MTD CSV 020 manual

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    MTD LL C, P .O . BO X 36 1 1 3 1 CLEVEL AND, OHIO 44 1 36 - 001 9 Printed In US A Safe Operation Practices • Se t-Up • Operation • Maintenance • Ser vice • T roubles hooting • W arranty WA R N I N G RE AD AND FOLLOW ALL SAFET Y RULES AN D INS TRUC TIO NS IN TH IS MAN U AL BE FORE A T TE MP TIN G TO OPER A TE TH IS MACHINE . F AI LURE TO[...]

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    Thank you fo r purchasing a Chipp er /Shre dder Vacuum manufa cture d by MTD. It was carefull y engine ered to provid e excellent p er formance wh en prop erly op erated and m aintained . Please read this entire m anual prior to op erating th e equipme nt. It instru ct s you how to safely a nd easily set up, op erate and maintain your ma chine. Ple[...]

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    Impor t ant Safe Oper at ion Prac tices 2 3 T raining 1. Read, un derst and, and fo llow all instruc tions o n the machine and i n the manual(s ) bef ore attem pting to assembl e and ope rate. Keep this manual in a saf e place for future and r egular reference a nd for ordering replac ement par ts . 2. Be fami liar with all controls and th eir prop[...]

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    4 S ectio n 2 — i mpo rt ant S afe o per a tion p r acticeS Safe Handling of Gasolin e: T o avoid pe rsonal injur y or p roper t y damage us e ex treme ca re in handling gas oline. Gas oline is ex trem ely f lammable a nd the vapo rs are ex plosive. Seri ous pers onal injur y can occur wh en gasolin e is spilled on your self or yo ur clothes whic[...]

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    5 S ectio n 2 — i mpo rt ant S afe o per a tion p r acticeS Maintena nce & St orage 1. Never tamp er with s afet y devices. Che ck their pro per oper ation regularly . 2. Check b olts an d screws for pro per tightne ss at freque nt inter vals to keep the machin e in safe work ing conditi on. Also, visually inspe ct m achine for any damag e an[...]

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    6 S ectio n 2 — i mpo rt ant S afe o per a tion p r acticeS Safet y S ymbols This pag e depic ts and d escribe s safet y sy mbols that may app ear on this pro duct . Read, und erst and, and fo llow all instruc tions on t he machine b efore at tempting to assem ble and op erate. Sy m b o l Description READ T HE OPERA TOR’ S MANUAL( S) Read, un d[...]

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    Ass embly & Se t -Up 3 7 Assembly NOT E: This unit is shipp ed with out gasolin e or oil in the eng ine. Fill up gasoline an d oil as instruc ted in th e accompanying engi ne manual BEFOR E oper ating your chippe r shredder v acuum. Handle 1. Remove the hair pin clips from t he handle br ackets and the carria ge screws and w ing nuts f rom the [...]

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    8 S ectio n 3 — A SSemb l y & S et -U p Bag 1. Grasp ba g handle with o ne hand and slid e lock ing rod on mounting b racket with othe r hand toward engin e. Use the end of m ounting bracke t as leverage wh en sliding the lock ing rod. S ee Figure 3- 4. 4 3 1 2 Figure 3-4 2. Slip bag over the r im of the discharge o pening and re lease lock i[...]

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    9 S ectio n 3 — A SSemb l y & S et -U p S e t- U p Gas and Oil Fil l-Up Refe r to the separate en gine owner ’s manual for additio nal engine i nformation. 1. Add oil provi ded be fore st artin g unit for the f irs t time out of the box . 2. Ser vice the e ngine with gas oline as instr ucte d in the Engine manual. W ARN ING: Use ex treme c [...]

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    Con tro ls and Fea tures 4 10 W ARN ING: The o peratio n of any chipper shre dder can result in fo reign obje ct s being throw n into the eyes, which c an damage your eyes severe ly . Always wear the saf et y glasses provid ed with this unit or eye shields whil e operatin g or while p er forming any adjustme nts or rep airs. Chipper Chute Allows t [...]

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    Operation 5 11 Starting & St opping Engine Refe r to the Engine Op erator ’ s manual packe d with your chipp er / shredd er vacuum for ins truc tions on st ar ting and stop ping the engine. T o Empty Bag 1. Unhook b ag stra ps from the l ower handle. 2. Unsnap bag clip f rom the top of lower han dle. See Figure 5 -1. 1 2 3 4 Figure 5- 1 3. Gr[...]

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    Maint enance & Adjustments 6 12 Maintenance General Recommendations • Always obse rve s afet y rules wh en per for ming any maintenance. • The wa rrant y on this chippe r /shredde r vacuum does n ot cover items that have been subjec ted to op erator abus e or negli gence. T o re ceive full value f rom warra nty, operator must maintai n the [...]

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    13 S ectio n 6 — M ainte nance & a djuStMent S Removing t he Flail Screen If the dischar ge area be comes clogg ed, remove the f lail s creen and clean area as f ollows: 1. Stop the engine. M ake cert ain the chippe r /shredde r vacuum has come to a comp lete stop. 2. Befo re unclogg ing the discharge chu te, disconnec t and ground th e spark[...]

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    Se r vice 7 14 Wave Was h er Wheel Lock Nut Shoulder Screw Thrust Was h er Bel l Was h er Pivot Arm Assembly Fron t Support Brace/ Lock Nut Figure 7 - 2 5. Re move the shoulde r screws, thrus t washers , and bell washer s that go through the p ivot arms to the front suppo rt b race. The fr ont suppor t br ace and lock nut c an be removed at this ti[...]

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    15 S ectio n 7 — S ervice 7. Caref ully tilt and supp or t the unit up to provid e access under neath to the noz zle mountin g hardware and imp eller. Remove the thre e shoulde r bolt s securin g the black plas tic lower flail hous ing to the lo wer housing. Refer to Figu re 7- 4 . Figure 7 - 4 8. Tilt top of b lack plasti c lower f lail housing [...]

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    T ro ubleshooting 8 16 Problem Cause Remedy Engine Fails to star t 1. Throt tle lever (if e quippe d) not in correc t star ting p osition. 2. Engine sw itch (if equipp ed) in OFF positi on. 3. Spark p lug wire disconne cte d. 4. Choke not in CHO KE positi on (if equipp ed). 5. Fuel tank e mpt y or stal e fuel. 6. Fuel shut-of f valve clos ed (if eq[...]

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    Repla cement Pa r ts 9 17 Component P ar t Numbe r and Description BS- 79987 6 Spark Plug BS- 49 1 588S Air Filt er Car tridge BS- 49 35 37 S † Pre- Cleaner BS- 799585 F uel C ap BS- 298090S † Fuel Filt er 664- 04040 Bag 98 1 - 0490 Chipper Blade 7 1 9 - 03 29 F lail Blade (2 t otal) 734- 0456 3 Wheel † If Equipped[...]

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