How to set-up your chipper-shredder – Sears 247.795860 User Manual
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Spacers
Hinge)
Hex Lock
Nut
Hand
Knob
Housing
Assembly
Hex Bolt
HOW TO SET-UP YOUR CHIPPER-SHREDDER
Chute
Deflector
FIGURE 2.
FIGURE 3.
Hopper Pivot
Door
ASSEMBLE THIS
TRUSS SCREW
AND NUT FIRST
Hopper Assembly
Release
Bar
FIGURE 4.
Ramp
Section
Remove Truss
'Upper Screw and Nut
Guide
Assembly
Drawstring
A
MAKE
CERTAIN
THE
SPARK
PLUG
WIRE IS DISCONNECTED AND MOVED
AWAY
FROM
THE
SPARK
PLUG
BEFORE ASSEMBLING THE CHIPPER-
SHREDDER.
FIGURE 5
-ATTACHING THE CHUTE DEFLECTOR
•
Remove the hand knobs and cupped washers from
each side of the discharge opening on the left side
of the chipper-shredder.
•
Remove hex lock nut, two spacers and hex bolt
from inside the hinge on top of the housing assem
bly. Do not remove one spacer from the hex bolt.
•
Place the chute deflector in position on the dis
charge opening. Insert hex bolt and spacer through
hinge on chute deflector and housing (spacer fits
inside of hinge). See figure 2.
•
Place second spacer over hex bolt, inside other
part of hinge. Secure with hex lock nut. Tighten
securely.
•
Secure both sides of chute deflector to housing
using hand knobs and cupped washers (cupped side
of washers go against chute deflector).
-ATTACHING THE UPPER GUIDE ASSEMBLY
Place
upper guide
assembly in
position
on
frame,
making certain edges of the upper guide assembly
are underneath stop washers, and the release bar is
in the slots. See figure 3. Insert hex bolt 8-3/8" long
through
upper
guide
assembly
and
frame.
Secure
with flat washer and hex lock nut.
NOTE:
Make certain upper guide assembly can pivot
by pulling up on release bar and lowering upper guide
assembly. If necessary, loosen hex lock nut a turn or
two. Put the upper guide assembly back into the
raised position.
-ATTACHING THE HOPPER ASSEMBLY
Your
chipper-shredder
has
been
shipped
with
the
upper
leaf
ramp
section
attached
to
the
hopper
assembly. See figure 4. Attach the hopper assembly
to the upper guide assembly as follows. Be certain to
place heads of all truss machine screws
inside
of
hopper assembly.
•
Remove one truss machine screw and nut from
each side of hopper assembly as shown in figure 4.
Push hopper pivot door down inside iower part
of hopper
as you place hopper assembly (both
pieces)
inside
upper
guide
assembly.
Replace
truss screws and nuts just removed, using the hole
shown in figure 4, one on each side. Tighten finger
tight only.
•
Place the six truss machine screws and nuts found
in hardware pack in the remaining holes of hopper
assembly, alternating sides of the unit and tighten
ing finger tight only.
•
After assembling all eight screws, tighten them
securely.
-ATTACHING THE CATCHER BAG
Your chipper-shredder is equipped with a catcher bag
to catch the shredded material.