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Gasand Oil Fill-up

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• To lower the hopper assembly, use one hand to grasp the handle at the top of the hopper assembly and lift slightly. Pull up on the release bar, and lower the hopper assembly to the ground. Release the bar. See figure 10. ---______ Hopper _ ---. Assembly FIGURE 10. • Bulky material, such as stalks or heavy branches, up to 3" in diameter, should be fed into the chipper chute. See figure 11. WARNING: MAKE CERTAIN THE CHIP- PNEORT ICNHUUSTEE. DOOR IS CLOSED WHEN 3" Maximum Diameter GASAND OIL FILL-UP OIL (Packed with Unit) Only use high quality detergent oil rated with API service classification SF, SG or SH. Select the oil's viscosity grade according to your expected operating temperature. Colder _ 32°F _- Warmer 5W30 SAE 30 NOTE: Although multi-viscosity oils (5W30, 10W30, etc.) improve starting in cold weather, these multiviscosity oils will result in increased oil consumption when used above 32°F. Check your oil level more frequently to avoid possible engine damage from running low on oil. • Fill engine with oil as follows. Remove oil fill dip- stick. See figure 12. With chipper-shredder level, use a funnel to fill engine with oi! to FULL mark on dipstick. Capacity is approximately 21 ounces. Be careful not to overfill. Tilt chipper-shredder toward the left (from behind the hopper), then re-level. Check oil level. Refill to FULL mark on dipstick if necessary. Replace dipstick and tighten. Oil Dipstick FIGURE 12. Oil Drain FIGURE 11. Chipper Chute IMPORTANT: There is a flail screen located inside the housing in the discharge area. If the flail screen becomes clogged, remove and clean as instructed in the Service and Adjustments section. For best performance, it is important to keep the shredding blade and the chipper blades sharp. If the composition of the material being discharged changes (becomes stringy, etc.) or if the rate at which the material is discharged slows down considerably, it is likely that the shredding blade and/or chipper blades are dull and need to be sharpened or replaced. Refer to Service and Adjustments section. GAS • Remove fuel cap and fill fuel tank with about 3 quarts of clean, fresh, lead-free grade automotive gasoline. DO NOT use Ethyl or high octane gasoline. Be certain container is clean and free from rust or foreign particles. Never use gasoline that may be stale from long periods of storage in the container. Replace fuel cap. 1/2 INCH OF TOP OF FUEL TANK TO WPRAERVNEINNGT: SDPOILLNSOTANFDILLTOCLAOLSLEORW THFAONR FUEL EXPANSION. IF GASOLINE IS ACCIDENTLY SPILLED, MOVE CHIPPERSHREDDER AWAY FROM AREA OF SPILL. AVOID CREATING ANY SOURCE OF IGNITION UNTIL GASOLINE VAPORS HAVE DISAPPEARED. 10

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•
To
lower
the hopper
assembly,
use one
hand
to
grasp the handle at the top of the hopper assembly
and
lift slightly.
Pull
up on the release
bar,
and
lower the hopper assembly
to the ground.
Release
the bar. See figure 10.
---______
Hopper
_
---.
Assembly
FIGURE
10.
•
Bulky material,
such as stalks or heavy branches,
up to 3" in diameter,
should be fed into the chipper
chute. See figure 11.
WARNING:
MAKE
CERTAIN
THE
CHIP-
PER
CHUTE
DOOR
IS CLOSED
WHEN
NOT IN USE.
3" Maximum
Diameter
Chipper
Chute
FIGURE 11.
IMPORTANT:
There
is a flail
screen
located
inside
the housing in the discharge
area. If the flail
screen
becomes
clogged,
remove and clean as instructed
in
the Service
and Adjustments
section.
For best
per-
formance,
it is important
to keep the shredding
blade
and the chipper
blades
sharp.
If the composition
of
the
material
being
discharged
changes
(becomes
stringy,
etc.) or if
the
rate at which the material
is dis-
charged
slows down considerably,
it is likely that the
shredding
blade
and/or
chipper
blades
are
dull and
need to be sharpened
or replaced.
Refer to Service
and Adjustments
section.
GASAND OIL FILL-UP
OIL (Packed with Unit)
Only
use high
quality
detergent
oil rated
with
API
service
classification
SF, SG or SH. Select
the oil's
viscosity
grade
according
to your
expected
operating
temperature.
Colder
_
32°F
_-
Warmer
5W30
SAE 30
NOTE:
Although
multi-viscosity
oils
(5W30,
10W30,
etc.)
improve
starting
in cold
weather,
these
multi-
viscosity
oils will
result
in increased
oil consumption
when used above 32°F. Check your oil level more fre-
quently
to
avoid
possible
engine
damage
from
run-
ning low on oil.
•
Fill engine
with oil as follows.
Remove
oil fill dip-
stick.
See figure
12. With
chipper-shredder
level,
use a funnel to fill engine
with oi! to FULL mark on
dipstick.
Capacity
is approximately
21 ounces.
Be
careful
not to overfill.
Tilt chipper-shredder
toward
the left
(from
behind
the
hopper),
then
re-level.
Check
oil level.
Refill to FULL
mark
on dipstick
if
necessary.
Replace dipstick and tighten.
Oil
Dipstick
FIGURE
12.
Oil
Drain
GAS
•
Remove
fuel
cap
and fill
fuel
tank
with
about
3
quarts
of clean,
fresh,
lead-free
grade
automotive
gasoline.
DO NOT use Ethyl or high octane
gaso-
line.
Be certain
container
is clean
and free
from
rust or foreign
particles.
Never
use gasoline
that
may
be stale
from
long
periods
of storage
in the
container.
Replace fuel cap.
WARNING:
DO NOT FILL CLOSER
THAN
1/2 INCH
OF
TOP
OF
FUEL
TANK
TO
PREVENT
SPILLS
AND
TO ALLOW
FOR
FUEL
EXPANSION.
IF
GASOLINE
IS
ACCIDENTLY
SPILLED,
MOVE
CHIPPER-
SHREDDER
AWAY
FROM
AREA
OF
SPILL.
AVOID
CREATING
ANY SOURCE
OF IGNITION
UNTIL
GASOLINE
VAPORS
HAVE DISAPPEARED.
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