Echo 74624 Owners Manual v.2 - Manual (Page 15)

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FEATURES & CONTROLS
Diesel control panel
Gas control panel
1. chiPPer engagemenT: to activate slowly push the
handle toward the ground. to disengage the machine
move the handle back up to the original position.
2. conTrol sWiTch: turn switch off to bypass hydrau-
lic feed control and run the chipper manually.
3. conTrol Panel: the control panel is described
in Sec. 3.2.
4. Tongue Jack:
Used to adjust the height of the
hitch.
5. discharge caP crank: Rotate to direct the dis-
charge of material vertically.
6. feed roller engagemenT: to engage the feed
roller move the control arm. the cycle of the control
arm, forward to back, is R, F, N, R.
7. eXTension TraY: Helps to hold chipping materi-
als before they are pulled into the feed roller and
chipped.
8. chiPPer chuTe: Materials are fed into the chipper
chute.
9. fuel Tank: Remove cap to fill tank.
10. fuel gauge: Shows remaining fuel
11. discharge chuTe roTor: Crank to direct the
discharge of chipped material horizontally.
12. boTTle Jack: used to lift feed roller for unplugging.
13. rear sTabilizer: Prevents the chipper from tipping
when it is disconnected from the towing vehicle.
3.1 descriPTion of feaTures 3.2 descriPTion of conTrol Panels
keY: For gas engines, turn the key to the right to activate
the electric start. on diesel models, turn the key to
the left to activate the glow plug. When the glow plug
extinguishes, turn the key to the right to start. do
Not StaRt tHE MaCHINE WItH tHE CHIPPER
ENgagEd.
ThroTTle: this controls the speed of the engine. on
diesel models, turn the throttle counterclockwise to
increase the speed and turn it clockwise to decrease
it. For gas models, raise the throttle lever to increase
the speed and lower it to decrease.
choke: Push the choke up to start a cold gasoline engine.
decrease choke as the engine warms.
murPhY sWiTch: See starting instructions for diesel
engines. the murphy switch prevents the engine from
running with low oil pressure or high engine tempera-
ture. to start the engine, hold the switch until the oil
pressure appears on the gauge.