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• Thick truncated trunks without foliage represent a certain risk when shredding. The truncated end
of the trunk, in particular, may move to take up a diagonal position over the feed-in width when it
moves under the feed roller. This forms a sudden load for the machine that represents a branch that
is positioned diagonally and with a diameter that equals the length of the trunk end. It, therefore,
stands to reason that the machine will jam. ELIET recommends, therefore, to place short truncated
trunks against the side wall of the feeding hopper. The side will ensure that the trunk is guided
straight so that there is less of a risk that this will be positioned diagonally across the blades.
• Ensure you pay additional attention when simultaneously inserting multiple branches with dif-
ferent diameters. The branch with the thickest diameter will lift the feed roller while the smaller
branches could be pulled in by the blade system in an uncontrolled fashion. This can mean that
the machine encounters problems. By preference, insert branches that have a similar diameter.
• Always estimate the processing capacity of the inserted quantity. Take into account that not
always the newly inserted garden waste will determine the requested capacity but also that the
quantity of chippings that are still rotating in the shredding chamber and are being made even
smaller take up part of the shredding capacity.
• Inserting a large quantity of leafy waste all at once will demand a certain interval of time from
the machine to process the quantity. Therefore, ensure that the new input does not demand a
shredding capacity that is too high. When you hear that the engine again reaches full speed, you
can return to full power.
• Regularly check for accumulations of sticking chippings in the shredding chamber when shred-
ding wet garden waste for a protracted period of time. This can continue to build up and block a
section of the sieve screen. This will reduce the surface area along which the chippings can exit
the shredding chamber. This will lead to the machine requiring more time to process the volume
of chippings which means that machine performance will drop. If you determine that despite the
feed of new garden waste, few chippings exit the machine and the engine slows down consider-
ably, stop the machine to unblock it. (See §9.7.4 or § 9.7.5)
• Ensure that there is suffi cient variety between woody and leafy material ensure that sieve
screen obstruction is avoided when shredding wet and leafy waste. Wood chips ensure that leaf
chipping pulp that sticks is ripped off and pressed through the screen.
• If there is no woody material to vary with, install a sieve screen with larger mesh size (sieve
opening size). They will reduce the probability that an obstruction will occur. Such a screen can
be ordered at a later date from an authorized ELIET dealer. (Order number: MA 020 001 003)
• When shredding climbing plants or weed suppressants, there is a risk that long trailing bits will wrap
around the feed roller or the blade shaft. Firmly roll up the trailing bits until you obtain a long coiled
bundle to somewhat avoid this situation. This should, next, be inserted as a branch. If you slightly ad-
just the material feed speed at the same time, you can still process such garden waste fairly quickly.
• If small garden waste is being inserted, ensure that all small branches are inserted by prefer-
ence in the same direction. This will ensure that the feed roller has a grip on the waste fairly
quickly and that it can pull it as one mass into the shredding chamber. Neither the feed belt nor
the feed roller will quickly transport the material if, on the contrary, twigs are thrown into the
hopper unclassifi ed. Operator intervention will be required in such a situation which means that
the processing time will increase and performance will fall.