MTD 452 Thru 465 manual

Safety • Assembl y • Operation • Tips & T echniques • Maintenance • T roubleshooting • P ar ts Lists • Warranty Warning : This un it is equi pped wi th an internal c ombu stion en gine and s hould not be u sed on or near any unim proved forest-c overed, brush- covered or grass -c overed land unles s the eng ine’ s exhaus t syste[...]

2 Finding and Recor ding Model Number Model Number Serial Number Please do NO T return the unit to the retailer from whic h it was purc hased, without fir st contacting Customer Suppor t. T ab le of Contents BE FORE Y OU S T ART A SSE MBLING Y OUR NEW E QUIP MENT , please loca te the model pla te on the equipmen t and copy the inf ormatio n to the[...]

3 1 Safety Labels W ARNING Th is sym bol po int s ou t i mporta nt s af ety in st ruc tio ns wh ich, i f no t f oll ow ed , c ou ld en dan ger th e p erso nal sa fe ty a nd /or p rope r ty of y our se lf an d o the rs . Re ad and f ollo w a ll in st ruc tio ns in th is ma nu al be fo re at - t emp tin g t o op er at e th is ma chi ne . F ai lur e t[...]

4 2 Safe Operat ion Practices T raining 1 . Read, un der sta nd, and f ollow a ll inst ruc ti ons on t he ma- chi ne and i n the ma nual (s ) before at tem pti ng to ass emb le and o perate. Keep t his ma nual i n a safe plac e for fu ture and re gular r eferenc e and fo r order ing re pla ceme nt par ts. 2. Be fam iliar w ith al l cont rols a nd t[...]

5 Operation 1 . Do not p ut han ds and fe et near rot atin g par ts or i n the feedi ng ch ambe rs and d isc harg e op ening . Cont act w ith t he rotat ing im pell er ca n ampu tate fin ger s, hand s, and fe et. 2. Before s tar ti ng th e mach ine, make sur e the c hip per ch ute, feed int ake, and c ut ting c ham ber are em pt y and fre e of all [...]

6 3 Setting Up Y our Chipper Shredder IM PORT AN T : This uni t is ship ped wit hout gas oline or oi l in the eng ine. Be cer tai n to ser vic e engine wi th gaso line and oil as i nstruc ted in the s eparate engi ne manual before oper ating your machin e. Loose P ar ts In Car ton a. Ho pper Asse mbly d. Bag b. Chute Defl ector e. Safety G lasses c[...]

7 Fgure 3-5 3 Figure 3-6 Attaching The Chute Deflector 3. a. Rem ove the wing knob s from each si de of the l ower impel ler housing . b . Remov e the hex lock nut, space rs, a nd he x bolt from the top o f the i mpelle r ho using. See Figu re 3-3. 4. a. Al ign the c hute defle ctor in po sitio n on the disc harge o pening an d inser t hex bolt wi[...]

8 3 Setting Up Y our Chipper Shredder 7 . The c hipp er shredd er was shippe d with on e end of the sup por t brac e already sec ured to the lower frame. Loosen bu t do not remove the bolt s securi ng the brac e to the frame. See Fi gure 3 - 7 . a. Align th e holes in t he chute wi th the ho les in the to p of the brac e and at tach bra ce to chi p[...]

9 3 Setting Up Y our Chipper Shredder Figure 3-10 A B C Figure 3-9 NOTE : All ref erences in this man ual to the left or right side o f the chipper sh redder is from th e operati ng position onl y . Excep- tions, if a ny , will be specified. IMPORT ANT This unit i s shipped without gas oline or oil in the en gine. Be certain to service engine wi th[...]

10 4 Operating Y our Chipper Shredder Now that you have set up your chipp er shredd er for operat ion, get aquainte d with its c ontrol s and features. These are de scri bed below an d illustr ated on this pag e. This kn owledg e will allow you to use your new equ ip- ment to its ful lest potenti al. Chipper Chute Allows t wigs an d small bran ches[...]

