Chipper Shredder Operator's Manual

NOTE:A noisewill be heardwhenfindingthe startof the compression
cycle.Thisnoiseis causedby the flailsandfingers,whicharepartof
the shreddingmechanism,andit shouldbe expecteduntilthe impeller
reachesfull speed.
7. Pullthe ropewitha rapid,continuous,full armstroke.Keepa firm
griponthe starterhandle.Letthe roperewindslowly.
8. Repeat,if necessary,untilenginestarts.Whenenginestarts,
movechokecontrolgraduallytowardthe RUNI JtI position..
9. If enginefalters,movechokecontrolbacktowardthe CHOKE
I'o,I positionand repeatsteps5 though8.
10. ALWAYSkeepthe throttlecontrolin the START/RUNposition
whenoperatingthe chippershredder.
TO STOP ENGINE
1. Movethrottlecontrolleverto slow(turtle)'_ position.
Wheneverpossible,graduallyreduceenginespeedbefore
stoppingengine.
2. Movethrottlecontrolleverto STOPI or OFFposition.
3. Turnthe fuel shut-offvalveto the OFFposition.
4. Disconnectsparkplugwireandgrounditagainsttheengineto
preventaccidentalstartingwhilethe equipmentis unattended.
SHREDDING
Yardwastesuchas leavesandpineneedlescan be placedin the
hopperfor shredding.Aftermaterialhas beenprocessedbythe shred-
derbladeandflails, it will beforcedout of the chutedeflector,and, if
attached,into adebriscollectionbag.
Observethe followingguidelineswhenshreddingyarddebris:
• Neverattemptto shredmaterialotherthan normalyarddebris
(leaves,twigs,pinecones,etc.).
• Avoidshreddingfibrousplantssuchas tomatovines,palmfronds,
etc.,untiltheyare thoroughlydriedout. Freshvinesdo notshred
wellandtend to wrapthemselvesaroundthe impellerandflails.
• Placereasonableamountsof debrisintothe hopperat a time. Do
not overloadthe hopper.
• Allowthe materialin the hopperto bedrawnintothe bladesand
shreddedbeforeaddingadditionaldebristo the hopper.Failureto
dueso mayresultin acloggedhopper,cloggedchutedeflectoror
a stalledengine.
CHIPPING
Branchesupto 3" in diametercan befed intothe chipperchute.
Observethe followingguidelineswhenchippingbranches:
• Keepbothhandsfirmlyonthe branchas youfeed it intothe
chipperchute.
• Neverfeed morethan onebranchintothe chipperchuteat a time.
• Neverfeed anythingotherthan branches(orwood) intothe
chipperchute.
• Apply intermittentpressure(force,inshortpulses)whilefeeding
larger(3-inchdiameter)branchesinto thechipperchute,to avoid
boggingor stallingthe engine.
IMPORTANT:Neverfeed brancheswitha diametergreaterthan
three (3)inchesintothe chipperchute.Doingso can resultin serious
damageto yourunit'schipperblades,flailsor impeller.
NOTE:Forbestperformance,alwaysoperatethe unitwith sharp
chipperblades.If a noticeablelossin performanceisencountered
whilechippingbranches,the chipperbladesshouldbe replaced.
LOWERING THE HOPPER ASSEMBLY
1. Withonehandgraspthe handleat the topof the hopperassem-
blyandlift slightly.
2. Withthe otherhandpullout onthe releaserodandlowerthe
hopperassemblyto theground.
TO EMPTY BAG
1. Un-clipdrawstringandloosenbagfromchutedeflectoropening.
2. Emptybagandreattachto the dischargechuteopening.Pullon
the drawstringuntilthe bagis tightaroundthe chuteopeningand
clip the drawstringtightagainstthe chutedeflector.
IMPORTANT:Theflail screenis locatedinsidethe housingin the
dischargearea. Ifthe flail screenbecomesclogged,removeand
cleanas instructedinthe Serviceand Maintenancesection.Forbest
performance,it is also importantto keepthe chipperbladessharp.
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