Bolens No. 247.770550 manual

6.0 H or se P o wer Y ARD V A CUUM Sear s, Ro eb uc k and Co., Hoffm an Est ates, I L 6017 9, U .S.A. Print ed in U.S .A. Operator’s Ma nual ES • Safety • Assem bly •O p e r a t i o n • Mainten ance •P a r t s •E s p a ñ o l Visit o ur Sears website: www.sears.com/cr aftsman Mod el No . 247 .77 0550 CA UTION: Be f ore us ing this pr [...]

2 WARRAN TY TABLE OF CONTE NTS Conte nt Page Warra nty 2 Safe ty 3 Assem bl y 5 Opera ti on 8 Mainten ance 12 Con tent P age Service and Adju stment s 14 Storage 16 Troubles hooting 17 Parts List 18 Model Number... ....... ...... ....... ...... ....... ...... .......... ..... Serial Number. ....... ...... ....... ...... ....... .......... ...... ..[...]

3 WARNING: This s ymbol po ints ou t import ant safety i nstruct ions whic h, if not followed, could endange r the pe rsonal s afety a nd/or p roperty of yourself and ot hers. R ead and fo llow all instruc tions in t his manu al before attemp ting to op erate this machine . Failu re to com ply with these instruc tions ma y result in personal injury[...]

4 i. Never st or e the mach ine or fu el co ntai ne r inside where t here is an open flame, s park, or pilot light (e .g. furna ce, water heater, space hea ter, clothe s dryer, etc.) j. To redu ce a fire hazard, keep ma chine f ree of gra ss, leaves , or othe r debr is build-u p. Clean up oil fu el spillag e and rem ove an y fuel soaked de bris. k.[...]

5 Figure 1 IMPORT ANT: This unit is shi pped without gasoline or oil in the engine . Afte r a sse mbly , s ee O PER AT ION sectio n of this manual for prop er fuel and engin e oil fill-up. NOT E: Referen ce to rig ht and left hand sid e of the Yard Vac uum is obser ved from the o perating position. See Fig ure 1. This Yard Vac uum has be en comp le[...]

6 • Secure the two handles by tight ening th e upper wing n uts (carria ge bolts m ust be s eated pro perly into the handle). • Remove the ha irpin clip s from the handl e bracket s and remove t he carri age bolt s and win g nuts from th e lower handle . See Figure 3. • Place the botto m holes in lower h andle ov er the pins on ha ndle b rac [...]

7 • Raise t he noz zle heig ht to the highes t setting when usin g t he blo wer chut e. Refer to n ozz le height adju stment in the ADJ USTME NT section. NOTE: The bag /chute sw itch button attached to the mounting brac ket mu st be f ully de pressed by th e tip o f front ta b on the blower chute or e ngine will not s tart. Figure 6 Front Tab Loc[...]

8 Know Your Yard Vac uum Read this operat or’s manu al and safety ru les bef ore opera ting your Yard V acuum. Compare the illus trations below w ith your equipme nt to fami liarize y ourself w ith the lo cation of variou s control s and a djustmen ts. Sav e this man ual for fu ture ref erence. The o peration of any Y ard Va cuum c an result i n [...]

9 Hos e As se mbly Used as an alte rnative to the no zzle to va cuum yard waste suc h as le aves o r pine ne edles in hard to reach pl aces. Hose Handle Used to guide hos e assem bly whe n vacu uming. Nozzle/ Hose Vac Hand le The nozz le/hos e vac han dle is lo cated on top of the nozzle and it is used to regulate the v acuum between the nozz le an[...]

10 Figure 8 7. Stand ing behind t he unit, gras p starter han dle and pull ro pe out unt il you feel a drag . 8. Pull the rop e wit h a rapi d, cont inuou s, f ull ar m stroke . Keep a firm grip on the starte r handle . Let t he r ope re wind slo wly . 9. Repeat , if nece ssa ry, unti l eng ine start s. When engine s tarts, move choke cont rol grad[...]

11 Figure 10 IMPORT ANT : The flail screen is locate d inside the housing in the discharge are a. If the flail screen becomes clogge d, remov e and c lean as instructed in SECTION 5: MAINTAI NING YOUR YARD VACUUM. For best performa nce, it is also important to keep the chipper bla de sharp. WARNING: Do not at a ny time make any adjustment s without[...]

