Farmer-Helper DW30 Chipper 27 Revision 09 - 2017
7 TROUBLE SHOOTING
The FHM 3 Point Hitch Wood Chipper is designed with blades on a rotor to cut, shear and chip wooden
material. It is a simple and reliable system that requires minimal maintenance.
In the following section, we have listed many of the problems, causes and solutions to the problems that you
may encounter.
If you encounter a problem that is difficult to solve, even after having read through this trouble shooting
section, please call Betst Products, llc. Before you call, please have this Operator's Manual from
your unit and serial number ready.
PROBLEM CAUSE SOLUTION
Rotor does not turn. Obstructed discharge. Shut down and clear debris.
Rotor plugged. Clear rotor.
Broken shear pin. Replace shear pin.
Slow feeding. Knives are dull. Sharpen knives.
Blade angle wrong, Re-sharpen knives to
improper angle. specified angle.
Discharge hood clogged. Clear discharge hood.
Chipper requires excessive Obstructed discharge.
power or stalls.
Rotor plugged.
Green material will not
discharge.
Dull knives.
Clear discharge hood.
Clear rotor.
Allow material to dry or
alternately feed in dry
material.
Sharpen knives.
High power required Plugged rotor. Clear rotor.
Dull knives. Sharpen knives.
Vibration while running. Driveline vibration. Check driveline phasing. Yokes
must be aligned.
Check rotor to see if it wobbles.
Check to see if rotor is
assembled correctly.
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