Owners Manual v.1

Page 256” Chipper Pro Operator’s Manual
5.12 TROUBLESHOOTING
Before performing any of the correction in this troubleshooting chart, refer to the appropriate information contained in this
manual for the correct safety precautions and operating or maintenance procedures. Contact your nearest dealer or the
factory for service problems with the machine.
PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTION
Dull chipping blades. Sharpen or replace.
Drive belts loose or worn. Re
p
lace drive belts, or increase s
p
rin
g
tension
Too lar
g
e of branch. Limit branch size.
Solid ob
j
ect
j
ammed in the unit. Check and remove.
Broken or missin
g
chi
pp
er blade. Re
p
lace blade.
Solid ob
j
ect
j
ammed in the unit. Check and remove obstruction.
Chipper blade loose or damaged. Tighten or replace.
En
g
ine crankshaft is bent or dama
g
ed. See En
g
ine Service Dealer.
Loose or missin
g
bolts on unit. Ti
g
hten or re
p
lace bolts.
Chi
pp
ed or broken chi
pp
er blades. Re
p
lace chi
pp
ed or broken blades.
Bad s
p
ark
p
lu
g
.Ins
p
ect s
p
ark
p
lu
g
and re
p
lace if necessar
y
.
Incorrect choke settin
g
.Chan
g
e choke settin
g
.
Dirty air filter. Clean or replace.
Stale
g
asoline. Drain
g
asoline and add fresh fuel.
Dirt or water in fuel tank. Contact en
g
ine service dealer.
Gas tank is em
p
t
y
. Fill
g
as tank.
S
p
ark
p
lu
g
wire is disconnected. Connect loose wire to s
p
ark
p
lu
g
.
S
p
ark
p
lu
g
is defective. Re
p
lace s
p
ark
p
lu
g
.
Gas line is obstructed. Remove gas line at carburetor and check for
obstruction. Drain gas tank and refill with fresh,
clean
g
asoline.
Dirt
y
, stale, water-contaminated
g
as. Drain tank and fill with fresh
g
asoline.
Flooded engine. Put throttle control in run position and crank
en
g
ine several times to clear out excess
g
as.
Dirty or plugged air cleaner. Clean air cleaner and replace.
Chipper does not chip. Poor
performance.
Unusual vibration or noise.
Engine won't start or is hard to start.
Engine runs poorly.
Service & Maintenance