Generac Power Systems GC3000C, Owner'S Manual

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Owner’s Manual for Chipper/Shredder 7
General Information and Setup
Attaching Shredder Hopper and

Hammermill Housing
1. See Figure 2-4 . Remove the two shipping nuts (A)
securing hammermill housing (B) to the power unit
using a 1/2” wrench. Discard shipping nuts.
A
B
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Figure 2-4. Removing Shipping Nuts
2. See Figure 2-5 . Position the larger end of the
shredder hopper (C) on a flat surface and set ham-
mermill housing (D) over the shredder hopper.
3. Secure hammer head housing to shredder hopper
using:
• 1-1/4-20 button head screws on the inside with a

5/32” Allen wrench.
• 1-1/4-20 locknuts on the outside with a 7/16”
wrench.
NOTE: Adjust the shredder hopper and hammermill
housing while tightening the hardware to make sure the
back side of hopper (D) is flush to flange (F).
E
C
F
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D
Figure 2-5. Securing Hammermill Housing
4. See Figure 2-6 . Position hammermill housing/
shredder hopper assembly (G) onto the studs of
flywheel housing (H).
NOTE: The shredder hopper studs pass through slots in
flywheel housing bracket (I).
G
H
I
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Figure 2-6. Positioning Hammermill Housing/
Shredder Hopper Assembly on Flywheel Housing
5. Verify there are no noticeable gaps between the
hammermill housing flange and flywheel housing.
NOTE: If there are gaps, remove the hammermill hous-
ing/shredder hopper assembly, loosen the hardware
installed in step 2 and adjust the hammermill housing and
shredder hopper to align better with the flywheel housing.
Retighten the hardware and reposition the hammermill
housing and shredder hopper onto the flywheel housing
studs.
6. See Figure 2-7 . Secure hammermill housing/
shredder hopper assembly (J) with nine 5/16-18
flange locknuts (K) using a 1/2” wrench.
7. Install the shredder hopper guard and bracket
assembly with three 1/4-20 flange locknuts (L)
using a 7/16” wrench.
K
J
L
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Figure 2-7. Securing Hammermill Housing/Shredder
Hopper Assembly