WARNING: Always stop the PTO, turn off the engine and remove the key before
performing any inspection, maintenance, adjustments or cleani ng.
Lubricate:
PTO shaft — 2 zerks on universals o nce a day with multipurpose greas e.
Slip Joint — Lubricate with multi -purpose grease.
Feed roll pivot — 2 zerks on underside of c hute end. Multipurpose grease every 4 to 8
hours of oper ation. If dust or fine particles mak e pivot bind, unho ok feed roll s prings,
use cleanin g solvent on pivot while moving up and down, wipe off, lubricate slides ,
and replace springs.
Feed roll drive-shaft — Zerk on feed roll drive-shaft lubricates both the slide and both
universal joints. Add m ultipurpose grease until greas e shows at both universal s every
4 to 8 hours of operation, particularly before each use. Occasionally remove and
thoroughly clean this assem bly.
Feed roll clutch — While feed roll shaft is off , lubricate the f eed roll clutch insi de and
outside with multipurpose g rease.
Gear box — Check label on the gear box for gear box lubrication.
Check all bolts , set-screws and fasteners after run ning four hours, and once per day
thereafter.
Check for loose belts and b roken pulleys, loose springs, dry s lides and proper
lubrication of both feed roll drive-line and feed roll clutch.
The mai n drive belts on t he chipper need co be tight. To tighten these bel ts, first
loosen the four bottom n uts that hold the jack-shaft b earing. Loosen them about thre e
turns, then move the nuts on the top of the bearings down an equ al amount. Keep the
jack-shaft parallel with the main shaft. Torque the bottom nuts t o 80 ft.-lbs.
The belts of the main drive on the PTO chipper sh ould be checked every 8 ho urs of
operation.
Look for cr acks, loos eness or othe r signs of deterioration. For best performance,
replace with a matched set of eight belts.
The feed roll drive belt can be adjusted by first looseni ng the four b olts that hold the
worm gear b ox to the base, then moving the g ear box away from the chute and
re-torques the bolts to 40 ft. -lbs.
All decals and safety instructions should be kep t clean and legible. It is the operator’s
responsibility to replace the decals as needed (they will be mail ed at no charge).