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MTD LLC, P .O . BO X 361131 CLEVELAND , OHIO 44136-0019 5 / 30 / 2 007 FORM NO. 769- 031 88 Safety • Assembl y • Operation • Maintenance • T roubleshooting • P arts Lists • W arranty Warning : This unit is e quipped wi th an internal co mbustion e ngine and shou ld not be used on or ne ar an y uni mproved forest-covered, brush - covered[...]
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2 Finding and Recor ding Model Number Please do NO T return the unit to the retailer from whic h it was purc hased, without first contacting Customer Suppor t. T able of Contents BE FORE Y OU ST ART A SSE MBLING Y OUR NEW E QUIPME NT , please loca te the model pla te on the equipm ent and cop y the inf ormation t o the sample model pla te pro vide[...]
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3 W ARNING DO NOT remov e safety (or any) labels from chipper shredder vacu um for an y reason. T O A VOID SERIOUS INJUR Y • RE AD OP ERA T OR' S MA NU AL . • KE EP HA ND S OUT O F INL ET A ND DI SC HAR GE OP EN ING S WHI LE MA CHI NE IS R UNN IN G . RO T A TIN G BLA DE S ARE I NS IDE . • TU RN EN GI NE OF F AND ALL OW IMPE LL ER T O C O[...]
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4 2 Safe Operat ion Practices T raining 1 . Read, un derst and, and fo llow all in struc tion s on the ma - chi ne and in th e manual ( s) b efore atte mpting to a ssemb le and o perate. Keep thi s manual i n a safe place f or future and re gular refere nce and fo r orderi ng repl acement p art s. 2. Be fam iliar wit h all con trols an d their pro [...]
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5 Operation 1 . Do not pu t hands a nd feet near rot ating par ts or i n the feedi ng cham bers an d disch arge op ening. C ontac t with th e rotat ing imp eller ca n amput ate finger s, hand s, and feet. 2. Before s tar ting th e machin e, make sure the c hipp er chute, feed int ake, and cut ting c hambe r are empt y and free of a ll deb ris. 3. T[...]
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6 Figure 3 - 1 IM PORT ANT : This unit is s hipped wit hout gasol ine or oil in the eng ine. Be cer tain to ser vice eng ine with gas oline and oil as i nstructed i n the separate engi ne manual before operat ing your machine. NOTE: All referen ces in this man ual to the lef t or right side of t he chipp er shredder vacuum is fro m the operat- ing [...]
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7 Figure 3 -2 Figure 3 -3 Figure 3 -4 A T T A CHI NG THE HANDLE Remove the hairp in clips from t he handle brac ke ts and remove the carr iage screws and wi ng nuts from the lower hand le. Place the b ottom hole s in lower handle ( notch pointi ng down) over the pins o n the handle brackets and se cure with hair pin clips. S ee Figure 3 -2. Inser t[...]
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8 A T T A CHI NG THE B A G Grasp bag h andle with o ne hand and sli de lock ing rod on mo unting bracket with ot her hand toward engine. Use th e end of mounting br acket as lev erage when sli ding the lo cking rod. Slip bag over the rim of t he dischar ge opening an d release l ocking ro d to secure bag in plac e. See Figure 3 -5. Snap bag c lip t[...]
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9 Figure 3 - 7 Figure 3 -8 1 2 3 B 1 2 A T T A CHI NG THE BL OW ER CHUTE ( If Equippe d) NOTE : The bag mu st be removed before install ing the blower chute. Grasp b lower chute with one h and and slid e locking rod on mo unting bracket with ot her hand toward engine. Use th e end of mounting br acket as lev erage when sli ding the lo cking rod. S [...]
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10 Figure 4 - 1 Now that you have set up your yard vacuum for operat ion, get acquainted w ith its cont rols and features. These are de scribed b elow and illustr ated on this page. This kn owledge wil l allow you to use your new equip - ment to its ful lest potential. W AR NIN G : The op eratio n of any chipp er shre dder c an result in fo reign o[...]
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11 W AR NIN G : Use extr eme car e when ha n- dling ga soline. G asoline is ext reme ly flamm able and t he vapors a re explosive. Never fu el machine i ndoors or w hile the e ngine is hot or ru nning. Ex tinguish c igaret tes, ciga rs, pip es, and ot her sourc es of ignitio n. GAS AND OIL FILL-UP 1 . Check oil level and add oi l if necess ary . Fo[...]
