Craftsman 1450 Series Chipper User Manual


 
(large) Hopper Assembly
ReleaseRod
(small) Chipper Chute
Tamper ===--_
Gas Fill
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Chute
Deflector
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Nowthatyou havesetupyour chippershredderforoperation,get
aquaintedwith itscontrolsandfeatures.Theseare describedbelow
andillustratedon thispage.Thisknowledgewillallowyouto useyour
newequipmentto its fullestpotential.
CHIPPER CHUTE
Allowstwigsandsmallbranchesup to3" indiameterto befed intothe
impellerfor chipping.SeeFigure9.
Theoperationof anychippershreddercan resultinforeignobjects
beingthrownintotheeyes,whichcan damageyoureyesseverely.
Alwayswearthesafetyglassesprovidedwiththisunitor eye shields
beforechippingor shreddingandwhileperformingany adjustments
or repairs.
TAMPER
HOPPER ASSEMBLY
Allowleavesandsmallbranchesupto 1/2diameterto befed intothe
impellerfor chippingandshredding.Materialcan berakedintohopper
assemblyby loweringthehopperassembly.SeeFigure9.
RELEASE ROD
The releaserodis locatedon theimpellerbracketassemblyandit
is usedto releaseorlockthe hopperwhen raisingor lowering.See
Figure9.
CHUTE DEFLECTOR
Chippedandshreddeddebrisisdischargedout thechutedeflector.
Theunitmaybeoperatedwithorwithoutthecollectionbagattachedto
the chutedeflector.SeeFigure9.
Thisplugis insertedintothechipperchuteto pushtwigsandsmall
branchestowardsthe impellerbladeswithoutendangeringyour hands.
TH ROTTLE CONTROL
Thislevercontrolstheenginespeedandstopfunction.Throughthree
separatepositionsonthe leverfromleftto right,theoperationisas
follows:
Start/Run Slow/Idle Engine Off
CHOKE CONTROL
The chokecontrolisusedto chokethe carburetorand assistinstarting
the engine.
Meets ANSI Safety Standards
CraftsmanYardVacuumsconformtothesafetystandardof the AmericanNationalStandardsInstitute(ANSI).
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