11 4 W ARNING Never r un the engine indoors or in a poorl y venti lated area. Engine ex haust contains carbon mono xide, an odorless and deadly gas. This O perators M anual covers a rang e of produ ct spec ific ations for various m odels . Characteris tic s and fea- tures dis cussed a nd /or il lustrated in t his manual m ay not be app lica ble to [...]

12 5 Maintaining Y our Chipper Shredder W ARNING Alwa ys stop engi ne, disconnect spark plug, and grou nd against eng ine before cleaning, lubrica ting or doing an y kind of maintenance on y our machine. Figure 5-1 Figure 5-2 General Recommendations 1 . Always obser ve safety rule s when per formi ng any maintenanc e. 2. The warrant y on thi s chip[...]

13 5 W ARNING Figure 5-3 Figure 5-4 The impeller’ s chipper blades and shredder blade are sharp. W ear le ather wor k glov e s to protect y our hands. Maintaining Y our Chipper Shredder IMPORT ANT Mak e certain chipper blades a re reass em- bled with the sh arp edge facing u pwa rd. T orque ha rdwar e to 250 - 300 in. lbs. 6. Remove the blade by [...]

14 F or r ep ai r s be yo nd th e mi nor a dj us tm en ts li st ed h er e , con ta ct an a ut hor i zed s er v ice de al er . 6 T r ouble Shooting Cause Pr oblem Remedy En gine fails t o star t 1 . Throt tle lever not in corre ct star t ing posit ion ( if equi pped ) . 2. Spark pl ug wire disc onne cted. 3. Choke not in CHOK E posit ion ( if equip [...]

15 NO TES Use this pag e to make notes and write down important information.[...]

16 Model Series 452 Thru 465 34 38 35 19 17 20 2 34 42 28 34 37 35 35 34 8 25 1 23 23 4 8 7 7 21 22 9 2 11 14 3 27 5 13 34 13 16 15 11 18 18 11 24 16 30 6 38 40 34 29 41 33 10 10 12 38 38 43 39 26 32 36 31[...]

17 7 P ar ts List Ref. No. Par t No. De scripti on 1 . 736 - 021 7 Lock Washer , 3 / 8 2. 7 1 4 - 01 49B Cot ter Pin 3. 681 - 0 04 8 Wing Kn ob 5 /16- 18 4. 681 - 0 094 Ch ute Deflec tor Assem bly 5. 7 1 1 - 0 83 5 Clevis Pin 6. 78 1 - 04 57 Shred der Sc reen 7 . 726 - 021 1 U- Nut 5 /1 6 - 1 8 8. 750- 0 793 Spacer 9. 7 1 2-3 027 Hex Lock Nut 1/ 4 [...]

18 † łł M ode l Series 4 54 & 46 4 ‡ ł Mod el Serie s 452 & 462 * If Equippe d Model Series 452 Thru 465 7 13 10 8 11 29* 34* 30* 28* 33* 33* 27* 32* 35* 31* 10 26 24 25 22 7 12 8 7 9 6 21 20 23 15 5 2 3 4 1 6 9 14[...]

19 7 P ar ts List T o ord er replacement parts , contact 1 - 8 00 -8 0 0 - 731 0 or visit ww w.mt dproducts.com Ref. No. Par t No. De scripti on 1 . 728- 01 75 Pop Rivet 2. 73 1- 1899 Chipp er Shredd er Chute 681 - 0 09 5 ł łł Chipp er Shredd er Chute 3. 735 - 0249 Chute Flap 4. 78 1-0 63 3 Chute Flap Str ip 5. 681 - 0 0 68A Chipp er Chute Assem[...]

The limi ted warranty s et fort h below is gi ven by MTD LLC with respec t to new merchan dise purc hased an d used in t he United St ates, its posse ssion s and territor ies. “ MTD” warrant s this pro duc t against d efects in m aterial and work man- ship for a per iod of t wo ( 2) years c ommen cing on t he date of orig inal purcha se and wil[...]