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8. Trouble Shooting
The Wallenstein Trailer Wood Chipper is designed with blades on
a rotor to cut, shear and shred wooden material. It is a simple
and reliable system that requires minimal maintenance.
In the following section, we have listed many of the problems,
causes and solutions to the problems that you may encounter.
If you encounter a problem that is difficult to solve, even after
having read through this trouble shooting section, please call
your local distributor or dealer. Before you call, please have this
Operator's Manual from your unit and serial number ready.
Obstructed discharge.
Clear debris from discharge chute.
Ensure machine is off
Rotor plugged.
Inspect and clear chipper hopper
lower rotor housing and rotor.
Ensure machine is off
Broken shear pin
Replace shear pin.
Ensure machine is off
Low engine speed.
Throttle is set to specified speed
(540 -1000)
Blades and/or knives
are dull.
Rotate, sharpen or replace blade
and/or knives.
Ensure machine is off
Rotor blade angle
wrong, improper
angle.
Re-sharpen knives to specified
angle and check that blade is
installed properly.
Ensure machine is off
Obstructed discharge.
Clear debris from discharge chute .
Ensure machine is off
Broken or missing
blade .
Replace broken/missing blade.
Ensure machine is off.
Rotor may be bent
Check rotor to see if it wobbles.
Replace rotor
Ensure machine is off, call
technician for repair
Obstructed discharge.
Clear debris from discharge chute .
Ensure machine is off
Feeding in too much
material
Feed smaller amounts into chipper
hopper.
Feeding material too
quickly
Feed larger material slowly into
chipper hopper.
Rotor plugged.
Inspect and clear chipper hopper
lower rotor housing and rotor.
Ensure machine is off
Green material will
not discharge.
Allow material to dry or alternate
dry/wet material.
Chipper blade
clearance too large.
Set clearance to 1/32 to 1/16 " (.76 -
1.52 mm). Use chipper clearance
tool (see accessories)
Ensure machine is off.
Dull blades.
Rotate, sharpen or replace blade
Ensure machine is off.
Engine related issues.
Slow feeding.
PROBLEM
CAUSE
SOLUTION
CAUTION
Rotor does not turn
Unusual vibration while
running.
Machine requires excessive
power or stalls.
Refer to your engine instruction manual for specific trouble shooting instructions / requirements.