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12 TO STO P ENG INE Move thrott le control l e ver to slow ( turtl e) posit ion. Whenever possi ble, gradually re duce engi ne speed before stop ping engine. Move thrott le control l e ver to STOP or OFF positio n. Disc onnect s park plug wire and gr ound it to the retaining p ost to prevent accide ntal star ting while t he equip ment is unatten de[...]
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13 TO REMO VE BLO WER CHUTE ( If Equippe d) Grasp b lower chute with one h and and pull lo ck rod on mounti ng bracket with other ha nd toward engine to release. Refer to Figure 4 -6. Remove blower chute from over the rim of t he disc harge open ing. Place both ha nds on top of upper h andle to push unit over yard waste. Y ard waste su ch as leaves[...]
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14 W AR NIN G : Always stop engine , disco nnect sp ark plug, a nd ground again st engine b efore cl eaning, lubric ating or doin g any kind of mainte nance on your m achine. GENERAL RECOMMENDA TION S Always obser ve saf et y rules when p erformi ng any maintenanc e . The warrant y on this yard vacuum do es not cover items that have been sub jected[...]
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15 5 Maintaining Y our Chipper Shredder V acuum Figure 5 - 1 Figure 5 -2 W AR NIN G : Before p er forming any typ e of maint enance o n the machi ne, wait for all par ts to stop m o ving a nd disconn ect the sp ark plug wir e. Failure to follow this ins tructio n could resu lt in pers onal injur y or prop er ty dam age. REMO VING T HE FLAIL SCREEN [...]
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16 Figure 5 -3 Figure 5 -4 Figure 5 -5 SHARPENING OR REPLA CI NG CHIPPER BLADE NOTE : When t ipping th e unit, empt y the oil and fu el tank and keep engi ne spark plug si de up. Disc onnect a nd ground th e spark plug w ire to ret aining post . Remove bag assembl y or blower chute (i f equipped ) . Remove the three hex ca p screws holding t he chi[...]
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17 Carefully til t and suppor t the un it up to provide acce ss underneat h to the nozzle mounti ng hardware and imp eller . Rem ov e the t hree shoulder b olts secur ing the black p lastic lower flail h ousing to the lower housing. Refer to Fig ure 5- 6. Tilt top of b lack plast ic lower flail housing toward t he engine to re mov e. Using a 3 /16?[...]
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18 F or r epa ir s be yo nd th e mi no r ad j us tm en ts li st ed her e, c ont act an a ut ho r iz ed s er v ic e de ale r . 6 T r ouble Shooting Cause Pr oblem Remed y En gine fails t o start 1 . Throttle lever not in corr ect star ting posit ion. 2. Spark pl ug wire disco nnected. 3. Choke not in CHO KE positio n (if equip ped) . 4. Fuel tank em[...]
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19 NO TES Use this pag e to make notes and write down important information.[...]
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20 Model Series 020 B B 6 12 16 31 17 5 3 18 2 4 1 8 10 15 18 29 11 32 14 33 7 30 28 24 22 27 19 34 35 20 21 25 * 26 23 23 9 * Impeller (719-0530A) cannot be ordered separately . T o order the impeller , entire assembly (681-0152) must be purchased. 13[...]
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21 7 P ar ts List T o orde r replacement parts , con tact 1 - 80 0 - 800 -73 1 0 or visit www. mt dpr odu cts. com Ref. No. Part No. Descr iption 1 725- 1 70 0 Switch C ov er 2 725- 3 1 66 Safety Swi tch 3 7 10- 0224 Hex Washer Screw , #10- 16 x.50 4 629 -0 920A Wire Harne ss 5 73 1- 16 1 3 Safety Swi tch Cover 6 7 1 4- 01 0 4 C otter Pin 7 73 1- 1[...]
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22 Model Series 020 Zag T read Bar T read 14 27 21 29 12 20 19 15 11 13 14 28 25 8 14 22 23 24 19 18 17 31 30 16 26 9 10 4 2 7 12 1 3 6 5 A A[...]
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23 7 P ar ts List T o orde r replacement parts , con tact 1 - 80 0 - 800 -73 1 0 or visit www. mt dpr odu cts. com Ref. No. Part No. Descr iption 1 681 - 01 22 Chipp er Chute Assembly 2 7 49 -0 4 1 72 Upp er Handle 3 720 -0279 Knob 4 7 10- 1205 Eye Bolt 5 720 -0 4072 Star Kno b , 5 /16- 18 6 7 10- 1 1 7 4 Carriage B olt 7 7 49 -0 4 1 65 Lower Handl[...]
