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The wood chipper can clog up with soft, wet or fibrous materials.
However, if you feed soft materials intermittently with branches, there should be no
problem as the wood chipper tends to clean out any residue left in the machine.
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If any stringy material becomes wrapped around the rotor shaft.
Turn off the engine powers switch and wait until the cutting disk has come to a
complete stop.
Remove the spark plug HT lead cap.
You can then remove it before it works its way into the bearing.
Take care of the sharp blades.
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Should the wood chipper stall through overloading or clogging turn the ignition switch to
the OFF position, wait until the cutting disk has completely stopped.
Remove the spark plug HY lead cap.
Open the housing cover to clear and remove all the materials from the housing.
Lock the housing cover, reinstall the spark plug HT lead cap and start the machine
again.
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To remove blockages,
DO NOT
under any circumstances use your hands.
STOP
and disable the machine then undo the chutes.
Remove the main shaft cover by undoing the two cover securing bolts.
Using a spanner, rotate the blades in both directions until the machine is free of
materials which have become stuck.
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As the discharge materials pile up, move the chipper or the material to keep the outlet
free.
DO NOT
position the deflector horizontally as it will reduce the airflow, impeding
discharge and cause a blockage.
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To reduce stress on the engine when wood chipping is not being performed, set the
throttle control lever to its ‘SLOW’ position.
Lowering the engine speed to idle will help extend the life of the engine, as well as
conserve fuel and reduce the noise level of the machine.
