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USING THE CHIPPER HOPPER
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This chipper-hopper is mounted on the side of the machine and is designed to chip the larger, heavier materials that
the shredder-
hopper isn’t designed to handle. Branches fed into the chute are turned into “chips” by the revolving
chipper knife mounted on a flywheel. The chipper-
hopper can chip branches and vines ranging in size from 1” to 3”
in diameter. Cut your materials into manageable lengths before feeding them into the chipper.
Note: The chipper hopper must be securely bolted to the side of your equipment before using the machine!
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Do not force material into the chipper. If the machine does not chip 1’’ to 3’’ diameter sticks easily, the chipper
knives need to be either replaced, sharpened or the gap between the knife and the wear plate needs adjusting.
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Extremely hard knots will not process very well. Short stubs that have not self-fed through the chipper can be
pushed through with the next branch to be chipped.
DO NOT THROW REMAINING STUBS OR UNCHIPPABLE
KNOTS INTO THE SHREDDER-HOPPER. DAMAGE WILL RESULT.
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Cut chipping material into manageable lengths of no more than five or six feet long before chipping them.
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If branches are larger than 1” in diameter, feed only one branch at a time through the chipper hopper.
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Branches smaller than 1” in diameter can be bundled together and fed through the chipper hopper at one time.
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Overloading the shredder/chipper will cause the rotor speed to decrease. If you hear the RPM’s decreasing, stop
feeding material into the machine until the machine has returned to full speed.
MATERIALS BEST SUITED FOR CHIPPING.
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Branches, vines or stalks from 1” to 3” in diameter.
USE COMMON SENSE WHEN USING YOUR SHREDDER/CHIPPER.
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Learn to recognize the change in the sound of your machine when it is overloaded.
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Become familiar with successful operating conditions and avoid those that can overload and damage
the machine
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Stop the machine immediately if the machine becomes jammed for any reason.
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If you jam the machine and do not stop the engine, it can damage the machine. This damage can be costly and it
may not be covered under warranty. For this reason, it is important that you immediately stop the engine if the
machine becomes jammed.
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Only your operator experience will tell you how fast to feed the material to be processed.
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Check to see that the flywheel will turn freely before you start the shredder/chipper.
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Visually check chipper knife for damage each time you use your shredder/chipper.
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Check the knife condition; wear plate condition, gap setting and the nuts and bolts that hold the knife in place for
tightness after every 8-10 hours of operation.
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Do not allow processed material to build up within 3’’ of discharge chute opening. Move shredder/chipper or pile
as needed. Failure to do this could result in unnecessary jamming of the machine.
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Use a spade, rake or other long handled tool to move pile of processed material.
NEVER
use your hands or feet!
