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Operator’s Manual
®
675 Series Engine
POWER PROPELLED YARD VACUUM
Model No. 247.77013.0
• SAFETY
• ASSEMBLY
• OPERATION
• MAINTENANCE
CAUTION: Before using
• PARTS LIST
this product, read this
• ESPAÑOL
manual and follow all
safety rules and operating
instructions.
Sears, Roebuck and Co., Hoffman Estates, IL 60179, U.S.A.
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FORM NO. 769-03943
04/30/2008
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Warranty Statement ..................................Page 2 Off-Season Storage ..................................Page 22 Safe Operation Practices ..........................Pages 3-6 Trouble Shooting.......................................Page 23 Safety Labels ............................................Page 7 Parts List ...................................................Page 24-33 Assembly ..................................................Pages 8-11 Repair Protection Agreement .
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING DANGER This machine was built to be operated according to the This symbol points out important safety instructions which, safe operation practices in this manual. As with any type of if not followed, could endanger the personal safety and/ power equipment, carelessness or error on the part of the or property of yourself and others. Read and follow all operator can result in serious injury. This machine is capable instructions in this manual before attempting to
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS c. Check for any loose parts and tighten to assure Safe Handling of Gasoline: continued safe operation. To avoid personal injury or property damage use extreme care in 5. Do not allow an accumulation of processed material to build handling gasoline. Gasoline is extremely flammable and the vapors up in the discharge area. This can prevent proper discharge are explosive. Serious personal injury can occur when gasoline is and result in kickback of material through the feed
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 6. Follow this manual for safe loading, unloading, transporting, Spark Arrestor and storage of this machine. 7. Never store the machine or fuel container inside where there WARNING is an open flame, spark or pilot light such as a water heater, This machine is equipped with an internal combustion engine and furnace, clothes dryer, etc. should not be used on or near any unimproved forest-covered, 8. Allow machine to cool at least 5 minutes before storing. brushcovered or g
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Safety Symbols This page depicts and describes safety symbols that may appear on this product. Read, understand, and follow all instructions on the machine before attempting to assemble and operate. Symbol Description READ THE OPERATOR’S MANUAL(S) Read, understand, and follow all instructions in the manual(s) before attempting to assemble and operate WARNING— ROTATING BLADES Keep hands out of inlet and discharge openings while machine is running. There are rotating blad
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SAFETY LABELS DANGER TO AVOID SERIOUS INJURY • READ OPERA TOR'S MANUAL. • KEEP HANDS OUT OF INLET AND DISCHARGE OPENINGS WHILE MACHINE IS RUNNING. ROTATING BLADES ARE INSIDE. • TURN ENGINE OFF AND ALLOW IMPELLER TO COME TO COMPLETE STOP BEFORE REMOVING BAG. • DO NOT A TTEMPT TO CLEAR A CLOG OR JAM WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. • DO NOT OPERA TE UNIT WITHOUT BAG OR OPTIONAL BLOWER CHUTE IN PLACE. • DO NO T ST AND OR W ALK IN FRONT OF B O LWER CHUTE OR AIM IT A T BY ST ANDERS. OBJECTS THROWN OUT
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ASSEMBLY IMPORTANT: This unit is shipped without gasoline or oil in the engine. Be certain to service engine with gasoline and oil as instructed in the separate engine manual before operating your machine. Wing Nut NOTE: Reference to right and left hand side of the Yard Vacuum is Upper Hose observed from the operating position. Handle Bracket Cable Guide Rope Guide OPENING CARTON Star Knob 1. Cut each corner of the carton vertically from top to bottom. 2. Remove all loose parts. Lower Hose
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ASSEMBLY ATTACHING THE HANDLE 1. Remove the hairpin clips from the handle brackets and remove the carriage screws and wing nuts from the lower handle. a. Place the bottom holes in lower handle over the pins on the handle brackets and secure with hairpin clips. See Figure 2. b. Insert carriage screws through upper hole in lower handle from the inside and secure with wing nuts. See Figure 2. 2. a. Unfold the upper handle until it aligns with lower handle. Make sure the rope guide is on the rig
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ASSEMBLY ATTACHING THE HOSE ASSEMBLY 1. a. Slide hose adapter of hose assembly into the base adapter located on the left front of the Yard Vacuum. See Figure 5. b. Pull spring loaded pin out on the base and align pin with the first hole (closest to the end of the tube) in the hose adapter. c. Release the pin to lock the hose in place. A 2. a. Snap the hose handle first into the upper hose handle bracket and then into the lower hose handle bracket. B b. Lay hose tubing in curved end of han