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MANUF A CTURER’S LIMITED W ARRANTY FOR GDO C-100 015 RE V . B Th e limi ted w arr an t y se t for th b elo w is giv en by M TD L LC wi th re spe ct to n ew mer cha ndis e pur cha sed a nd us ed in th e Uni ted S ta tes an d /o r it s terr it ori es and p oss es sion s, and b y MT D Pro duc ts L imit ed wi th r esp ec t to new m erch andi se pur c[...]
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MTD LLC, P .O . BO X 361131 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44136-0019 PRINTED IN U .S. A Aspiradora P ara P atios - Modelo Serie 020 Seguridad•Ensamblaje•Operación•Consejos y T écnicas•Mantenimiento • Solución de prob lemas•Lista de Parte•Grantías MANU AL DEL OPERADOR IMPOR T ANTE LEA CON A TENCI ÓN LAS REGLAS DE SEG URI D AD E INSTRUCCI ONES A[...]
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26 Búsqueda y registr o del númer o de modelo P or fav or , NO devuelv a la unidad al minorista a quien se la adquirió sin contactarse primero con el Departamento de Asistencia al Cliente. Índice ANTE S DE COMENZAR A E NSAMBLAR SU NUEV O E QUIPO , por fa vor localice la pla ca del modelo en el equipo y copie la inf ormación en la pla ca modelo[...]
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27 1 Etiquetas de seguridad AD VERTENCIA: NO retire las etiquetas de seguridad de la aspiradora para patios. Etiquetas de Seguridad Encontradas En Su Aspiradora P ara P atios T O A VOID SERIOUS INJUR Y • RE AD OP ERA T OR' S MA NU AL . • KE EP HA ND S OUT O F INL ET A ND DI SC HAR GE OP EN ING S WHI LE MA CHI NE IS R UNN IN G . RO T A TIN [...]
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28 2 Prácticas de seguridad en la operación ADV ERTEN CIA : El esc ap e del motor de e ste prod ucto, algunos d e sus compon ente s y algunos c omponen tes d el vehículo contie nen o emit en produc tos químicos qu e el est ado de California conside ra que pu eden pro ducir cán cer , def ecto s de nacimien to u otros problem as repro ductivo s.[...]
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29 2 Prácticas de seguridad en la operación AD VERTENCIA: Est e sí mbolo in- dica instruc ci ones d e seguridad impor tant es que de no se gu irse, se podría poner en pelig ro la seguridad per sonal y /o la propiedad suya y de terc eros. Lea y siga todas la s i nstr ucciones en es te manual ante s de ini ciar la opera ci ón de es ta máquina. [...]
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30 Figura 3 - 1 IM PORT ANT E : Est a unidad se envía sin gaso lina ni aceite en el m otor . Antes de o perar la máquina c argue el motor con g asolina y ac eite como se ind ica en el manual se parado del mis mo . NOT A : Las referenci as a los lados dere cho e izquierdo de la as piradora para pati os se hacen obs ervando l a máquina d esde la p[...]
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31 Figura 3 -2 Figura 3 -3 Figura 3 -4 MONT AJE DE L A MANIJA Sa que lo s broch es de horqui lla de los soportes de la mani ja, y saque los tornill os del carro y l as tu ercas de marip osa de la m anija infe rior . Sitúe los aguj eros inferiores de la ma nija inferior ( muesca qu e señala abajo ) sobre los pernos d e los sopor tes de la ma nija,[...]
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32 MONT AJE DE L A BOLSA Sostenga la ma nija de la bol sa con una man o y desli ce la varilla de se guridad de l sopor te de montaje h acia el motor con l a otra mano. Use el extrem o del sopor te de mont aje como palan ca cuand o deslic e la varilla de segur idad. Deslice l a bolsa por en cima del b orde de la aber tura de des carga y suel te la v[...]
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33 Figura 3 - 7 Figura 3 -8 INST AL AR EL C ANAL DE SOPLADO ( De Se r equipado) NOT A : ha y que ret irar la bolsa antes d e instalar el c anal de sop lado. T ome e l canal de so plado con un a mano y desli ce la varilla de se guridad de l sopor te de montaje hac ia el motor con la ot ra mano. Use el extremo d el sopor te de mont aje como palan ca [...]
