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Pow’R’kraft Chipper 11
Revision 9/22/16
Position the machine level and
s t a b l e t o a v o i d u n n e c e s s a r y
vibrations.
Do not operate on concrete or
bitumen.
should be no problem, as the wood chipper
tends to clean out any residue left in the
machine.
If any stingy material becomes wrapped
around the rotor shaft, remove it before it
works its way into the bearing.
Should it happen that the wood chipper stalls
through overloading or clogging, turn off
the engine’s power switch and wait until the
cutting disk is completely stopped and the
belt drive is disengaged. Allow the engine to
be completely cool and remove its spark plug.
Open the housing cover to clear and remove
all the materials from the housing. Lock
the housing cover, reinstall the spark plug
and start the machine again to resume the
operation.
As the discharge materials piles up, move the
chipper or the processed material to keep the
outlet free. Otherwise blocking will occur. Do
not position the deflector vertically, as it will
reduce the airflow, impeding discharge and
cause a blockage.
As the engine is increased slowly to full speed,
gradually and slowly pull the belt tension lever
as far as it will go to engage the belt drive.
This has to be done slowly to allow the cutting
disk to pick up speed; otherwise the engine
will stall because there is high inertia in the
cutting disk.
The wood chipper can process a wide variety
of dry or green organic materials such as
branch, pruning, stalks, vines, leaves, roots,
and vegetable matter. The maximum capacity
is approximately 50 to 70 mm diameter
branches, depending on the type and hardness
of wood. Rotating the branch as you feed it
into the machine will improve performance.
Feed limbs or branches through butt end first,
leaving the bushy head on. This helps guide
the limb down the feed hopper, and reduces
spinning and bouncing of small pieces back
up the feed hopper. Some side branches may
require pre-cutting so that the branch will
“self-feed” more efficiently.
It is always advisable to process freshly cut
materials, as wooden branches get very hard
and springy when dried out and become more
awkward to handle by making the knives blunt
more quickly.
While operating the machine keep a wooden
stick handy, approx 30mm diameter x 600mm
long. This stick will be useful to push in short,
brushy and very leafy materials and keep the
feed hopper clear.
Do not force material into the machine. If it
does not chip well, the chipper knives may
need sharpening or replacement, or the gas
between the knives and the wear plate needs
adjusting.
Make sure not to overload the machine by
feeding too much material into the feed
hopper at one time. If you hear the speed of
engine decreasing, immediately stop feeding
material into the machine. Do not resume
feeding material into the machine until the
engine has returned to full speed.
The wood chipper can clog up with soft, wet
or fibrous materials. However, if you feed soft
materials intermittently with branches, there
Do not open the housing cover
unless the engine and cutting disk
are completely stopped and the belt
drive is disengaged.
The engine is fitted with oil alert and
will not start if the oil level in the
sump is too low. It may also stop if it
is operated on a steep slope.
To shut down the machine, simply
move the throttle control lever at
idle speed, turn the engine switch
to the OFF position, and it will
gradually come to a standstill.
