NOTE:A noisewill be heardwhenfindingthe startof the compression cycle.Thisnoiseis causedby the flailsandfingers,whicharepartof the shreddingmechanism,andit shouldbe expecteduntilthe impeller reachesfull speed.
7.Pullthe ropewitha rapid,continuous,full armstroke.Keepa firm griponthe starterhandle.Letthe roperewindslowly.
8.Repeat,if necessary,untilenginestarts.Whenenginestarts, movechokecontrolgraduallytowardthe RUNI JtI position..
9.If enginefalters,movechokecontrolbacktowardthe CHOKE I'o,Ipositionand repeatsteps5 though8.
10.ALWAYSkeepthe throttlecontrolin the START/RUNposition whenoperatingthe chippershredder.
TO STOP ENGINE
1.Movethrottlecontrolleverto slow(turtle)'_ position. Wheneverpossible,graduallyreduceenginespeedbefore stoppingengine.
2. Movethrottlecontrolleverto STOPI or OFFposition.
3.Turnthe fuel
4.Disconnectsparkplugwireandgrounditagainsttheengineto preventaccidentalstartingwhilethe equipmentis unattended.
SHREDDING
Yardwastesuchas leavesandpineneedlescan be placedin the hopperfor shredding.Aftermaterialhas beenprocessedbythe shred- derbladeandflails, it will beforcedout of the chutedeflector,and, if attached,into adebriscollectionbag.
Observethe followingguidelineswhenshreddingyarddebris:
•Neverattemptto shredmaterialotherthan normalyarddebris (leaves,twigs,pinecones,etc.).
•Avoidshreddingfibrousplantssuchas tomatovines,palmfronds, etc.,untiltheyare thoroughlydriedout. Freshvinesdo notshred wellandtend to wrapthemselvesaroundthe impellerandflails.
•Placereasonableamountsof debrisintothe hopperat a time. Do not overloadthe hopper.
•Allowthe materialin the hopperto bedrawnintothe bladesand shreddedbeforeaddingadditionaldebristo the hopper.Failureto dueso mayresultin acloggedhopper,cloggedchutedeflectoror a stalledengine.
CHIPPING
Branchesupto 3" in diametercan befed intothe chipperchute. Observethe followingguidelineswhenchippingbranches:
•Keepbothhandsfirmlyonthe branchas youfeed it intothe chipperchute.
•Neverfeed morethan onebranchintothe chipperchuteat a time.
•Neverfeed anythingotherthan branches(orwood) intothe chipperchute.
•Apply intermittentpressure(force,inshortpulses)whilefeeding
IMPORTANT:Neverfeed brancheswitha diametergreaterthan three (3)inchesintothe chipperchute.Doingso can resultin serious damageto yourunit'schipperblades,flailsor impeller.
NOTE:Forbestperformance,alwaysoperatethe unitwith sharp chipperblades.If a noticeablelossin performanceisencountered whilechippingbranches,the chipperbladesshouldbe replaced.
LOWERING THE HOPPER ASSEMBLY
1.Withonehandgraspthe handleat the topof the hopperassem- blyandlift slightly.
2.Withthe otherhandpullout onthe releaserodandlowerthe hopperassemblyto theground.
TO EMPTY BAG
1.Un-clipdrawstringandloosenbagfromchutedeflectoropening.
2.Emptybagandreattachto the dischargechuteopening.Pullon the drawstringuntilthe bagis tightaroundthe chuteopeningand clip the drawstringtightagainstthe chutedeflector.
IMPORTANT:The flail screenis locatedinsidethe housingin the dischargearea. Ifthe flail screenbecomesclogged,removeand cleanas instructedinthe Serviceand Maintenancesection.For best performance,it is also importantto keepthe chipperbladessharp.
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