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INSTRUCTIONS FOR ADJUSTING OR REPLACING BELT

BELT ADJUSTMENT

The belt on your chipper should deflect 3/8” under three pounds of pressure as shown in figure

1 below. If it doesn’t, adjust per the following directions.

Figure 1

• Remove belt guard.

• Loosen engine bolts.

• Tighten or loosen the nut on the belt tensioner until you have the correct tension as

shown in figure 1.

• Retighten engine bolts.

• Check alignment of the clutch (item #27, pg 29) with the drive pulley (item #21, pg 29) by

placing a straightedge across both faces as shown in figure 2. If adjustment is

necessary, correct alignment by moving rotor pulley in or out on the rotor shaft. Do not

make adjustment by moving the clutch on the engine shaft.

• Replace belt guard.

Figure 2

BELT REPLACEMENT

• To replace the belt, follow the above belt adjustment directions.

• After you have loosened the engine bolts, remove the old belt and replace it with a new

one. Always replace both belts as they come in a matched set. This is required for

proper operation.

• Set belt tension and alignment per above directions.

NOTE: Check and re-tighten belt after initial break-in period, one hour of use.

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