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BEFORE STARTING
• Your Chipper Vac engine is shipped withoutoil or
gasoline. Service the Chipper Vac engine with oil and
gas as instructed inthe separate engine manual.
• Inspect the Chipper Vac to make sure all covers (rear
door, hard top boot, elbow, hose adapter, hose and
deck adapter are property attached.
• Check tires for proper inflation (12 - 14 Ibs).
WARNING: Never fill fuel tank indoors, or
with the engine running, or while the engine
is hot. Do not smoke while filling tank.
HOW TO STOP YOUR CHIPPER VAC
• To stop engine, move the throttle control lever to the
OFF position.
• Disconnect spark plug wire from plug to prevent
accidental starting while equipment is unattended or
is being worked on.
CAUTION: The muffler and adjacentareas are holt
HOW TO START YOUR CHIPPER VAC
i_ WARNING: Never start or run the
engine without all covers being properly
attached to the blower housing and cart.
• Check oil and gas in Chipper Vac engine.
• Attach sparkplug wire to spark plug.
• Move choke lever on engine to CHOKE position.
(A warm engine may not require choking.)
• Move throffle control lever on engineto FASTposi-
tion.
• Grasp starterhandle and pull rope out slowlyuntil
engine reaches start of compression cycle (rope will
pull stightly harder at this point). Let the rope rewind
slowly.
• Pull rope with a rapid, continuous, full arm stroke.
Keep a firm grip on starter handle. Let rope rewind
slowly. Do not let starter handle snap back against
starter.
• Repeat instructions intwo preceding paragraphs until
enginefires. When engine starts, move choke control
gradually to RUN position.
HOW TO USE YOUR CHIPPER VAC
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CAUTION: Vehicle braking and stability
may be affected withthe addition of an
accessory or an attachment. Be aware of
changing conditions on slopes.
• Inspect the Chipper Vac to make sure allcovers (rear
door, hard top boot, elbow, chipper chute with tamper
plug, hose adapter (nozzle), hose and deck adapter
are properly attached.
• Check tires for proper inflation(12 - 14 Ibs).
• Check oil and gas inChipper Vac engine.
• Begin operation at low speed, adjusting forward
speed to match grass height and/or moisture condi-
tion to preventclogging.
• Do not attempt to vacuum up any material other than
vegetation found in a normal yard, such as light
branches, leaves, twigs, etc.
• To empty cart, shut off tractor engine and set
brake.
• Shut off Chipper Vac engine.
• Remove rear door from cart.
CAUTION: To avoid possibleinjury, be
sure thatnoone isnear the cartbefore
releasing the latch.
• Release the latch holding cart down to the tongue by
pulling up on the latch lever. See figure 36.
• Using a rake or suitable tool, pull the grass clippings
and/or leaves out of cart.
• After cart is emptied, secure cart to tongue with
latch and reattach the rear door and the hard top
boot.
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FIGURE 36
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WARNING: Should your Chipper Vac
become clogged,shut offtractor and
Chipper Vac engines. Before attempting
to unclog, remove wire from spark plug to
prevent accidental starting.
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