Snapper 5/14, 8/14 Controls & Major Components, Operating Controls, A. Shredder Hopper, C. Bag

Controls & Major Components

OPERATING CONTROLS

Your new chipper/shredder has been designed for both ease of use and lasting reliability, and features a simplified control system that requires just two operating controls.

These two operating controls, the Choke and the Throttle, are conveniently located on the chipper/ shredder engine where they can be easily adjusted to start and run the unit under a variety of operating condi- tions.

Choke

The choke controls the fuel to air ratio, and helps make cold starts easier by providing a rich, easily ignited fuel mixture.

Throttle

The throttle controls engine speed, and allows you to conserve fuel when idling, or to run the unit at maximum speed for optimal chipping and shredding performance.

MAJOR COMPONENTS

The major components of your chipper/shredder are:

• Shredder Hopper	• Engine
• Discharge Chute	• Chipper Cone
• Bag	• Shredding Hammers
• The Support Leg & Wheels	• Chipper Knives
• Fan/Rotor Housing

Each of these major components serves a specific func- tion on the chipper/shredder. Please take a moment and familiarize yourself with the name, location, and function of these components so that you will better understand the safety and operating instructions provided in this manual. See figure 6.

A. Shredder Hopper

The durable, low-profile design of the shredder hopper makes shredding convenient, yet holds a full size load of material for maximum processing capability.

B. Discharge Chute

The discharge chute ejects the material out of the chip- per/shredder, delivering processed materials to a specific area. The pivoting deflector shield directs debris down, while allowing soft materials to be ejected freely from the machine.

C. Bag

The two-bushel bag is standard equipment and attaches in seconds for direct, one-step bagging.

D. The Support Leg And Wheels

The sturdy support leg and wide-track wheels give your chipper/shredder a stable, 3-point stance, allowing solid positioning on virtually all surfaces. The large wheel diameter and durable rubber tread design make trans- porting the unit easy, and the low center of gravity helps prevent tipping while moving over bumpy or uneven ter- rain.

E. Fan/Rotor Housing

This housing assembly contains the chipper knives and shredding hammers that process the materials you’ll be chipping and shredding.

F. Engine

The rugged, four-cycle air-cooled engine provides all the power necessary to readily chip or shred a wide variety of materials. Read the engine manufacturer’s manual, which has been provided with your unit, for additional important information.

G. Chipper Cone

The rugged chipper cone helps guide tree limbs and branches directly into the chipper knives, and it’s unique angled mounting helps pull the material in quickly for aggressive chipping action.

Shredding Hammers (Not shown)

The unique design of the patented free-swinging, trian- gular shredding hammers and “J” hammers helps pull material into the shredding chamber, and increases vol- ume-reduction efficiency more than most other brands.

The revolutionary design of these triangular hammers also provides 300% more shredding power than conven- tional fixed rectangular hammers, and since they can be rotated, their 6 different useable cutting edges help extend service life dramatically.

Chipper Knives (Not shown)

Our chipper/shredder line also features high quality, pre- cision-tempered, solid steel chipper knives, which can be sharpened again and again to extend their useful life for many seasons to come.

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