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Warning:
Once the engine is running, the shredding knives are rotating, there-
fore, irrevocably shredding anything that is introduced into the feeding hopper.
Once the engine is running, be sure to always direct your attention fully to the
machine and the work being performed.
• If the engine is still cold, allow the engine to run for a short while (5 minutes in idle) before
starting to shred.
• Allow the engine to run at full speed when you start to feed green waste.
• Verify that the speed governor is not set to 0. (Read 9.6.2.)
• Next, switch on both the feed and discharge arrangements. (Read 9.6.1.)
• After feed arrangement (feed belt and feed roller) and discharge arrangement (output con-
veyor) startup (read §9.6.1), it is safe to start to introduce garden waste.
• Start by inserting a quantity of small fi ne garden waste while the engine has only been running
for a short period of time. After approximately 5 minutes of having the engine running, you can
gradually also insert thicker branches.
• Ensure that the garden waste does not contain any foreign objects.
• Always insert branches with the thickest part fi rst.
• Thicker branches or trunks must, by preference, be shredded with all their twigs, side branches
and foliage attached.
• Long branches (in excess of 1,500 mm) should be pushed in until the feed roller grabs them.
• Small bulky garden waste should be fed to the feed belt, which will take them to the feed roller.
• Use a spade or fork to make the feeding of small garden waste easier.
Note: Never, however, allow these tools to enter the feeding hopper !
• Sometimes the garden waste will not uniformly enter the hopper but it will be introduced in fi ts
and starts. This indicates that the automatic ABM system is operational (read § 9.6.3).
Caution:
The maximum lift of the feed roller is 140 mm. Never feed wood
with a diameter that is thicker than 140 mm.
• Do not constantly feed thick branches (with a maximum diameter of 140 mm) into the machine.
As a guideline, no more than 10% of the material that is to be fed into the machine may have a
diameter in excess of 100 mm.
• Read the series of tips in § 9.6.4 before you use the chipper.
Warning:
Never lean forwards in the hopper when the
feed arrangement is in operation.