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34 Figura 4 - 1 Ahora qu e y a ha ajus tado su aspir adora para patios para la op eración, famili arí ces e con sus contr oles y carac terí sti cas. Estos se de scriben y se i lustran en est a página. Es te conocim iento le permit irá utilizar su nuevo equip o a su máxima c apacid ad. ADVERT ENCI A: Al o pera r una cor ta- dora t riturado ra [...]
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35 ADVERT ENCI A: T eng a extre mo cuida do cuando m anipule la g asolina . La g asolina es al tamen te inflamab le y los vapo res son explo sivos. Nunca l e agre gue comb ustible a l a máquina en i nteriore s o mient ras el motor e stá cali ente o en funci onamie nto. Apagu e los ciga rrillos, cig arros, pip as y otras fu entes de co mbustión .[...]
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36 P AR A DETENER EL MOT OR El regulador d e movimiento contr ola la palanc a para reduc ir la marcha ( tortug a) de la po sición. Sie mpre que pos ible, gradualme nte reduzca la velocid ad de motor antes de parar el m otor . Mueva las palan cas de cont rol del regulad or a la posi ción STOP (detenc ión) u OFF ( apagado ). Desc onecte el ca ble [...]
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37 EX TRA CCI ÓN DEL C ANAL DE SOP- LADO ( De Se r equipado) T ome el ca nal de soplad o con una mano y t ire de la varilla de se guridad de l sopor te de montaje hac ia el motor con l a otra mano para sol tarlo. Consulte la figura 4 -6 . S a q u e e l c a na l d e s o p la do p o r e n c i ma d e l b o rd e d e l a a be rt u r a d e d e s c a r g[...]
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38 ADVERT ENCI A: D eteng a siempr e el motor, descon ecte la bují a y haga masa c ontra el moto r antes de lim piar , lubric ar o de re alizar tod o tipo de mante nimiento d e la máquina . R E CO ME ND A CI O N E S G EN E RA L E S Respete sie mpre las reglas d e segurid ad cuando realic e tareas de mantenim iento. La gar antí a de e sta aspirad[...]
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39 Figura 5 -2 ADVERT ENCI A: Ant es de re alizar cualq uier tipo d el mante nimiento e n la máq uina, esp ere tod as las par tes a deja r de moverse y d escone ctar e l alam bre de bují a. El frac aso de se guir esta in struc - ción po dría causa r la herid a perso nal o el dañ o a la prop iedad . EX TRA CCI ÓN DE LA P ANT ALLA DE DESGRANADO[...]
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40 Figura 5 -3 Figura 5 -4 Figura 5 -5 AFIL ADO O REEMP L AZO DE LAS HOJA S DE L A CORT ADOR A NOT A : cuando in cline la unid ad, vací e el de pósito de comb ustible y ac eite, y mantenga el lado d e la bujía hacia arriba . De sconec te el cabl e de la bují a y póngalo d e man era que hag a masa con tra el pos te de rete nción. Retire el mon[...]
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41 Incli ne la unidad co n cuidado y a póy ela hac ia arriba para obtener ac ceso por la par te inferior al materi al de mont aje del pic o y al motor . Retire lo s tres tornil- los co n reborde que a seguran el pi co de plást ico negro a la c aja inferior . Consul te la figura 5 -6. Incli ne la parte su perior del pi co de plás tico negro hacia[...]
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42 Si d eb e r eal iza r r ep ar ac io ne s má s im por ta nt es q ue l as en unc iad as a qu í , c om un íq ue se c on el di str ib ui dor lo cal au to ri zad o. 6 Solución de pr oblemas Causa Pr oblema Remedio El mo tor no a rranca La pal anca del reg ulador no está e n la posi ción de arra nque correc ta. La pal anca de obtur ación no est[...]
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43 F unciona mal en marcha le nta 1 . Sustitu ya la bují a y ajuste el hueco. 2. Consulte el ma nual del motor . 3. Consulte el ma nual del motor . 1 . B ují a atorada , a veriada o exceso d e dista ncia disr uptiva. 2. Car burador ajustad o incorrec tamente. 3. El filtr o de aire está suc io. La unidad no desca rga Detenga el motor de i nmediat[...]
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La gar antí a lim itada que se ex tiende a co ntinuació n es otorgada por la empres a MTD LLC y cubre mercaderías nuevas co mpradas y utilizad as en los Estad os Unidos, su s posesiones y ter ritorios. “ MTD” garant iza este produc to por defectos d e materiales y de fabric ación por un p erí od o de dos ( 2) añ os a part ir de la fecha d[...]