper
should drop down. See Figure 5.
The flap control rod is already attached to the hopper
at the top. The other end of the rod has to be attached
to the stop washer on the inlet guide. See Figure 6.
stop .
Hex’ Washer
Figure 4