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Fig. 8 CHIPPER OPERATION
Fig. 9 SHREDDER OPERATION
Do not reach into the chipper
hopper under any
circumstance.
Serious injury may occur.
To safely remove a jam, stop
the engine and engage the
clutch brake first.
Do not reach beyond the gate
into the shredder housing
under any
circumstance.
Serious injury may occur.
To safely remove a jam, stop
the engine and engage the
clutch brake first.
Caution
: Do not place metal, bottles, cans, rocks,
or other solid material into the Chipper-Shredder. If
something like this gets into the machine, stop the
machine immediately for a detailed inspection. Stop
engine and wait for all moving parts to stop before
inspecting or unplugging. Inspect machine for dam-
aged or loosened parts before resuming work.
5. Feeding:
Before beginning work, it may be helpful to sort
the material into separate piles for chipping and
shredding. The chipper has a
3" (76 mm)
diam-
eter maximum capacity and the shredder has
a
3/4" (19 mm)
diameter maximum capacity
a.
Chipper Feed
When the rotor is up to speed:
• Carefully slide the wooden material into the
chipper feed hopper and move it into the ro-
tor. As you begin to feed, the rotor will tend
to draw the material through.
• Do not force the material with into the hop-
per and rotor, slow steady pressure is best.
• If the rotor begins to slow down, stop and let
the rotor get back up to speed, then restart
feeding.
• Do not reach into the feed hopper further
than the hopper opening, to avoid contact
the blades on the rotor.
• Use a stick or branch to push any piece of
material into the rotor that does not move
on its own and stops in the hopper.
• Any remaining tree, brush or limb less than
3/4 (19 mm) in diameter or very bushy, can
be fed through the shredder.
b.
Shredder Feed
When the rotor is up to speed:
• Place the leafy/wooden material into the
shredder feed hopper until the hopper is full.
• Use the shredder feed control handle on the
side of the hopper to open the feed gate.
You can control how much and how fast
the material is delivered into the shredder
by varying the gate opening.
• If the shredder begins to slow down, stop
and let the shredder get back up to speed,
then restart feeding.
• Do not reach into the shredder feed hopper
further than the gate to avoid contact with
the knives on the rotor.
• Use a stick or branch to push any piece of
material into the knives that does not move
on its own and stops in the chipper housing.
• Release the handle and the gate will close.
Ensure the gate is closed between feeds to
keep flying material contained in the shred-
der housing.
Do not prop open the gate.
