Craftsman 486.24517 Chipper User Manual


 
33.Assemblethehoseadapter(nozzle)tothefrontof
theimpellerhousingandsecurewiththethreeknobs.
Makesurethattheswitchactuatorbracketcontacts
theswitchonthehousing.Seefigure19.
HOSE ADAPTER
(NOZZLE)
KNOB 1
FIGURE 19
ACTUATOR
BRACKET
34. Place a hose clamp onto one end of hose. Push hose
onto hose adapter (nozzle). Tighten hose clamp onto
hose and hose adapter. Do not collapse hose adapter
when tightening clamp. See figure 20.
35. Place the hose hanger rod assembly into the hose
hanger bracket on the impeller housing assembly.
See figure 20.
36. Loop the 25" tarp strap under the hose. Hook to the
hose hanger rod assembly. See figure 20.
HOSE ADAPTER
(NOZZLE)
HOSE HANGER
ASSEMBLY
\
25" TARP
STRAP
FIGURE 20
HINT: Tip the cart bed back for easier access in the next
paragraph.
37. Attach the chipper chute assembly to the weld bolts
on the back side of the impeller housing using three
5/16" flat washers and 5/16" Nylock nuts. Tighten.
See figure 21.
38. Insert the tamper plug into the end of the chipper
chute assembly.
CHIPPER CHUTE
ASSEMBLY
/
5/16"
NYLOCK 5/16" FLAT
NUT WASHER
FIGURE 21
39. Assemble the hitch plate to the tractor hitch if:
a. Your tractor has a square (straight) hitch frame,
to help prevent binding.
b. Your tractor has a lightweight hitch frame that
needs reinforcing for towing the Chip-N-Vac.
Use a 1/2" x 1-1/4" hex bolt, a 7/16" flat washer and a
1/2" nylock nut. See figure 22.
1/2" x 1-1/4"
HEX BOLT
TRACTOR 1
HITCH FRAME O ATTACH
(SQUARE) _ MOW-N-VAC
HERE
13
TRACTOR
HITCH FRAME _ -.
(TAPERED)
FIGURE 22