Deutscher GARDEN CHIPPER 750, Operation And Maintenance Manual

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warninG! Do not place hands or fingers into the discharge opening. Keep bystanders away
from the machine when it is operating. never leave the engine running and unattended.
warninG! in general, material will ‘self fed’ into the hopper. Do not push material down into
the hopper with your hands. use a light green branch (no larger than 20mm diameter) or a
piece of softwood. if material is jammed, a safer practice is to turn off the machine, remove
the offending material, restart and feed it in again.
warninG! wear eye protection and hearing protection. although every effort has been made
to reduce the velocity of chips that may fly back up the hopper, we could not test every variety
and shape of wood. it is therefore a wise operating practice to keep your head out of the
opening.
warninG! be extremely careful that you do not inadvertently collect metal, bottles or other
hard objects when you gather material to drop into the hopper. The hard material may fly back,
or it may even break components inside the machine.
CHIPPING
1. The Deutscher Garden Chipper 750 can chip palm fronds of any size that will fit through the
feed opening inside the bottom of the hopper. Palm fronds with a wide end should be fed end
first, otherwise a short piece of material may be left jammed at the bottom of the hopper after
the remainder of the frond is shredded. To chip fronds with ends that will not fit through the
base opening, simply cut off the large end with a bow saw.
2. If the engine is slowing significantly as a branch is being processed, check that the
throttle is set to ‘Fast’ and allow the disc to reach full speed before starting the next branch.
Alternatively, the material being chipped may be very dry and hard, or the chipper blade may
need sharpening. See maintenance instructions.
3. If the processed material is not being cut satisfactorily, the blades may need sharpening.
4. Material other than palm fronds can also be chipped. As a guide, we recommend that the
maximum size of GREEN hardwood branches is 65mm (2 ½”) in diameter and DRY hardwood
branches is 25mm (1”) diameter. Similarly, we recommend that the maximum size of DRY
softwood is 50mm (2”) in diameter. We strongly recommend wearing leather gardening gloves
when processing dry material, as they can reduce jarring when holding the end of the branch.
5. Should the chipper appear to be running correctly but the processing rate drops, stop and
check the belt tension as described in the Maintenance section. Continuing to run with a
slipping belt will cause premature failure of the belt. Alternatively, material may be jammed
against the anvil in the base of the hopper. In this case, switch off the engine, push the clutch
lever fully down, remove the spark plug lead then remove the plastic hopper (take off the two
10mm nuts on each side). Carefully prise the jammed material from the base of the opening and
at the same time check that the blades are still sharp. Re-sharpen blunt blades as described in
the Maintenance section.
ChippinG