Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 462 thru 465 MTD
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Chip per Shredder Model Se ries 462 thr u 465 PRINTED IN U.S .A. OPERA T OR’S MANU AL FORM NO . 770-10 038B.f m (3/00) IMPORT A NT : READ SAFETY R ULES AND INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULL Y MTD PRODUCTS INC.
2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Cont ent P age Important Safe Ope ration Practice s ........... ............. ................... ............. ........... 3 Assemblin g Your Chip per Shredder ........... ................... ............. ................... ....
3 SECTION 1: IMPORTANT SAFE OPERATION PRACTICES WARNING: This symb ol points ou t importan t safety instructio ns which, if not follow ed, could endanger the p ersonal safety a nd/or pr operty o f yours elf and others. Read a nd follo w all instruct ions in this man ual before at temptin g to operate this machine.
4 (e. g. fu rnac e, w ater heat er, spac e hea ter, clot hes dryer, etc.) • To reduc e a fire h azard , keep mac hine free of g rass, leaves, or other d ebris b uild-u p. Clean up oil or fu el spillag e and re move any fu el so aked d ebris. • Allow ma chine to cool at le ast 5 min utes before storin g.
5 WARNING: - YOUR RESPONSIBILITY: Restrict the use of this power machine to persons who read, understand and f ollow the warnings and ins tructions in this manual and on the machine. NOTE: Not al l safety la bels shown may apply to your chip per shre dder.
6 Attaching T h e Hopper Assemb ly (All Models) • Remove s ix hex nuts and wa shers fr om the weld studs on the impeller housing. Le ave the suppor t plate in pla ce on the weld studs . See Figu re 2. • Place hopper ass embly int o positi on in front of impelle r ho using, a ligning hole s in hopper assem bly co llar wi th weld stud s.
7 SECTION 3: KNOW YOUR CHIPPER SHREDDER Read this ope rator’s man ual and safe ty rules before operatin g your chippe r shredd er vacuum. Com pare th e illustr ations in Figure 5 with your unit to fam iliarize yourse lf with the loc ation of vario us contro ls and adjustme nts.
8 Starting E ngine • Attach spar k plug wire to s park plug. Mak e certain the metal ca p on the end of the spark plug is fastened s ecurely ov er the metal tip on the spar k plug. • Engin es with chok e lever: Move chok e lever on en gine to CHO KE position.
9 SECTION 5: MAINTAINING YOUR CHIPPER SHREDDER WARNING: Always stop engine, discon- nect spark plug, and ground against engine before c leaning, lubricating or doing any kind of maintenance on your machine. Lubrication Release Ro d: Lub ricate the on the release r od and spring with l ight oil once a seas on.
10 • Remove the two hairpin clips from ea ch clevis pin which extend th rough the hou sing an d remove the pins. S ee Figur e 8. • Remove the flail scree n from in side the hou sing and clean th e screen by s craping or washi ng with water.
11 • An unbal anced bl ade will caus e excess ive vibrat ion when rotati ng at high spee ds and may caus e damage t o the unit. The blade can be tes ted by balanci ng it on a s crewdriv er or nail . Remove me tal from th e heavy side until i t is b alanced evenly .
12 Model Series 462 Thru 465 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 7 8 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 8 15 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 21 22 23 23 24 25 26 23 23 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 32 41 43 44 45 46 48 49 47 20 29 50 51 40 .
13 Model Series 462 Thru 465 Ref. No. P ar t No. P art Description 1. 728-0175 P op Riv et 2. 731-1899 Chippe r Chute 3. 735-0249 Chute Fla p 4. 781-0633 Chute F lap Strip 5. 681-0095 Chippe r Chute † 6. 681-0068A Chippe r Chute As semb ly 7. 710-0751 He x Ca p Scre w 1/4 -20 x.
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MANUF A C TURER ’ S LIMITED W A RRAN TY FOR: The l imit ed warr anty se t for th be low is gi ven by MTD PRODUCTS INC ( “ MTD ” ) with respe ct to ne w mercha ndise purchase d and used in the U nited States , it s posse ssio ns and ter ritories.
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If you already are a holder of MTD 462 thru 465, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime MTD 462 thru 465.
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