MTD 450 Serie Manual Del Operador página 12

Loweringthe Hopper
1. With one hand grasp the handle at the top of the hopper
and lift slightly.
2. With the other hand pull out on the release rod and lower
the hopper to the ground.
Shredding
Yard waste such as leaves and pine needles can be raked up in
the hopper for shredding. After material has been processed by
the shredder blade and flails, it will be forced out of the chute
deflector, and, if attached, into a debris collection bag.
Observe the following guidelines when shredding yard debris:
Never attempt to shred material other than normal yard
debris (leaves, twigs, pine cones, etc.).
Avoid shredding fibrous plants such as tomato vines until
they are thoroughly dried out. Fresh vines do not shred
well and tend to wrap themselves around the impeller and
flails.
Place reasonable amounts of debris into the hopper at a
time. Do not overload the hopper.
Allow the material in the hopper to be drawn into the
blades and shredded before adding additional debris
to the hopper. Failure to due so may result in a clogged
hopper, clogged chute deflector or a stalled engine.
IMPORTANT:The flail screen is located inside the housing
in the discharge area. If the flail screen becomes clogged,
remove and clean as instructed in the Maintenance &
Adjustments section. For best performance, it is also
important to keep the chipper blade sharp.
Chipping
Branches up to two inches (model series 450) or three inches
(model series 460) in diameter can be fed into the chipper chute.
Observe the following guidelines when chipping branches:
Keep both hands firmly on the branch as you feed it into
the chipper chute.
Never feed more than one branch into the chipper chute at
a time.
Never feed anything other than branches (or wood) into
the chipper chute.
Apply intermittent pressure (force, in short pulses) while
feeding larger branches into the chipper chute, to avoid
bogging or stalling the engine.
IMPORTANT: Never feed branches with a diameter greater
than two (2) inches (Model Series 450) or three (3) inches
(model series 460) into the chipper chute. Doing so can
result in serious damage to your unit's chipper blades, flails
or impeller.
NOTE: For best performance, always operate the unit with
sharp chipper blades. Ira noticeable loss in performance is
encountered while chipping branches, the chipper blades
should be replaced.
Emptyingthe Bag
1. Stop engine.
2. Un-clip drawstring and loosen bag from chute deflector
opening. See Fig. 5-3.
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3.
Figure 5-3
Empty bag and reattach to the discharge chute opening.
Pull on the drawstring until the bag is tight around the
chute opening and clip the drawstring tight against the
chute deflector.
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SECTION S-- OPERATION