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• Never move the Chipper while the PTO is turning.
4.2 Processing
1. The Chipper is designed to accept wood only. The Chipper Blade mounted on a revolving
rotor turns branches fed into the Chipper Hopper into “chips”. The Chipper can chip
branches ranging in size up to 4" in diameter.
2. Your PTO CHIPPER can process dry or green wood up to 4" in diameter.
3. The Chipper will self-feed the wood once it contacts the blade edge so forcing the
branches into the Hopper is not necessary if the blade is sharp.
4. Green wood will process quicker and easier than dry wood.
5. Softwood processes easier than hardwood.
6. Your operator experience will teach you how different types of wood will chip and how
fast you can process them.
7. Use caution with small diameter green saplings and branches less than 2" in diameter.
Chip these grouped or bundled together to provide support for each other. If the material is
2" or larger, feed only one at a time into the Chipper Hopper.
8. Make sure the PTO CHIPPER finishes processing material in the Hopper before
disengaging the PTO and shutting the Tractor engine off.
9. Do not force material into the Chipper. If the machine does not chip well, the Chipper
Blade may need sharpening or replacement, or the gap between the Blade and the Counter
blade needs adjusting.
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Use common sense when using the machine. Learn to recognize the change in sounds when