12 GENERAL RECOMMENDA TIONS • Always o bserve sa fety rules w hen perf orming any mainten ance. • The warra nty on this Yard Vacuum does not cover it ems tha t have be en sub jected to opera tor abuse or neglig ence. To receiv e full valu e from the wa rra nty , ope rat or m ust m ain tai n the equipm ent as in structe d in this m anual. • So[...]

13 TO DRAIN OIL Drain o il while engine is warm. Follow the instructions given belo w. • Drain the gas ta nk, start the eng ine and l et it ru n until the fuel line and carburetor are emp ty. • Remove oil fill di pstick. • Tip unit on its sid e to drain th rough the oil fill tube . • When e ngine is drained o f all oil, refill wit h approx [...]

14 WARNING: Do not at a ny time make any adjustment t o the u nit without first stopping engine and disconne cting spark plug wire. Nozzle Heig ht Adju stment The n ozzle ca n be adju sted to any six position s, ranging from 5 /8” to 4 1 /8” gr ound c learance . The nozzle height h as to b e adjus ted acco rding to the conditions. Mo ve the hei[...]

15 SHARPENING OR REPLACING CHIPPER BLADE Becau se the en gine o n this un it has a tapere d cranks haft, a special im peller rem oval to ol (part numb er 753-090 0) is re quired to remov e the imp eller assem bly. For further as sistance , contac t your S ears Serv ice C ent er. NOTE: When tipping the unit, e mpty the fuel tank a nd keep engi ne sp[...]

16 STORAGE Prepa re y our C raf tsma n Yar d Va cuum for s tor age at the e nd of the seaso n or if the unit w ill not be u sed fo r 30 day s or lo nger. A yearly ch eck-up by your local Sears Service Center is a good wa y to ensu re that the unit run s pro per ly ne xt se ason . Ya r d V a c u u m • Clean the e quipmen t thoro ughly. • Wipe eq[...]

17 NOTE: F or repair s beyo nd the mi nor ad justments listed ab ove, p lease con tact yo ur local Sears S ervice C enter. Problem Possible Cause(s) Correc tive Action Engine f ails to s tart 1. Fuel tank e mpty or stale fuel. 2. Sp ark plug wire disc onnected . 3. Cann ot pull rec oil c or d. 4. Chok e not in ON posi tio n. 5. Faul ty sp ark plug [...]

18 Sears C raftsman 6.0 H.P. Yard Vacuum Model 247.770 550 PARTS LIST 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 4 7 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 11 23 24 25 26 22 27 28 29 24 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 4 11 40 41 42 43 44 4 45 46 47 48 50 51 49 52 53 54 31 49 55 56[...]

19 Sears Cr afts man 6.0 H.P. Y ard Vacuu m Mod el 247.7 70550 Ref. No. Part No. Part Descr iption 2. 749-1423 Upper Handle 3. 720-0279 Knob 4. 712-3004A Flange Lo ck Nut 5/1 6-18 5. 710-1205 Eye Bol t 6. 781-1056 Upper Handle Br ack et 7. 710-0528 Hex Cap Sc re w 5/16-18 x 1. 25 8. 720-0314 Handle Kno b 5/16-18 9. 710-1174 Carriage Bolt 11. 710-06[...]

20 Sears C raftsman 6.0 H.P. Yard Vacuum Model 247.770 550 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 17 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 15 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 58 55 56 59 60 47 48 49 50 51 52 42 53 54 44 46 45 39 57[...]

21 Sears Crafts man 6.0 H. P. Yard Vacuum Model 2 47.7705 50 Ref. No. Part No. Part Desc riptio n 1. 664-0094 Bag Assembl y 2. 681-0154 Screen Assemb ly 3. 710-1054 He x Scre w 5/16-24 x 1.0 4. 781-0490 Chipper Blade 5. 681-0152 Impeller Assemb ly 6. 781-0735 Pin Clip 7. 719-0329 Flail Blade 8. 715-0166 Spiral Pin 9. 711-1401 Cle vis Pin 10. 736-02[...]