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5 INCH CHIPPER/SHREDDER
ENGLISH
SERVICE & MAINTENANCE
WARNING
BEFORE INSPECTING OR SERVICING ANY PART OF THIS MACHINE, SHUT OFF POWER SOURCE,
AND MAKE SURE ALL MOVING PARTS HAVE COME TO A COMPLETE STOP.
The chipping blades should clear the chipper anvil, located
inside the frame on the bottom edge of the chipper chute
intake, by 1/16" to 1/8" (Figure 5.5). To adjust the blade
clearance, proceed as follows:
1. Remove the lower belt guard, discharge door,
discharge screen and the access cover.
2. Loosen the bushing bolts holding the pulley to the
rotor shaft on the front side.
3. Remove the rotor shaft cover on the rotor shaft rear
side.
5.8 CHANGING THE DISCHARGE
SCREEN
5.8.1 REMOVE
1. Remove the discharge door by removing the pivot rod
securing the discharge door to the chipper body.
2.
Remove the two 5/16" × 3/4" bolts and nuts securing
the discharge screen to the frame. Pull the bottom of
the discharge screen outward to rotate the screen off
the lip.
5.8.2 INSTALL
1. Place the top lip of the replacement screen onto into
the slot under the top slope of the chipper body and
rotate the screen so that the bolt holes align with the
holes in the chipper body. Reinstall the bolts and
torque to 17 ft-lbs.
2. Replace the discharge door.
Figure 5.4, Changing the Discharge Screen
1/16-
1/8"
ANVIL
BLADE
Figure 5.5, Chipper Blade and Anvil Clearance
5.9 SETTING BLADE CLEARANCE
