Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 24A-020D401 Yard-Man
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Chip per Shredder Vacuum Model Number 24A-020D40 1 PRINTED IN U.S .A. FORM NO . 770-101 97C.fm (8/01) IMPORT ANT : READ SAFETY R ULES AND INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULL Y MTD PRO DUCTS INC.
2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Cont ent Page Important Safe O peration Practi ces .... ............. ................... ............. .................. 3 Assemblin g Your Chip per Shredder Vacuum ......... ................... ............. ........... 5 Know Your Ch ipper Shred der Vacuum .
3 SECTION 1: IMPORTANT SAFE OPERATION PRACTICES WARNING: This symb ol points ou t impor tant safety instruct ions whic h, if not follow ed, could endanger the p ersonal safety and/or property of you rself and other s. Read and follow all ins tructions in this man ual before at temptin g to operate thi s machin e.
4 i. Never store the machi ne or fuel co ntainer inside whe re there is an open flame , spark, or pilot ligh t (e.g. furna ce, water hea ter, space hea ter, cloth es dryer , etc.) j. To red uce a fire haza rd, keep mac hine free of grass, lea ves, or othe r debris bui ld-up.
5 WARNING - YOUR RESPONSIBILITY: Restrict the use of th is power m achine to persons w ho read, understa nd an d follow th e warnin gs and i nstructio ns in thi s manua l and on the mach ine. NOTE: Not all sa fety la bels shown may apply to your chip per shre dder vac uum.
6 Attaching T he Handle • Unfold the upper hand le until i t align s with the lo wer handle. • Secur e the two handle s by tigh tening the win g nuts (carriage bo lts must be s eated prope rly into the handle) .
7 SECTION 3: KNOW YOUR CHIPPER SHREDDER VACUUM Figure 5 Read this ope rator ’ s man ual and safety rules before operatin g your chi pper shredd er vacuu m. Compare th e illustr ations in Figure 5 with your unit to fam iliari ze yourse lf with the loc ation of var ious con trols and adjustme nts.
8 SECTION 4: OPERATING YOUR CHIPPER SHREDDER VACUUM WARNING: The operation of any chipper shredde r vacuum can result in foreign objects being thro wn into t he eyes, which can damage yo ur eyes seve rely.
9 vines un til the y are thorou ghly d ried out. M aterials such as stalk s or heavy br anches up to 1 1/2 ” in diameter may be fed into the chip per chute. See Figure 7. Figure 7 IMPORT ANT : The flail s creen is located in side th e housing i n the discha rge area.
10 WARNING: Always stop engine and disconnect spark plug wire before cleaning, lubricating or doing a ny kind of maintenance on y our machine. Lubrication Wheels: Lubricate ea ch wheel sho ulder sc rew once a season wi th light oil. Refer to Figur e 5.
11 • Remove the shoul der scr ews and be ll washer s that go through the pivot arm s and height bra cket adjusters to the front sup port brace. • Remove the three screws on th e upper hous ing that secure the no zzle cover an d the nine scr ews that secure the lo wer housi ng to the upper hous ing.
12 SECTION 6: TROUBLESHOOTING NOTE: For r epairs beyond the mi nor adj ustments listed above, contac t your ne arest a uthoriz ed ser vice deal er. Problem Cau se Rem edy Engine fail s to s tart 1. Spark plug wi re disc onnected. 2. Fuel tank emp ty or stale fuel .
13 NOTES.
14 Model 24A-020D401 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 13 12 13 19 5 16 16 17 18 7 20 15 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 36 29 8 36 7 39 14.
15 Model 24A-020D401 Ref. No. P ar t No. P art Description 1. 725-1700 Switch Cov er 2. 725-3166 Saf ety Swi tch 3. 710-0224 Hex Wash er Screw #10-16 x.50 4. 629-0920 Wire Ha rness 5. 710-0604A He x W asher Scre w 5/16-18 x.62 5 6. 714-0104 Cotter Pin 7.
16 Model 24A-020D401 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 31 16 27 28 28 32 33 9 11 19 20 22 23 25 26 24 18 14 21 29 30.
17 Model 24A-020D401 Ref. No. P art No. P art Des cription 1. 749-0438D Upper Hand le 2. 720-0314 Handl e Knob 5/16 -18 3. 710-1174 Carriage Bo lt 4. 749-0907B Low er Handle 5. 664-0090 Bag Asse mb ly 6. 711-1293 Studs 7. 712-0397 Wing N ut 1/4- 20 8.
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MANUF A CTUR ER ’ S LIMITED W ARRANTY FOR: The l imit ed warr anty se t for th below is given by MTD PRODUCTS INC ( “ MTD ” ) with respe ct to ne w mercha ndise purchase d and used in the U nited States , its possess ions and ter ritories.
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