Craftsman 79964 manual

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    OWNER'S MANUAL 247.799640 Caution: Read and Follow All Safety Rules and Instructions Before Operating This Equipment CRRFTSMRN® 9 HORSEPOWER MULCHING AND BAGGING CHIPPER-VACUUM Assembly Operation Customer Responsibilities Service and Adjustment Repair Parts SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO., Hoffman Estates, IL 60179 U.S.A. i inted in U,S.A. 770-8894K 2[...]

  • Page 2

    ! M PO RTANT OPERATION PRACTICES THIS SYMBOL POINTS OUTIMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WHICH, IF NOTFOLLOWED, COULD ENDANGER THE PERSONAL A _ AFETY AND/ORPROPERTY OF YOURSELF AND OTHERS. READAND FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS MANUAL BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO OPERATE YOUR POWER CHIPPER-VACUUM. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITHTHESE INSTRUCTIONS MAY RESULT IN PERSONA[...]

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    • Check and add fuel before starting the engine. Never remove gas cap or add fuel while the engine is running. Allow engineto cool at least two minutes before refueling. • Replacegasoline cap securely and wipe off any spilled gasoline before starting the engine as it maycausea fire or explosion. • Extinguish all cigarettes, cigars, pipes and [...]

  • Page 4

    CONGRATULATIONS on your purchase of a Sears Craftsman Chipper-Vacuum. It has been designed, engineered and manufactured to give you the best possible dependability and performance. Should you experience any problem you cannot easily rem- edy, please contact your nearest Sears Service Center/ Department in the United States, We have competent, well-[...]

  • Page 5

    i TABLE OF CONTENTS SAFETY RULES ..................................................... 2, 3 PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS ................................... 4 MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT .................................. 4 CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIES ................. 4, 12. 13 WARRANTY ............................................................... 4 INDEX ...[...]

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    ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS i Hub Bag FIGURE 1. Rex Lock Cupped Washer Cupped Side FIGURE 2. Nozzle FIGURE 3. Front Wheels Wheel Bracket Wave Washer Shoulder Bolt Hub Wing Nuts iiii IMPORTANT: This unit is shipped WITHOUT GASO- LINE or OIL in the engine. After assembly, see opera- tion section of this manual for proper fuel and engine oil recommendations[...]

  • Page 7

    Upper Handle i _Chiploer Chute jpporl racket FIGU RE 4. "Z" End of Cable Hole in Drive Clutch Handle O Nuts Cable is Straight FIGURE 5. Nuts Rib Bag Discharge Chute ..J Drawstring FIGURE 6. He)( Bolts, Flat its HexNuts Nuts t / Drive Clutch Handle Drive Clutch Handle / 7 ATTACHING THE CHIPPER CHUTE AND SUPPORT BRACKET (See figure 4) • R[...]

  • Page 8

    Stra Straps on aps on Shift Knob_ Baa Upper Handle / I FIGURE 7. FIGURE 8. i OPERATION ATTACHING THE BAG • Place bag inside of handle assembly. Slip the opening on the bag over the discharge chute, mak- ing certain it is over the rib on the discharge chute. See figure 6. • Place the four straps on the top of the bag over upper handle, hooking t[...]

  • Page 9

    MEETS ANSI SAFETY STANDARDS Sears chipper-vacuums conform to the safety standards of the American National Standards InsUtute. OPERATING CONTROLS (See figure 9) SHIFT LEVER--The shift lever determines ground speed. It may be placed in one of eight positions. Forward--one of six speeds. Position number one (1) Es the slowest. Position number six (6)[...]

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    If necessary, use the tamper plug provided to push material into the chipper chute. See figure 8. NEVER PLACE HANDS INSIDE CHIPPER CHUTE. PIace tamper plug inside chipper chute when not in use to deaden the sound. FIGURE 11. IMPORTANT: There is a flail screen located inside the housing in the discharge area. If the flail screen becomes clogged, rem[...]

  • Page 11

    Check the fuel level periodically to avoid running out of gasoline while operating the chipper-vacuum. If the unit runs out of gas as it is chipping, it may be neces- sary to unclog the unit before it can be restarted. Refer to "Removing the Flail Screen" in SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENT section. WARNING: EXPERIENCE INDICATES THAT ALCO- HOL BLEN[...]

