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our, rather
than dump,
loose waste
into the
shredder
hopper.
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WORK AREA & W
ASTE PROCESSING GUIDE
Safe Operating Area
W
ork on even ground—either dirt or grass—close to the waste you plan to
process, or where you plan to put the chips and shreds. Allow enough room to
work around your chipper-shredder-vac, without obstacles standing in the
way. Allow enough overhead clearance to pick up the longer, bushier branch-
es. Avoid wet, slippery or congested areas which might trip you up. Avoid
driveways, sidewalks, gravel and other hard areas. Discharge might bounce up
and hit you or bystanders.
W
aste Processing Guide
SHREDDER
CAPACITY
TYPE OF DISCHARGE
Leaves, pine straw
,
small plants, flowers,
Fine mulch (greens),
bulbs, light prunings.
1/2” dia. x 36”
longer shreds (branches).
SHREDDING TIPS
•
Aim the waste butt-first down the right side of the shredder hopper (as you stand behind it)
• Use an open-handed technique, loosely grasping the waste to throw it in. Do not hold onto it.
• Pour—rather than dump—loose waste into the shredder hopper at an even rate.
• Chase waste stuck in the throat with a shreddable pruning. Or, use the end of 3” thick
branch to stir clumps until the rotor pulls them in.
• Vines are best fed down the chipper, followed by a thick branch.
• Green debris exceeding the length limitations may wrap around the rotor and
seriously plug up the machine! Chip them.
• Materials that are too thick may stall the machine and possibly damage the hammers,
rotor, housings or hopper. Use the chipper.
• Shut down and empty the bag often.
CHIPPER
CAPACITY
TYPE OF DISCHARGE
Har
d or soft woods,
bundles of smaller
prunings, corn stalks,
palm fronds (split
Dime-sized chips,
down center), vines.
2.5” dia. x ?
some bigger chips.
CHIPPING TIPS
•
Chipping is more efficient than shredding.
• Small branches on a thick limb may fold easily into the cone as it is fed.
• Rotate, insert and retract thick branches so that the motor runs at a steady rate. Allow the
rotor to recover and discharge the chips.
• Several smaller branches may be bundled and inserted together.
•
When the debris is the length of the chipper cone:
put thinner prunings down the shredder
or chase the debris down the cone with another branch.
• Green materials are easier to chip and the knives will keep their edges longer.
• Resharpen the chipper knives when you notice that they don’t self-feed very well. Pushing
debris into dull knives causes horrible vibration and can seriously damage your machine.
• Shut down and empty the bag often.
V
ACUUM
CAPACITY
TYPE OF DISCHARGE
Dry to moist leaves,
pine straw, sawdust,
Powdery mulch, some
grass clippings.
Loose waste.
shreds.
CAUTION: KEEP CHILDREN
AND PETS AWAY FROM ANY
OPERATING POWER EQUIP-
MENT.
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