BXTR5224
Wood Chipper
Operating Instructions
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5.11 Chipping Operation
The Wallenstein wood chipper is a strong, rugged machine that
is built to provide consistent chipping of logs up to 5" (13 cm) in
diameter.
WARNING!
Keep hands, feet, clothing, and long hair away
from the feed rollers when the machine is
operating. Never climb on the feed table or
hopper. The feed rollers can entangle and crush
causing serious injury or death.
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WARNING!
Never reach into the feed hopper. There are
sharp knives that can trap, cut, and/or sever your
fi ngers or hand. Use a stick or branch to push
material that does not move into the machine.
If the machine is jammed, set the machine to a
safe condition, and then clear the jam.
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IMPORTANT! Do not put metal objects, bottles, cans, rocks,
glass or other foreign material into wood chipper. If such
items happen to get into the chipper, stop machine and turn
engine off. Wait for all moving parts to stop before removing
material. Inspect machine for damaged or loose parts
before resuming work.
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De-limb large branches and trees. The limbs on large
branches sticking out of the feed hopper may catch the
roller feed control bar, and shut the rollers off.
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Be aware of the size and shape of the material.
Complicated, curved branches and logs can move in
unpredictable ways as they pass through the feed rollers.
Large curved pieces should be cut to smaller straighter
sections.
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Hold small diameter branches together in a bundle and feed
in together.
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Place short branches on top of longer ones to avoid
reaching into the hopper.
P3 PULSE
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P3 control system prevents the engine from getting bogged
down if material is put into the chipper too quickly. Feed
roller speed is regulated by monitoring the rotor rpm. For
information on setup, see
Procedure
1.
Check the engine is warmed, at MAX throttle setting, and
the rotor is up to speed. Once the rotor is up to speed, P3
PULSE starts the feed rollers when the feed roller control
bar is placed in the Forward (feed) position.
NOTE:
Engine throttle must be at MAX and rotor at full
speed for feed rollers to function in Forward.
Feed rollers function in Reverse even at engine
idle so material can be backed out.
2.
Move the feed roller control bar out of the Stop position. Lift
up the detent reset lever to release it.
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Fig. 38 –
Detent Reset Lever
3.
Push the control bar forward to the first detent position to
start the Forward feed. The control bar stays in this position
until moved.
NOTE:
The control bar can move freely between
Forward and Reverse without locking.
Reversing the feed rollers can be manually
controlled with the feed control handle at any
time, even at engine idle. The rotor does not
have to be turning for Reverse to work.
