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MTD 462 thru 465 manual

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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. P .O . BO X 368022 CLEVELAND , OHIO 44136-9722 Warning: This unit is equipped with an i nternal combustion engine and should not be used on or near an[...]

  • Page 2

    2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Cont ent P age Important Safe Ope ration Practice s ........... ............. ................... ............. ........... 3 Assemblin g Your Chip per Shredder ........... ................... ............. ................... ..... 5 Know Your Ch ipper Shred der .................... ............. ................... ...........[...]

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    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. F ailure to com ply with thes e in[...]

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    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. OPERA TION • Do not put hands and feet [...]

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    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. SECTION 2: ASSEMBLING YOUR CHIPPER SHREDDER IMPORT ANT : This unit is shi pped w ithout ga so[...]

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    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. Figure 2[...]

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    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. Save this manual for fu ture referen ce. Starter Han dle The starter [...]

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    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. ( A warm engin e may not req uire chok ing). • Engines with pr imer: Prime en gine a[...]

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    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. Hopper Assembly: Lubricate the piv ot p[...]

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    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. • Rein stall the s creen, maki ng cert ain to reas semble the flai l scr een with the curve s ide down [...]

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    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 . • When rea ssembling the blade, tight en center bol t to between 550 and 700 in.[...]

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    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 42 52 53 54 55 56 56 57 58 59 59 60 60 60 56 56 56 61 62 63 60 56 59 57 61 60 64 56 65[...]

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    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. 620 8. 712-3027 He x L ock Nut 1/4-2 0 9. 710-0106 He x Ca p Scre w [...]

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    14 NOTES[...]

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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. MTD war ra nts this prod uct agai nst def ects in material and workman ship f or a period of two ([...]