Timberwolf TW 230VTR, Instruction Manual

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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
C190-0113 01.07.2019 Rev: 4.0
BLOCKAGES
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.
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.
Check that the chipper is level and running smoothly. •
Release the catches on the feed tray and lower. •
Perform the “before using the chipper” tests (see page 11). •
Press the green feed control. The rollers will commence turning. •
Stand to one side of the feed funnel. •
Proceed to feed material into the feed funnel. •
STARTING TO CHIP
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 feed control 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 feed control and hold
for 2 seconds - then repress the green forward feed control. 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.
WARNING
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.