Agri-Fab 552493 Chipper User Manual


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FIGURE 28
11. After cart is emptied, secure cart to tongue with latch
and reattach the rear door and the vinyl boot.
HOW TO USE YOUR CHIP-N-VAC
BEFORE STARTING
1. Your Chip-N-Vac engine is shipped without oil or
gasoline. Service the Chip-N-Vac engine with oil and
gas as instructed in the separate engine manual.
2. Inspect the Chip-N-Vac to make sure all covers (rear
door, vinyl boot, elbow, hose adapter, hose and deck
adapter are properly attached.
3. Checktiresforproperination(12-14lbs).
WARNING: Neverllfueltankindoors,or
with the engine running, or while the engine
ishot.Donotsmokewhilellingtank.
HOW TO STOP YOUR CHIP-N-VAC
1. To stop engine, move the throttle control lever to the
OFF position.
2. Disconnect spark plug wire from plug to prevent ac-
cidental starting while equipment is unattended or is
being worked on.
CAUTION: Themuferandadjacent
areas are hot!
HOW TO START YOUR CHIP-N-VAC
OPERATION
1. Check oil and gas in Chip-N-Vac engine.
2. Attach spark plug wire to spark plug.
3. Move choke lever on engine to CHOKE position.
(A warm engine may not require choking.)
4. Move throttle control lever on engine to FAST position.
5. Grasp starter handle and pull rope out slowly until
engine reaches start of compression cycle (rope will
pull slightly harder at this point). Let the rope rewind
slowly.
6. Pull rope with a rapid, continuous, full arm stroke.
Keeparmgriponstarterhandle.Letroperewind
slowly. Do not let starter handle snap back against
starter.
7. Repeat instructions in two preceding paragraphs until
engineres.Whenenginestarts,movechokecontrol
gradually to RUN position.
WARNING: Never start or run the
engine without all covers being properly
attached to the blower housing and cart.
CAUTION: Vehicle braking and stability
may be affected with the addition of an
accessory or an attachment. Be aware of
changing conditions on slopes.
1. Inspect the Chip-N-Vac to make sure all covers (rear
door, vinyl boot, elbow, chipper chute with tamper
plug,hoseadapter(nozzle),hoseanddeckadapter
are properly attached.
2. Checktiresforproperination(12-14lbs).
3. Check oil and gas in Chip-N-Vac engine.
4. Begin operation at low speed, adjusting forward speed
to match grass height and/or moisture condition to
prevent clogging.
5. Do not attempt to vacuum up any material other
than vegetation found in a normal yard, such as light
branches, leaves, twigs, etc.
6. To empty cart, shut off tractor engine and set brake.
7. Shut off Chip-N-Vac engine.
8. Remove rear door from cart.
9. Release the latch holding cart down to the tongue by
pullinguponthelatchlever.Seegure28.
10. Using a rake or suitable tool, pull the grass clippings
and/or leaves out of cart.
WARNING: Should your Chip-N-Vac
become clogged, shut off tractor and
Chip-N-Vac engines. Before attempting
to unclog, remove wire from spark plug to
prevent accidental starting.
CAUTION: To avoid possible injury, be
sure that no one is near the cart before
releasing the latch.
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