CH160
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OPERATING THE CHIPPER
INSPECTIONS PRIOR TO OPERATION
Park the chipper on level, hard ground.
Stop the tractor’s engine and ensure that the
chipper is fully stopped before carrying out the
inspections.
Check that the disk rotates freely by turning
the shaft, and ensure that there are no foreign
objects inside the chipper.
Ensure that all protective devices are intact
and in place.
Removal of the covers is prohibited.
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do not pose a risk to the operator or anyone
else.
STARTING THE CHIPPER
Start the chipper at low tractor engine speed
and increase the speed slowly to the required
chipping speed (540/1,000 rpm).
The chipper is now ready for chipping.
STOPPING A TRACTOR-DRIVEN CHIPPER
Slow the tractor engine speed to idle before
disengaging the PTO. This is especially
important with tractors featuring a PTO brake
(e.g., Ford). Turn the PTO control lever slowly
to the OFF position.
STOPPING A HYDRAULIC MOTOR DRIVEN
CHIPPER
IMPORTANT! When the chipper is driven by
the HD100, it is extremely important to slow
the driving engine speed to idle before
disconnecting the hydraulics, to prevent
cavitation.
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Never disconnect the
hydraulics from high rpm.
This will cause a risk of
cavitation and may damage
the hydraulic motor.
Check that no sounds
indicating cavitation can be heard from
the hydraulic motor.
After stopping the chipper,
wait for all movement to
stop. The disk continues
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the PTO is disengaged.
CHIPPING
Before feeding in the material to be chipped,
ensure that the wood is free from nails,
stones, etc.
Feed the wood from a standing position on the
left side of the feeder.
Push the wood inside the feed chute until
chipping starts. Let go of the wood as soon as
the self-feeding starts.
If you are using a hydraulic feeder, refer to the
separate chipping instructions in the feeder
manual.
Do not use the chipper in
temperatures below -20
o
C.
This is to avoid damage due
to brittleness – especially in
the knives – caused by the
cold. Avoid chipping wood
that is frozen solid, as self-feeding is reduced
in this case.
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