Woods Equipment TCH4500 manual Tractor Stability, Starting the Chipper, Stopping the Chipper

TRACTOR STABILITY

„A minimum 20% of tractor and equipment weight must be on the tractor front wheels when attachments are in transport position. Without this weight, front tractor wheels could raise up result- ing in loss of steering. The weight may be attained with front wheel weights, ballast in tires or front tractor weights. Weigh the tractor and equipment. Do not estimate.

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Figure 1. Tractor Stability

STARTING THE CHIPPER

„Do not put chipper into service unless all shields and guards are in place and in good condi- tion. Replace if damaged.

„Make sure the cutting chamber is empty before starting the machine.

„Shift tractor transmission into park or neutral and set brakes before engaging PTO and chipper.

1.Make sure the cutting chamber is empty before starting and the chipper engagement handle is in the RELEASE (up) position.

2.Set parking brake, start the tractor, and engage the tractor PTO.

3.Move the chipper engagemement handle to the CHIPPING (down) position and increase the engine speed to the rated PTO rpm position.

NOTE: Carefully engage the rotor by slowly moving the engagement handle to the CHIPPING position, allow-

ing the rotor to speed up gradually, increase the throttle to full throttle position. Engaging the clutch too quickly with the engine at full or half throttle will bog down the engine and will shorten the life of the belt.

Figure 2. Chipper Engagement Handle

STOPPING THE CHIPPER

1.Lower the tractor rpm’s.

2.Move the chipper engagement handle to the RELEASE (up) position.

3.Disengage the tractor PTO handle and shut off the engine.

4.Allow chipper to come to a complete stop.

CLEARING PLUGGED DISK

„Keep hands and feet out of feed and discharge openings while machine is operating to avoid seri- ous personal injury. Turn off power and allow machine to come to a complete stop before clear- ing obstructions.

1.Remove the discharge cap.

2.Remove debris, taking care to avoid the chipper blades which can be extremely sharp.

3.Replace discharge cap once debris is removed.

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