FORST ST6P - Removing Blockages; Figure 38 - Pushing the Flywheel Away from You; Figure 39 - Pulling the Flywheel Towards You

4.7 REMOVING BLOCKAGES
Be careful, whatever is fed into the machine has to come out of the discharge chute.
DANGER
Stop the engine before attempting to remove any blockages in the machine.
Failure to do so may result in serious injury and loss of life.
CAUTION
Take care when clearing any blockages, potential energy in the machine can
cause sudden movements between the teeth and in feed components.
CAUTION
Always monitor the woodchip flow out of the discharge chute. If the flow stops,
stop feeding material immediately. Continuing to feed material will further
compact a blockage and make it more difficult to clear.
1. Stop the engine
2. Remove the ignition key and keep in a safe place.
Check the discharge chute:
3. Remove the discharge chute.
4. Make sure that there is no blockage in the discharge chute.
If the discharge chute is blocked, remove the unwanted material.
Check the flywheel and chipping chamber:
WARNING
When moving the flywheel in either direction, position your hands correctly to
avoid injury. Position your hands as shown in Figure 38 and Figure 39.
Figure 38 - Pushing the flywheel away
from you
Figure 39 - Pulling the flywheel towards
you
5. Check if the flywheel is free to rotate.
6. If the flywheel does not rotate freely do the following:
7. Wearing protective gloves and using a piece of wood, carefully clean out the
chipping chamber.
Chapter 4: Operation
Redwood Global Ltd - ST6P
Operator and Maintenance Manual
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