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ASSEMBLY ATTACHING THE BLOWER CHUTE NOTE: The bag must be removed before installing the blower chute. 1. a. Grasp blower chute with one hand and slide locking rod on mounting bracket with other hand toward engine. Use the end of mounting bracket as leverage when sliding the locking rod. See B Figure 8. b. Slip blower chute over rim of discharge opening and release A locking rod to secure chute in place, as in Figure 8. c. Raise the nozzle height to the highest setting when using the blowe
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OPERATION Drive Control Speed Throttle Control Choke Control Control Starter Handle Bag Lower Hose Handle Bag Handle Bracket Oil Fill Hose Assembly Gasoline Fill Hose Handle Spark Plug Wire Nozzle/Hose Chipper Blower Vac Lever Chute Chute Nozzle Height Adjustment Lever Figure 10 Now that you have set up your yard vacuum for operation, get IMPORTANT: Move the speed control only when the engine is acquainted with its controls and features. These are described below running. Changing the spe
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OPERATION Although multi-viscosity oils (5W30, 10W30, etc.) improve starting BAG HANDLE in cold weather, they will result in increased oil consumption when Used to grasp bag in order to assist in attaching, removing, and used above 32°F. Check your engine oil level more frequently to avoid emptying bag. See Figure 10. possible engine damage from running low on oil. 1. Check the oil level making certain not to rub the dipstick along the BAG inside walls of the oil fill tube. This would resul
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OPERATION WARNING When moving throttle control lever, be careful of heated surfaces and sharp edges on muffler guard. Throttle Control TO START ENGINE Choke Control 1. Attach spark plug wire and rubber boot to spark plug. 2. The bag/chute switch button must be fully depressed by the tip of front tab on bag handle or blower chute for engine to start. 3. Make sure bag/chute switch wire is connected to engine and grounded to mounting bracket. 4. Gas tank should be filled 3/4 to full before sta
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OPERATION TO REMOVE BLOWER CHUTE 1. Grasp blower chute with one hand and pull lock rod on mounting bracket with other hand toward engine to release. Refer to Figure 8 in the ASSEMBLY section. 2. Remove blower chute from over the rim of the discharge opening. USING THE NOZZLE VACUUM 1. Place nozzle/hose vac lever in the top position on the nozzle to vacuum through nozzle. See Figure 14. 2. The spring loaded pin must be in the first hole (closest to the end of the tube) of the hose adapter to
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SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE WARNING Electrode Porcelain Always stop engine and disconnect spark plug wire before performing any maintenance or adjustments. Always wear safety glasses during operation or while performing any adjustments or repairs. GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS • Always observe safety rules when performing any maintenance. • The warranty on this yard vacuum does not cover items that have .020 inch (.51 mm) gap been subjected to operator abuse or negligence. To receive full value fr
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SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE Check Engine Oil Clean Engine 1. Stop engine and wait several minutes before checking oil level. • Daily or before every use, clean grass, chaff or accumulated With engine on level ground, the oil must be to FULL mark on debris from engine. Keep linkage, spring, and controls clean. dipstick. Keep area around and behind muffler free of any combustible debris. 2. Remove oil fill dipstick and wipe clean with cloth. • Keeping engine clean allows air movement around eng
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SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE A WARNING Before performing any type of maintenance on the machine, wait for all parts to stop moving and disconnect the spark plug wire. Failure to follow this instruction could result in personal injury or property damage. DRIVE CONTROL CABLE ADJUSTMENT Adjust the drive control cable if the yard vacuum does not self propel 1 2 with the drive control engaged, or if the unit hesitates while the engine 3 maintains the same speed after approximately 20 hours of use. T
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SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE 5. Remove self tapping screw on right side of unit that attaches to the flail screen. See Figure 20. 6. Remove hex screw on top of rear housing near mounting bracket and the flange lock nut that secures flail screen. See Figure 20. 7. Remove and clean the screen by scraping or washing with water. See Figure 21. 8. Reinstall the screen. SHARPENING OR REPLACING CHIPPER BLADE NOTE: When tipping the unit, empty the oil and fuel tank and keep engine spark plug side up. 1.
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SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE 6. Remove the four screws on the upper housing that secure the nozzle cover. See Figure 24. 7. Carefully tilt and support the unit up to provide access underneath to the nozzle mounting hardware and impeller. Remove the three shoulder bolts securing the black plastic lower flail housing to the lower housing. Refer to Figure 25. 8. Tilt top of black plastic lower flail housing toward the engine to remove. 9. Using a 3/16” allen wrench, remove the flat head cap screws
