Timberwolf TW 160PH, Instruction Manual

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TW 160PH
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
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C190-0013 11.04.2019
Controlling the discharge is an
essential part of safe working.
Always be aware that what you are putting into the chipper must come out. If the chips stop coming out of the
discharge tube but the chipper is taking material in - STOP IMMEDIATELY. Continuing to feed material into a
blocked machine may cause damage and will make it difficult to clear.
If the chipper becomes blocked, proceed as follows:
Stop the engine and remove the ignition keys. •
Remove the discharge tube. Check that it is clear. •
Wearing gloves, reach into the rotor housing and scoop out the majority of the debris causing the blockage. •
Replace the discharge tube. •
Restart the engine and increase to full speed. •
Allow machine time to clear excess chips still remaining in rotor housing before you continue feeding •
brushwood. Feed in a small piece of wood while watching to make sure that it comes out of the
discharge. If this does not clear it, repeat the process and carefully inspect the discharge tube to find any
obstruction.
NOTE: Continuing to feed the chipper with brushwood once it has become blocked will cause the chipper to
compact the chips in the rotor housing and it will be difficult and time consuming to clear.
AVOID THIS SITUATION - WATCH THE DISCHARGE TUBE AT ALL TIMES.
Check that the chipper is running smoothly. •
Release the catches on the feed tray and lower. •
Pull to release the red stop button.
Perform the “before using the chipper” tests •
(see page 11).
Press the green control panel. The rollers will •
commence turning.
Stand to one side of the feed funnel. •
Proceed to feed material into the feed funnel. •
STARTING TO CHIP
ROTATION
Slacken nut using 1
integral handle.
Rotate tube.
2
Retighten nut. 3
BUCKET ANGLE
Adjust the bucket to the desired angle
using the handle provided.
CHIPPING
Wood up to the recommended diameter can be fed into the feed funnel. Put the butt end in first and engage
it with the feed rollers. The hydraulic feed rollers will pull the branch into the machine quite quickly. Large
diameter material will have its feed rate automatically controlled by the no stress unit.
Sometimes a piece of wood that is a particularly awkward shape is too strong for the feed rollers to break. This
will cause the top roller to either bounce up and down on the wood, or both rollers to stall. If this occurs, press
the BLUE REVERSE panel until the material has been released. Pull the material out of the feed funnel and trim
it so the chipper can handle it.
Both feed rollers should always turn at the same speed. If one or both rollers stop or suddenly slow down it may
be that a piece of wood has become stuck behind one of the rollers. If this occurs, press the BLUE REVERSE
panel and hold for 2 seconds - then repress GREEN FEED panel. This should enable the rollers to free the
offending piece of material and continue rotating at the correct speed. If the rollers continue to stall in the
'forward feed' or 'reverse feed' position push the RED STOP BUTTON, turn the engine off, remove the ignition
key and investigate.
DISCHARGE CONTROLS
BLOCKAGES
1
DO NOT USE OR ATTEMPT TO START THE CHIPPER WITHOUT THE
PROTECTIVE GUARDING AND DISCHARGE UNIT SECURELY IN
PLACE. FAILURE TO DO SO MAY RESULT IN PERSONAL INJURY OR
LOSS OF LIFE.
WARNING
DO NOT REACH INTO THE ROTOR HOUSING WITH
UNPROTECTED HANDS. THERE ARE SHARP BLADES AND ANY
SMALL MOVEMENT OF THE ROTOR MAY CAUSE SERIOUS
INJURY.
WARNING