Echo BEARCAT SC5540

TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 SAFETY ................................................................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 SAFETY ALERT SYMBOL .................................................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 BEFORE OPERATING .......................................................................................................................................................... 1
1.3 OPERATION SAFETY ........................................................................................................................................................... 2
1.4 PTO SAFETY ......................................................................................................................................................................... 2
1.5 MAINTENANCE/STORAGE SAFETY .................................................................................................................................. 2
1.6 SAFETY DECALS ................................................................................................................................................................. 3
1.7 SAFETY DECAL LOCATIONS ............................................................................................................................................. 4
2 ASSEMBLY.............................................................................................................................................................. 5
2.1 INSTALL THE HOPPER ........................................................................................................................................................ 5
2.2 CONNECT THE PTO DRIVELINE ....................................................................................................................................... 5
2.3 CONNECT CONTROL BOX WIRES TO TRACTOR ........................................................................................................... 6
3 FEATURES & CONTROLS .................................................................................................................................... 7
4 OPERATION ............................................................................................................................................................ 8
4.1 STARTING THE CHIPPER ................................................................................................................................................... 8
4.2 STOPPING THE CHIPPER .................................................................................................................................................. 8
4.3 CHIPPER OPERATION GUIDELINES ................................................................................................................................ 9
5 SERVICE & MAINTENANCE ............................................................................................................................... 10
5.1 MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE ............................................................................................................................................. 10
5.2 CHIPPER BLADES MAINTENANCE ..................................................................................................................................11
5.3 REMOVING THE BLADES ..................................................................................................................................................11
5.4 SHARPENING THE BLADES ..............................................................................................................................................11
5.5 INSTALLING THE BLADES ................................................................................................................................................ 12
5.6 SHREDDER KNIVES MAINTENANCE .............................................................................................................................. 12
5.7 REMOVING THE SHREDDER KNIVES ............................................................................................................................ 12
5.8 CHANGING THE DISCHARGE SCREEN ......................................................................................................................... 13
5.9 SETTING BLADE CLEARANCE ........................................................................................................................................ 13
5.10 CLEARING A PLUGGED ROTOR .................................................................................................................................... 14
5.11 DRIVE BELTS .................................................................................................................................................................... 14
5.12 REMOVING THE ROTOR ................................................................................................................................................. 15
5.13 PTO DRIVELINE LUBRICATION ..................................................................................................................................... 15
5.14 LUBRICATION ................................................................................................................................................................... 16
6 TROUBLESHOOTING .......................................................................................................................................... 17
7 SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................................................................................ 19
7.1 BOLT TORQUE .................................................................................................................................................................... 20
8 OPTIONS ............................................................................................................................................................... 21