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Maintaining
Your Chipper
Shredder
WARNING
Always stop engine, disconnect spark plug, and ground against engine before cleaning, lubricating or doing any kind of maintenance on your machine.
The impeller’s chip- per blades are sharp. Wear leather work gloves to protect your hands.
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WARNING: Always stop engine, disconnect spark plug, and ground against engine before cleaning, lubricating or doing any kind of maintenance on your machine.
Lubrication
1.Lubricate the chipper chute hinge a with light oil once a season.
2.Lubricate the pivot points on the chute deflector with light oil once a season.
3.Refer to the Briggs & Stratton Owner/Operator manual packed with your unit for engine lubrication instructions.
Engine Care
Refer to the Maintenance section of the Briggs & Stratton Owner/Operator manual packed with your unit. Read and follow instructions carefully.
1.Check engine oil level before each use as instructed in the separate engine manual.
2.Clean air cleaner’s precleaner every 25 hours under normal conditions. Clean every few hours
under extremely dusty conditions. Replace the air cleaner cartridge once a season. To service the air cleaner, refer to the separate engine manual.
3.The spark plug should be cleaned and the gap reset once a season. Refer to the separate engine manual for correct plug type and gap specifications.
Chipper Shredder Care
Before each use, visually inspect your chipper shredder for loose (or missing) nuts and bolts. Securely tighten (or replace) all hardware before operating the chipper shredder.
Cleaning The Reduction Chamber
WARNING: The impeller’s shredder blade and chipper blades are sharp. Wear leather work gloves to protect your hands when cleaning out the reduction chamber.
If the reduction chamber becomes clogged with debris, the shredder screen can be pivoted upward so that you can clean the surrounding area. To do so, proceed as follows:
1.Stop engine, disconnect spark plug, and make certain the chipper shredder has come to a complete stop.
WARNING: The muffler and surrounding area will be hot if the engine has been running. Use caution and protect your hands if working near the muffler.
2.a. If attached, remove debris bag. Remove the two wing knobs on either side of the chute deflector and pivot the chute deflector upward. See Figure 8.
b.Remove the hairpin clip from the clevis pin which extends through the housing and shredder screen. See Figure 8. Remove clevis pin.
c.Pivot the shredder screen upward and clean the surrounding area by scraping away debris.
3.Confirm that the spark plug wire is disconnected and away from spark plug. Pull on the starter rope
4.When the area is cleaned, pivot the shredder screen downward and
5.Reattach the debris collection bag to the chute deflec- tor, if desired.
Sharpening Or Replacing Chipper Blades
WARNING: The impeller’s chipper blades are sharp. Wear leather work gloves to protect your hands.
1.Stop engine, disconnect spark plug, and make certain the chipper shredder has come to a complete stop.
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