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WASTE MATERIALS GUIDE
Your chipper/shredder is designed to efficiently process a wide variety of organic yard and garden waste materi- als. To obtain consistent performance, extend the life of your unit, and help ensure safe operation, do not attempt to process
If you are unsure about processing a material not covered in the guide below, contact your local authorized dealer.
If you encounter any difficulties while processing any of these recommended materials, consult the troubleshooting section of this manual for guidance and recommended corrective action.
OPERATION | TYPE OF WASTE PERMITTED | SIZE LIMITATIONS | NOTES | |
Shredding | Dry, moist, or wet organic | Branches and twigs | Alternately chip or | |
| material, including leaves, plants, | up to 1/2" diameter | shred wet, green | |
| flowers, fruits, vegetables. | and 18" long. | waste with dry waste | |
| Dry waste is more easily |
| to avoid plugging of | |
| processed than wet waste. | Fruit and vegetable | discharge chute. | |
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| Process at a feeding rate that | easily into the shredder | If time permits, allow wet | |
| allows the rotor to keep turning | chamber. | material to dry out for a few | |
| at a consistently high rate |
| days prior to shredding. | |
| of speed. |
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Chipping | Long, thicker tree limbs, | Tree limbs and | Bulky tree limbs and | |
| smaller branches, or small | branches, or small | branches may need | |
| branches grouped together | groups of bran hes. | to be pruned close to | |
| for ease of handling. |
| the main stem to | |
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| Avoid long pieces | pass through the |
| Never use the chipper/shredder | (over 6') as the | chipper cone properly. | |
| to chip very hard, dry ma erials | uter end can whip |
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| such as | in a circular motion | As the material is chipped, | |
| lumber (2x4’s, 1x2’s, etc.), or other | and strike you or | short lengths may be | |
| building and lumber yard mate ials. | bystanders, causing | pushed into the chipper | |
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| personal injuries. | with another tree limb or |
| Never use the chipp r/shr dd r to |
| batch of branches. Never | |
| chip | Maximum Diameter: | place hands in chipper | |
| Not | Model 5/14 - 2 1/2" | cone to feed short lengths | |
| such as landscape timb rs, f nce | |||
| posts, or other outdoor building or | Model 8/14 - 3" | of material. | |
| landscaping lumber products. |
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Vacuum/ | Light, loose, dry waste, such as | Small materials that | The vacuum is engineered | |
Shredding | leaves, grass clippings, and | will not obstruct the | for small, loose waste and | |
(Optional) | light shavings, or sawdust. | vacuum hose as it’s | for cleaning around decor- | |
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| being vacuumed. | ative landscaping and |
| Avoid vacuum operation on areas |
| flower beds. Twigs, wet | |
| where hard, |
| leaves, and other bulky | |
| such as gravel, dirt clumps, or |
| materials will clog the hose | |
| other hard objects could get |
| and prevent shredding. | |
| vacuumed into the shredder chamber. |
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