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DISTRIBUTING THE MULCH:
The Straw Blower should be towed to a point approximately 60' (18 m) from the area where mulch is to
beapplied.Theelevatorelevatesthedischargespoutabout10˚abovetheplainoftheseedbedsothatthe
mulch floats onto the seedbed.
Do not drive the mulch into the seedbed with air pressure. The higher the tube is held, the more uniform the
application will be.
A full circle horizontal travel of the discharge spout allows the operator to vary the direction of the discharge
spout according to prevailing winds. The tube should never be directed into the wind, towards any person,
or at the towing vehicle.
SMOOTHING OUT MULCH PATTERNS:
The lower roll assembly in the shredder housing which is driven by the blower power band, is equipped with
mounting points for 8 beater chains and 6 fingers. For normal straw application, 4 or 6 chains are all that are
needed. If you have material coming out in lumps or find it impossible to handle because the mulch is wet
or hard, install extra chains in pairs until smoothness of mulch application is reached.
CAUTION: Be sure beater chains are mounted opposite each other at all
times to avoid throwing the blower shaft out of balance.
If your equipment is still throwing mulch material out in lumps and does not have a good discharge pattern,
move the last beater hub closer to the blower housing, but have it in the shredder box.
CLOGGING OF THE MULCH BLOWING SYSTEM:
If during operation the machine gets plugged, simply shut off the power feed. If the machine does not clear,
disengage clutch and let the machine coast to a stop; before turning off engine the operator can reverse the
power feed chain using the control lever to unload the power feed chute to facilitate cleaning the machine.
DANGER: Do not reach into the shredder box or attempt any adjustment
until the engine and all rotating parts have stopped.
Four locations have been provided to help remove any obstructions:
1. The opening into the beater box into which the mulch material is fed.
2. The access door in the shredder housing.
3. The access door into the blower discharge transition.
4. The discharge tube itself
When the obstruction has been removed and access doors closed, the motor can again be started and mulch
application continued.
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