Craftsman 247.77003 Operator's Manual page 8

Attaching The Hose Assembly
1. Slide hose adapter of hose assembly into the base adapter located on the left
front of the Yard Vacuum. See Figure 5.
2. 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.
3. Release the pin to lock the hose in place.
4. Snap the hose handle first into the upper hose handle bracket and then into
the lower hose handle bracket. See Figure 6.
5. Lay hose tubing in curved end of handle next to chipper chute and into hose
cradle.
Attaching The Bag
1. Grasp bag handle 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 Figure 7.
2. Slip bag over the rim of the discharge opening and release locking rod to
secure bag in place.
3. Snap bag clip to the top of the lower handle.
4. Place the lower straps on the bag over the top of lower handle, hooking them
on the studs. See Figure 7.
NOTE: The bag/chute switch button attached to the mounting bracket must
be fully depressed by the tip of front tab on bag handle when securing the
bag or engine will not start.
1
Align pin
with this
hole.
2
Figure 5
ASSEMBLY
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5
1
8
5
Figure 6
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2
4
Figure 7