  • Page 12

    CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIES ,,==,= o=,== . * ==. 0== ===v,c= O" o..== F- _ Oil Pivot Points "J a O _: Clean Chipper-Vacuum _/ _ Check Engine Oil _/ Change Engine Oil _/ _J UJ Service Air Cleaner _/ z Clean Engine Cylinder q _/ ug Spark Plug _/ ._I Muffler _/ _/ CHECK GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS Colder _ 32°F _- Warmer _b WARNING: ALWAYS STOP T[...]

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    AIR CLEANER The air cleaner prevents damaging dirt, dust, etc., from entering the carburetor and being forced into the engine and is important to engine life and per- formance. Never run your engine without air cleaner com- pletely assembled. To Service Air Cleaner; Service pre-cleaner after every 25 hours of use, or at least once a season. Replace[...]

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    ii , =1 ,i, i STORAGE .... ii i Prepare your chipper-vacuum for storage at the end of the season or if the unit will not be used for 30 days or more. WARNING: NEVER STORE MACHINE WITH FUEL IN THE FUEL TANK INSIDE OF BUILDING WHERE FUMES MAY REACH AN OPEN FLAME OR SPARK, OR WHERE IGNITION SOURCES ARE PRESENT SUCH AS HOT WATER AND SPACE HEATERS, FURN[...]

  • Page 15

    Discharge Chute Assembly Belt Cover Hex Bolt FlatWasher Flex Nut FIGURE 18. npping Screws ! • Remove the two hex bolts and hex nuts which extend through the housing. Lift the flail screen from inside the housing. See figure 19. Flail Screen Hex Bolts Hex Nuts Self-Tapping Screws FIGURE 20. • Remove the access plate by removing two hex lock nuts[...]

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    CHAHGIHG THE FRICTION WHEEL RUBBER The rubber on the friction wheel is subject to wear and should be checked after 50 hours of operation, and periodically thereafter. Replace friction wheel rubber if any signs of wear or cracking are found. • Drain the gasoline and oil from the chipper- vacuum. • Tip the unit backward so it rests on the handles[...]

  • Page 17

    BELT REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT WARNING: Disconnect the spark plug wire and move away from the spark plug. • Remove the plastic belt cover on the front of the engine by removing two self-tapping screws. Refer to figure 19. • Drain the gasoline and oil from the chipper- vacuum. • Tip the unit backward so that it rests on the handles. • Remove t[...]

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    TROUBLE SHOOTING PROBLEM CORRECTIVE ACTION Engine tails to start Loss of power; operation erratic POSSIBLE CAUSE(S) • Fuel tank empty, or stale fuel. • Spark plug wire disconnected. • Faulty spark plug. • Nozzle safety switch not depressed. • Spark plug wire loose. • Unit running on CHOKE. • Blocked fuel line or stale fuel. • Water [...]

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    SEARS CRAFTSMAN 9 H.P. CHIPPER-VACUUM MODEL NO. 247.799640 Repair Parts REF, NO. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 t2 13 14 15 PART NO. 1539-019 647-0019 649-0008 1649-0012 681-0076 710-0116 710-0380 710-0621 710-0896 710-3008 71143677 711-0737 712-0116 712-3004A 714-0104 DESCRIPTION PUSHNUT CONTROL ASSY HANDLE ASSY-UPPER HAN D LE ASSY-LOWER BRACKET ASSY-SHI[...]

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    SEARS CRAFTSMAN 9 H.P. CHIPPER-VACUUM MODEL NO. 247.799640 Repair Parts REF. NO. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 PART NO. 629-0241 681-0059 681-0060 710-0382 710-0604 710_607 710-0772 712-1268 710-3008 712-0384 712-0421 712-3004A REF. PART DESCRIPTION QTY. NO. NO. HARNESS--CHIPPER-VAC 1 13 HOUSING ASSY--INNER 1 14 HOUSING ASSY--OUTER 1 15 SCREW-HEX 2 16[...]

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    SEARS CRAFTSMAN 9 H.P. CHIPPER-VACUUM MODEL NO. 247.799640 Repair Parts REF. PART NO. NO. DESCRIPTION QTY. 1 681-0078 IMPELLER ASSY COMP. (!NCL. REF. NOS. 2 THRU 12) SCREW-HEX WASHER-LOCK WASHER-FLAT IMPELLER ASSY PIN-CLEVIS SCREW-FLAT HEAD NUT-HEX LOCK PIN-ROLL SPRING BLADE-FLAIL WASHER-LOCK BLADE-CHIPPER 2 710-1273 3 736-0217 4 736-0247 5 681-007[...]

