Normal Care
Inspect/Sharpen Chipping Knives
This unit’s
If any label can’t be read or is missing, contact your local dealer for an immediate replacement. If you must use the unit without the label, review the label information in the “Safety Labels” section of this manual.
Normal chipping operations will gradually wear the cutting edges of these blades, but the rugged design and tough material used allows them to be quickly and easily resharpened for
When tree limbs and branches begin to require additional pressure to feed into the chipping knives, it may be time to sharpen the cutting edges to return them to their original performance.
Sharpening the cutting knives requires the following major steps:
Inspect Starter Rope/Handle
The recoil starter rope and handle should be inspected for signs of abrasion or wear that could result in breakage.
Don’t use worn out parts, since they could break while tension is applied to the rope, throwing you off balance.
Contact your local authorized dealer for replacement if these parts need to be replaced.
Inspect Chipper Cone & Shredder Hopper
1. Removal of the shredder hopper |
| The chipper cone and shredder hopper are made of a | |
2. Removal of the chipper cone |
| highly durable polyethylene material that can withstand | |
| repeated abrasion and impact from normal | ||
3. Removal of an access plug |
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| chipper/shredder waste material processing. | ||
wheel axle. Wipe up any | |||
4. Removal of the cutting knives |
| Check these parts to make sure that they haven’t been | |
5. Careful, |
| damaged or worn excessively by constant use, and | |
6. Reassembly of the cutting knives to the oval chipping | replace them f they are cracked, worn out, or no longer | ||
block |
| fit securely on he ch pper/shredder unit. | |
7. Reassembly of the chipper cone and shredder hop- | Cracks, worn areas, and loose attachment points can | ||
per to the unit |
| cause material o jam or clog when feeding it into the | |
Consult the Troubleshooting and Repair Secti n f this | machine, and may result in | ||
manual for complete disassembly, inspecti n, and |
| the operator. | |
replacement instructions. |
| Contact yo r local dealer for replacement parts if your | |
Your local authorized dealer can provide forhis service to | unit shows any evidence of these problems, and discon- | ||
you if you do not wish to disassemble he unit and |
| tinue use of the unit until the appropriate repairs can be | |
| made. | ||
inspect/repair it yourself. |
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| Never try to make temporary repairs yourself, as the | ||
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Lubricate Wheel Axles |
| epairs could give way during chipper/shredder opera- | |
| tion, and expose you and bystanders in the area to risk | ||
The low profile and excellent balance of the unit mak | s | ||
of injury. | |||
transporting it easy, but constantNotexposure to dirt, d | bris, | Never attempt to install | |
and chipper/shredder materials requires routine lubrica- | per/shredder unit. These parts could appear to fit, but | ||
tion of the wheels. |
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| could cause operating and safety problems that might | ||
To lubricate, squirt |
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| lead to equipment damage and/or injury. | ||
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to work oil around entire axle. |
| Inspect Hopper Guards |
Check Safety Labels
The safety labels located in various positions on the chipper/ shredder have been placed to help remind you of important safety rules while you are running the chip- per/shredder unit.
While these labels are extremely durable, constant abrasion from tree limbs and branches can eventually affect their readability. Check each label to make sure it is still properly affixed to the chipper/shredder, and is still completely legible.
The hopper guards are made of a tough, flexible material that permits easy loading of the hopper, while preventing shredded pieces from being ejected out toward the oper- ator.
The hopper guards must always be intact and properly installed to provide protection from ejected pieces.
If a hopper guard becomes damaged in use, do not operate the chipper/shredder until the hopper guard can be replaced.
Contact your local authorized dealer for replacement parts.
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