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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.1 SAFETY ALERT SYMBOL .................................................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 BEFORE OPERATING .......................................................................................................................................................... 1
1.3 OPERATION SAFETY ........................................................................................................................................................... 2
1.4 PTO SAFETY ......................................................................................................................................................................... 3
1.5 MAINTENANCE/STORAGE SAFETY .................................................................................................................................. 3
1.6 SAFETY DECALS ................................................................................................................................................................. 4
1.7 SAFETY DECAL LOCATIONS ............................................................................................................................................. 5
2.1 ATTACH CHUTE .................................................................................................................................................................... 6
2.2 ATTACH DISCHARGE TUBE ............................................................................................................................................... 7
2.3 CONNECT TO PTO DRIVELINE .......................................................................................................................................... 8
3 FEATURES & CONTROLS .................................................................................................................................... 9
4 OPERATION ...........................................................................................................................................................11
4.1 STARTING THE CHIPPER ..................................................................................................................................................11
4.2 STOPPING THE CHIPPER .................................................................................................................................................11
4.3 CHIPPER OPERATION GUIDELINES .............................................................................................................................. 12
5.1 MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE ............................................................................................................................................. 13
5.2 ROTOR LOCK ..................................................................................................................................................................... 14
5.3 RAISE/LOWER ACCESS COVER ..................................................................................................................................... 14
5.4 CHIPPER BLADES MAINTENANCE ................................................................................................................................. 14
5.5 REMOVING THE BLADES ................................................................................................................................................. 15
5.6 SHARPENING THE BLADES ............................................................................................................................................. 15
5.7 INSTALLING THE BLADES ................................................................................................................................................ 15
5.8 SETTING CHIPPER BLADE CLEARANCE ...................................................................................................................... 15
5.9 CLEARING A PLUGGED ROTOR ...................................................................................................................................... 16
5.10 DRIVE BELTS .................................................................................................................................................................... 16
5.11 ROTOR BEARINGS .......................................................................................................................................................... 17
5.12 PTO DRIVELINE LUBRICATION ..................................................................................................................................... 17
5.13 LUBRICATION ................................................................................................................................................................... 18
6 TROUBLESHOOTING .......................................................................................................................................... 19
7 SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................................................................................ 20