Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Yard-Man 203 MTD
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Chip per Shredder Vacuum Model Number 203 IMPOR T ANT : READ SAFETY RULES AND INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULL Y MTD LLC P .O . BO X 361131 CLEVELAND , OHIO 44136-0019 Warning: This unit is equipped with an inte.
2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Cont ent Page Important Safe Ope ration Practice s ........... ............. ................... ............. ........... 3 Assemblin g Your Chip per Shredder Vacuum ......... ................... ............. ........... 5 Know Your Ch ipper Shred der Vacuum .
3 SECTION 1: IMPORTANT SAFE OPERATION PRACTICES WARNING: T his symbol points ou t importan t safety ins tructio ns which, if not followed, c ould endanger the p ersonal safety a nd/or pr operty o f yoursel f and others. Read a nd follo w all instructi ons in this man ual before at temptin g to operate this machine.
4 j. To reduce a fir e hazard , keep machi ne free of grass, lea ves, or othe r debris build -up. Clean up oil or fuel spil lage and re move any fuel soak ed debris . k. Al low machin e to cool at least 5 minut es before sto ring. OPERA TION 1. Do not put hands and feet near rotating parts or in the f eeding c hambers and d ischarge opening.
5 WARNING: - YOUR RESPONSIBILITY: Restrict the use of this power machine to persons who read, understand and f ol low the w a rnings and instr uctions in this manual a nd on the machine. NOTE: Not all sa fety label s shown may apply to you r chipper sh redde r vacuum.
6 Attaching T he Nozzle • Remove three wing nuts from the front of the chip per shredder vacuum . • Place nozzle in posi tion over the three studs on unit and secur e with wing nuts just rem oved.
7 Throttle Control Lever (Not Shown) The throt tle cont rol leve r is loca ted on the eng ine. It control s the engine ’ s speed and sto ps the engine . See separat e engine manu al pack ed with unit for det ails. Starter Han d le (Not Shown) The starter handle is located on the engi ne.
8 • Engines with pr i mer: Prime en gine as ins tructed in sep arate engi ne manual. • The thr ottle control lever is loc ated on the engi ne. Move engi ne throttle c ontrol le ver to FA ST or START p osition . • Place one foot on the left rear wheel to preven t the unit from ski dding whil e starting.
9 SECTION 5: ADJUSTING YOUR CHIPPER SHREDDER VACUUM WARNING: Do not at any time make a ny adjustments without fir st stopping engine, disconnecting spark plug wire, and grounding it aga inst the engine. Front Caster Wheels This ch ipper sh redder vac uum is equip ped with fr ont cast er wheels.
10 SECTION 6: MAINTAINING YOUR CHIPPER SHREDDER VACUUM WARNING: Before performing any mainte- nance or repairs, stop t he engine, wait until the m achine comes to a complete stop, disconnect the spark plug wire and ground agains t the engine to prevent unin- tended starting.
11 Fig ure 1 0 • Reattach the discharge chute assembl y with the hardwar e previousl y removed and connect the bag to unit. Sharpening Or Replacing Chipper Blades NOTE: W hen tippi ng the unit , empty the fuel tank and keep s park p lug si de up. • Discon nect the spa rk plug wire an d ground it again st the engine.
12 Fig ure 1 2 • Remove th e safety swi tch from the fr ont of the ou ter housing by removi ng the two se lf-tapping s crews. See Figu re 12. • Remove the two hex bolts and hex lock nuts which extend thr ough the hous ing. Lift the flail screen ou t of the h ousing.
13 • Secure the impeller assembly to the crankshaf t using the he x bolt, lock washer, an d flat was her previo usly rem oved. Torque the bo lt to 5 50 in . lbs. to 700 in. lbs . • Place the housing bl ades agai nst the in ner housing. See Figure 16.
14 SECTION 7: TROUBLESHOOTING NOTE: For rep airs b eyond th e minor adjustme nts listed abov e, cont act your nearest a uthoriz ed ser vice deal er. Problem Cau se Rem edy Engine fails to s tart 1. Spark plug wi re disc onnected. 2. Fuel tank emp ty or stale fuel .
15 Notes.
16 Model 203 1 2 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 9 10 11 12 9 10 13 13 14 14 15 16.
17 Model 203 Ref . No. P art No . P art De scriptio n 1. 681-0095 Chipper Chute 2. 712-3010 Hex Nut 5 /16-18 3. 736-0242 Bell Wa sher .340 ID x .872 OD 4. 731-1690A Discharge Chute 5. 764-049 2 Bag 6. 631-0069 Nozzle Assembly 7. 731-1831 Nozzle Flap 8.
18 Model 203 1 2 2 3 4 2 5 3 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 13 14 14 14 15 15 16 17 17 18 19 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 30 32 33 34 35.
19 Model 203 Ref. No. P ar t No. P art Descr iption 1. 681-0108 Impeller Ass ’ y Complete 2. 719-0329 Flail Blade 3. 715-0166 Spiral Pin 4. 681-0107 Impeller Assem bly 5. 711-0833B Cle v is Pin 6. 736-0119 Lock Wash er 5/16 7. 710-1054 Cap Screw 5/16-2 4 x 1.
20 Model 203 8 1 5 6 4 7 5 6 4 2 11 9 10 8 3 17 13 17 14 12 15 18 19 16 35 33 38 49 44 30 40 36 39 32 31 45 55 51 50 48 42 41 54 52 50 46 53 27 24 27 29 25 28 26 23 43 34 22 37 47.
21 Model 203 Ref . No. P ar t No. P a rt Desc ription 1. 781-0677 Chain Ca se LH 2. 781-0676 Chain Ca se RH 3. 754-0457 V-Belt 4. 748-0313 Spacer 5. 741-0413 Hex Flange Bearing 6. 736-0336 Flat Wash er 7. 713-0422 Chain 8. 710-0896 Hex Washe r Screw 1/ 4-14 9.
22 Model 203 1 2 2 3 3 5 4 6 7 8 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 13 17 18 19 20 21 22 26 26 12 13 13 12 25 12 12 23 24 25 26 26 27 18 18 28 29 29 30 30 31 32 32 13 13 33 20 34 34 35 35 36 36 37 37 39 40 38 3.
23 Model 203 Ref. No. P ar t No. P art Descr iption 1. 749-1095 Upper Handl e 2. 1539-019 Push Nut 3. 711-0737 Stud Pin .250 x 1.75 4. 746-0714 Clutch Cab le 56" 5. 731-1735 Upper Clutch C over 6. 731-0620 Drive Lever 7. 731-1736 Lower Clutch C over 8.
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