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Using The Machine
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The wood chipper can process a wide variety of dry or green organic materials such as
branches, pruning, stalks, vines, leaves and vegetable matter.
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The maximum capacity is:
HYCH1500E-2 – 100mm Diameter
HYCH7070E-2 - 70mm Diameter
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Maximum diameters depend upon the type and hardness of the wood.
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Rotate the wood as you feed it into the machine as this will improve performance.
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Feed limbs and branches in butt end first, leaving the bushy head on.
This helps the limb go down the feed hopper and reduces the spinning and bouncing of
small pieces back up the feed hopper.
Some branches may require pre-cutting so that the branch will ‘self-feed’ more
efficiently.
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It is advisable to process freshly cut materials as wooden branched get very hard and
springy when fried out and become more awkward to handle by making the knives blunt
more quickly.
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While operating the machine, keep a wooden stick handy, approximately 30mm
diameter x 600mm long.
This stick will be useful to push in short, brushy and very leafy materials and keep the
feed hopper clear.
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DO NOT
force material into the machine.
If it does not chip well, the chipper knives may need sharpening or replacing, or the gap
between the knives and wear plate needs adjusting.
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DO NOT
overload the machine by feeding too much material into the feed hopper at
one time.
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If you hear the speed of the engine decreasing, immediately stop feeding material into
the machine.
DO NOT
resume feeding material into the machine until the engine has returned to
normal speed.
