Craftsman 247.776360 Chipper User Manual


 
f m
FlangeNut
Support
Figure 10
Figure 9
NOTE: Makecertainbladesare reassembledwiththe sharpedge
outward(towardthe chipperchute),Torquehardwareto between20
fblbs and 25fblbs,
Sharpening Or Replacing the Shredder Blade
WARNING:The shredder blade is sharp. Wear leather
work gloves to protect your bands.
1, Stopengine,disconnectsparkplug,andmakecertainthatall
movingpartshavecometo a completestop,
2, Removethetwoflange nuts(andhexbolts)whichsecurethe hop-
persupportbracketto the impellerhousing,Retainthe hardware,
SeeFigure10,
3, Pivotthe shredderscreenupwardas instructedunderthe heading
Cleaning the Reduction Chamber,
4, a, Removesix flangenutswhichsecurehopperinletguideto
impellerhousing,SeeFigure11,
Carefullyseparatethe hopperassemblyfromthe impeller
housingandset it aside,
, Inserta pieceof woodinto the chutedeflectoropeningto
stabilizethe impellerandpreventit fromrotatingwhenremoving
the shredderblade,
b, Removethe two internalhexscrews,hexlocknuts,and lock
washerswhichsecurethe shredderbladeto the impeller,See
Figure11,
NOTE:Usea3/16"hexkey(Allen)wrenchon theoutsideofthe
shredderbladeanda 1/2" box(orsocket)wrenchon theinsideof the
shredderblade,HoldtheAllenwrenchstationaryandrotatethe box
(orsocket)wrenchto loosenthe nut,
c, Removethe hexbolt,lockwasher,and flatwasherto completely
freeshredderblade,SeeFigure11,
Figure 11
IMPORTANT:Ifsharpeningthe bladefor reuse,followthe original
angleof grindas a guide,Makecertaineachcuttingedgereceivesan
equalamountof grindingto preventan unbalancedblade,Remove
metalfromthe heavysideuntil it is balancedevenly,
IMPORTANT:Whenreassemblingtheblade,tightencenterboltto
between45fblbs and60 fblbs andthe twoout boltsto between20
fblbs and25fblbs,
Storing Your Chipper Shredder
1, Cleanthe equipmentthoroughly,
2, Wipeequipmentwithan oiledragto preventrust,
3, Referto enginemanualfor correctenginestorageinstructions
4, Storeunitina clean,dry area,Do notstorenextto corrosive
materialssuchas fertilizer,
11