WC68 Operator’s Manual
4. CHIPPING
Keep your face and body away from the feed opening. Do not over reach. Keep proper
balance and footing at all times. The wood chipper is designed to chip a variety of materials into
a more readily decomposing or handled condition. The following guidelines can be used to help
you get started. Please read and follow all safety instructions in this manual. Failure to operate
the wood chipper in accordance with the safety instructions
MAY RESULT IN PERSONAL
INJURY!
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Ensure the wood chipper is at full operating speed before starting to chip material.
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Select limbs up to 6” (152 mm) in diameter. Trim side branches that cannot be bent
enough to feed into the wood chipper infeed chute. Hold small diameter branches in a
bundle and feed simultaneously.
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Feed brush from the side of the infeed chute rather than from the front. Step aside to
avoid being hit by brush moving into the wood chipper.
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Never lean into the infeed chute or extend any parts of your body inside the infer chute to
push objects further into the wood chipper. Use another stick or branch.
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Do not use hand tools to push brush into the wood chipper. They can go through the
wood chipper and cause injury or damage to the wood chipper.
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Place branches, butt end first, into the wood chipper infeed chute until it contacts the
infeed roller. Once the infeed roller makes contact with the branches, it will pull the
material inwards.
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NOTE
: The wood chipper blades dull with use and require periodic sharpening and
sometimes replacing. Refer to the section under service and maintenance, "Sharpening
Wood Chipper Blades,” for further instructions.
5. STOPPING
Do not leave the wood chipper unattended or attempt any inspection/service unless the PTO is
disengaged and the tractor engine is turned off. Allow time for the wood chipper to come to a
complete stop. To stop the wood chipper, follow the steps below:
1. Move the tractor throttle to the SLOW/IDLE position.
2. Disengage the PTO lever and turn off the tractor engine.
3. Allow time for the wood chipper to come to a complete stop.
NOTE
: The flywheel continues to spin for some time after the engine or tractor has been
turned off. The flywheel has stopped spinning when noise and/or machine vibration are
no longer detectable. The PTO shaft will also no longer be spinning.
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