Brush Bandit 65A, Инструкция по эксплуатации и каталог запасных частей

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MODELS 65A & 65AW MAINTENANCE SECTION
MAINTENANCE
PROCEDURE FOR UNPLUGGING YOUR CHIPPER
If your chipper is plugging, it is usually caused by allowing the engine to drop below required
R.P.M.’s. This can be resolved by simply shutting the feedwheel off when the engine begins to lug
down. Operating the engine at speeds lower than full R.P.M.’s causes your chipper to plug. Always run
the chipper at full engine speed. If your chipper is equipped with the optional autofeed feature, make
sure it is set correctly. The setting for the low R.P.M. stop must be high enough not to allow the chipper
discharge to plug. Dull chipper knives also contribute to chipper plugging. Dull knives can create
slivers and chunks, causing the engine to lug excessively. Both of the aforementioned conditions cause
a plugging situation.
STEPS TO FOLLOW WHEN UNPLUGGING YOUR CHIPPER
1. Before attempting any type of maintenance disengage clutch, turn off engine, wait for the disc to
come to a complete stop, install the disc lock pin, disconnect battery, and make sure the ignition
key is in your possession.
2. Make sure the chipper disc is NOT turning and then open the hinged portion of the chipper hood.
3. Using your gloved hands and some type of raking tool, dig the chips out of the chipper housing.
4. If the discharge chute is plugged, use a raking tool to pull the majority of chips out of the open
outlet end of the chute. Then, two people must remove the chute. Do not attempt this with one
person, because the chute can fall causing injury.
5. Never allow one person to turn the chipper disc when someone else is working inside the chipper
housing. More than likely, the chipper disc will turn hard then loosen causing it to turn faster. If
another person is anywhere near the chipper disc, they may be injured.
6. Never turn the chipper disc by hand. Always use a pry bar. This will prevent the person turning
the disc from being injured should the disc break loose.
7. Reinstall the discharge chute, mount securely and point it in a safe direction away from anything.
8. Never leave the chipper hood open and try to start the engine in order to engage the chipper disc
to blow chips out of the housing, this is very hard on the P.T.O. of the chipper and may burn clutch
plates. Also, the flying debris is very dangerous. An exposed chipper disc turning very fast creates
an unsafe condition. In other words, DO NOT start the chipper with the hood open because it is just
too dangerous.
9. Once the disc turns freely, close the chipper hood, insert the hood pin, install the padlock in the
hood pin, reinstall the chipper hood engine disable plug, make sure the spring lock for hood pin
springs back to the correct operating position, start engine, properly engage clutch and throttle to
full speed. Insert a small branch into the feedwheel. If the chips discharge properly, the chipper is
clear and normal operation may resume.