Troy-Bilt 494 manual

Chipper Shredder M ode l 494 OPERA T OR’S MANU AL IMPORT ANT: READ SAFET Y RULE S AND INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULL Y TRO Y-BIL T LL C P .O. BO X 3 61 131 CL EV ELA ND, OHI O 4 413 6- 00 19 Wa rn in g: Th is un it is eq uipp ed w i th a n in ter na l c om b ust ion en gi ne an d sh ou ld no t b e us ed o n o r n ea r an y unim pr oved fo r est - cover ed[...]

2 TAB LE O F CON TEN TS Conten t Page Import ant Safe O perati on Pra ctices ..... ....... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ....... ..... ..... .... . 3 Assemb ling Your Chipper Sh redder ..................... ........................ ..................... . 5 Know Your Chip per Shredder ........... ................... ................... ..[...]

3 SECT I ON 1: I M POR TA NT SAF E O PE RATI ON PR AC TI CE S WARNING: This symbol points out important sa fety instructions which, if not followed, could endanger the persona l safety and/or pro perty of yourself and others. Read and follow all instructions in this manual before attempting to operate this mac hine. Failure to compl y with these in[...]

4 j. To reduce a fire hazard, keep ma chine free of grass, leaves, or other debris bu ild-up. Clean up oil or fuel spillage and remove any fuel soaked debris. k. Allow machine to cool at least 5 minu tes before storing. Ope ra tio n 1. Do not put hand s and feet near rotating parts or in the feeding cham bers and discharge opening . Contact with th[...]

5 Y our Respon sibility Restrict the use of this power machine to persons who read, unders tand and follow the warnings and instructions in this manual and on the m achine. Not all safety labels shown ma y apply to your chipper shred der. SECT I ON 2: AS SE M BL ING YOUR CH I PPER SH RED DER IMPORT ANT: This unit is shipped without gas oline or oil[...]

6 Attac h ing the H op per Asse mb ly • Remove th e 8-3/8 ” long hex bolt and t he hex nut from the bottom of the inlet guid e opening. See Figure 2. • Place the hopper as sembly on the ground and hold it in the position. • Holding the hoppe r, push hopp er pivot door down inside the hopper. • Slide the hopper as sembly towards the c hipp[...]

7 • Secure bot h sides of discharg e chute to housin g using wi ng knobs t hat you earli er removed. Tighten wing knobs . Fi gur e 4 Atta ching the Chipper C hute • Your unit is shipped with one end of the brace already se cured to the lower fram e. Loosen the bolts securing the brac e to the frame. • Remove th e three cupped washers and hex [...]

8 Stoppin g Engine • Move throttle cont rol lever to stop or off position. • Disconne ct spark plug wire from spark plug and ground again st the engine . Fi gur e 6 SECT I ON 4: OP ERA TI NG Y O UR CH IP PE R SH REDD ER WARNING: The operation of any chippe r shredd er can result in fo r eign objects being thrown into the eyes, which can dama ge[...]

9 To E m p t y B a g • Depress the plung er on the drawst ring and s lide the plunger out to loosen bag from di scharge ch ute opening. • Emp ty bag and reattach to the discharge chute opening. Depres s the plunger on the drawstring and pull on the drawstring until the bag is tight around the chute opening. Lowe ring the Ho ppe r Assembly • W[...]

10 WARNING: Always stop engine, disco n- nect spar k p lug, and g round again st engine before cl eaning, lubri cating or doin g any kind of main te nan ce on you r mach ine. Lubrication Release Rod: Lubricate the release rod and spri ng with light oil once a seas on. Hopper As sembly: Lubricat e the pivot points on the hopper assem bly with light [...]

11 make s ure to remove an equ al amount from each blade and t orque to 250 - 300 in. lbs. NOTE: M ake certain blades are rea ssembled wi th th e sharp edge facing upw ard. Shr edder B lade • Disconne ct the spark plug wire and ground again st the engi ne. • Lower the hopp er assembly and block up the hous ing. • Remove t he six hex lock nut [...]

12 SECTION 6: TROUBLESHOOTING NOTE: For repairs bey ond the minor adjust ments listed abo ve, contact your nearest authorized service deale r. Problem Cause Remedy Engine fails to start 1. Spark plug wire discon nected. 2. Fuel tank empt y or stale fuel. 3. Throttle control lever not in corr e ct starting position. (If Equ ipped) 4. Choke not in CH[...]

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14 SECTION 7: PARTS LIST FOR MODEL 494 D 44 43 39 41 40 39 38 37 48 41 38 37 45 26 33 13 49 51 52 53 44 55 56 57 58 59 43 61 43 63 70 65 79 68 78 83 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 87 88 78 79 80 85 82 83 55 44 81 89 90 91 32 67 43 50 56 8 6 12 17 24 8 13 8 8 6 26 29 6 30 16 3 10 9 23 19 11 15 21 22 5 27 14 7 18 28 2 4 20 1 18 7 98 97 96 92 93 94 95 99 96 [...]

15 Mode l 494 Ref. No. Part No . P ar t Description 1 11480 Stop W asher 2 681-011 8 Inl et Guide Assembl y 3 681-014 4 Arm Brac ke t Asse m bl y 4 710-054 2 He x Flan ge Bol t: 5/16- 18 x 8. 375 ” 5 710-060 7 He x W asher Scre w: 5/16 -18 x 0.5 ” 6 710-325 6 Butt on-Head Scr ew 1/4-20 x 0.5 ” 7 712-042 9 Loc k Nut: 5/16 -18 8 712-302 7 He x [...]

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