Know Your Yard Vacuum
Read this operator's manual and safety rules before operating your Yard Vacuum. Compare the illustrations
below with your equipment to familiarize yourself with the location of various controls and adjustments. Save
this manual for future reference.
WEAR YOUR
SAFETY GLASSES
FORESIGHT IS BETTER
THAN NO SIGHT
Starter
Handle
Handle Bracket
Hose Handle
Chipper
Chute
Nozzle Height
Adjustment Lever
OPERATING CONTROLS
Chipper Chute
Allows twigs and small branches up to 1 1/2" in
diameter to be fed into the impeller for chipping.
Nozzle
Yard waste such as leaves and pine needles can be
vacuumed up through the nozzle for shredding.
Bag
Collects shredded material fed in through the chipper
chute or vacuumed in through the nozzle.
Blower Chute
When attached to unit, the blower chute is used to
blow or scatter yard waste such as leaves, pine
needle, or small twigs across yard.
Bag Handle
Used to grasp bag in order to assist in attaching,
removing, and emptying bag.
Craftsman Yard Vacuums conform to the safety standard of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).
The operation of any Yard Vacuum can result in foreign objects being thrown into the eyes,
which can result in severe eye damage. Always wear safety glasses, provided with the
Yard Vacuum, for operating this equipment or while performing any adjustments or repairs on
it.
(See Figure 7)
Meets ANSI safety standards
OPERATION
Bag
Bag Handle
Throttle Control/
Choke Lever
Primer
Spark Plug Wire
Figure 7
Nozzle Height Adjustment Lever
Used to adjust the nozzle ground clearance ranging
from 5/8" to 4 1/8".
Throttle Control / Choke Lever
This single lever controls the engine speed, stop
function, and the choke of the carburetor. Through
four separate positions on the lever from left to right,
the operation is as follows:
Stop
Engine
Off
Primer
The primer is used to assist in cold starting an engine.
Starter Handle
Used to start the engine.
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Blower Chute
Nozzle
Choke
Slow/
Start/
Idle
Run
Nozzle/Hose
Vac Handle