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    SEARS CRAFTSMAN 9 H.P. CHIPPER-VACUUM MODEL NO, 247.799640 Repair Parts REF. i PART NO. NO. 710-0230 1710-0723 710-0896 711-0758 _ 712-0266 712-3004A 719-0330 731-1584 _ 732-0745 1 736-0329 11 738-09O8 12 754-0256 13 756-0313 14 756-0649 15 781-0611 16 781-0614 DESCRIPTION QTY. SCREW-HEX SCREW-HEX SCREW-HEX NUT-HEX SHOULDER NUT-HEX LOCK NUT-HEX LOC[...]

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    SEARS CRAFTSMAN 9 H P CHIPPER,VACUUM MODEL NO 247,799640 Repair Parts 27 I I ,I ! 9 8 I i 23[...]

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    SEARS CRAFTSMAN 9 H.P. CHIPPER-VACUUM MODEL NO. 247.799640 Repair Parts REF. NO. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 PART NO, 618-0063 618-0168 656-0009 756-0564 738-0865 741-0600 681-0055 681-0058 681-0069 681-0072 681-0073 684-0042 DESCRIPTION BEARING ASSY-FRICTION WHEEL DIFFERENTIAL ASSY COMP. DISC-FRICTION WHEEL ASSY COMP. DISC-FRICTI[...]

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    SEARS CRAFTSMAN 9 H.P. CHIPPER-VACUUM MODEL NO. 247.799640 REF. NO. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Repair Parts PART NO. 618-0168 710-1206 711-1035 711-1037 711-1038 713-0445 716-0232 DESCRIPTION DIFFERENTIAL ASSY COMPLETE SCREW-HEX SHAFT-CROSS AXLE-SHAFT 10.95" LONG AXLE-SHAFT 9.82" LONG SPROCKET 22 T RING-RETAINING (2 PER AXLE) GEAR-DIF[...]

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    SEARS CRAFTSMAN 9 H.P. ENGINE MODEL NO. 143.959003 Repair Parts 305 400 757: 87 7O 69 119 65 308 t82 184 .,.> 380/_ _' "" "" 277 238 239 / 240 242 276 I ! ] 275 251 72 / 25 26 186 26 101 I I " 292 _"_ 296 26! 285 € / 286 f/281282 370e[...]

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    SEARS CRAFTSMAN 9 H.P. ENGINE MODEL NO. 143.959003 Repair Parts KEY NO. 1 2 4 5 15 15A 15B 16 17 18 19 20 25 26 28 30 35 36 37 38 40 40 40 41 41 41 42 42 42 43 45 46 47 48 49 50 60 65 69 70 71 72 75 8O 81 82 83 84 86 87 89 90 92 93 100 101 l DESCRIPTION t PART NO. 35385 27652 32678 30969 30699C 30700 650494 33454 29916 650548 34663 35319 36460 6505[...]

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    SEARS CRAFTSMAN 9 H.P, ENGINE MODEL NO. 143.959003 Repair Parts KEY PART NO. NO. 286 35446 287 29752 290 30705 292 26460 296 34279B 305 35554 307 35499 308 35540 310 36205 325 29443 327 35392 342 30063 DESCRIPTION Starter Screen Nut & Lock Washer, 1/4-28 Fuel Line Fuel Line Clamp Starter Screen Oil Fill Tube "O"-Ring Fill Tube Clip Di[...]

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    SEARS CRAFTSMAN 9 H.P. ENGINE MODEL NO. 143.959003 Repair Parts PARTS LIST FOR RECOIL STARTER KEY PART NO. NO. DESCRIPTION m 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 11 12 13 590671 590599A 590600 590679 590601 590678 590680 590412 590681 590683 590456 590387 Recoil Starter Spring Pin (Incl. 4) Washer Retainer Washer Brake Spring Starter Dog Dog Spring Pulley & Rewind [...]

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    Seal kits for the new cylinders are the same as for the old cy ind.ers_ as a!l me internal components are the same, bore diam old cylinder new c_inder sealkit 4,0" 718-0307 718-0773 753-0490 4.5" 718-0306 718-0769 753-0563 To; ¸ DISTRIBUTORS & AUTHORIZED SERVICE DEALERS Re: LOG SPLITTER SEAL KITS As of February 1. 1999. log splitter [...]

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    1 1. Very lmportantH!! You must clean any paint or rust in the bore area by sanding it off. The paint wi}l be from the snap ring groove outward. After removing ALL uaint and rust leaving a smooth surface, coa_ exposed area inside cylinder with grease If you do not do this, fiJrther disassembly will be difficult and damage may result during reassemh[...]