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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................. 4
LOCKOUT PROCEDURES............................................................................................................ 5
LOCATION OF CHIPPER COMPONENTS ............................................................................... 6
DESCRIPTION OF CHIPPER COMPONENTS ........................................................................ 7
SAFETY .............................................................................................................................................. 8
OBSERVE SAFETY SIGNS AND MESSAGES.............................................................................. 8
OBSERVE "IMPORTANT" MESSAGES.......................................................................................... 8
DO NOT MODIFY MACHINE ........................................................................................................ 8
BEFORE OPERATING ...................................................................................................................... 8
WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.................................................................................................. 9
HANDLE FUEL SAFELY/AVOID FIRES ........................................................................................ 9
PREPARE FOR EMERGENCIES ..................................................................................................... 9
PROTECT CHILDREN...................................................................................................................... 9
SAFETY STICKERS ........................................................................................................................ 10
SAFETY OPERATION ................................................................................................................... 13
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION!..................................................................................... 13
SAFETY IS NO ACCIDENT........................................................................................................... 13
SAFETY HINTS ............................................................................................................................... 19
NEW ENGINE BREAK-IN............................................................................................................. 20
CLOTHING....................................................................................................................................... 20
PRIOR TO STARTING YOUR MACHINE ................................................................................... 20
BRUSH PREPARATION.................................................................................................................. 21
INSPECTING CHIPPER KNIVES................................................................................................. 23
PTO HOOKUP.................................................................................................................................. 24
MACHINE WARM-UP .................................................................................................................... 25
CHIPPING WOOD .......................................................................................................................... 25
DISENGAGING CUTTER DISC .................................................................................................... 26
FEEDING BRUSH TO THE CHIPPER .......................................................................................... 27
ENGINE CONTROLS ................................................................................................................... 28
FEED CONTROLS......................................................................................................................... 29
ROUTINE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE ................................................................................ 30
GENERAL ......................................................................................................................................... 30
CHIPPER........................................................................................................................................... 30
ROUTINE MAINTENANCE........................................................................................................ 31
CHANGING CHIPPER KNIVES ................................................................................................... 32
INSPECTING AND ADJUSTING THE KNIFE ANVIL CLEARANCE..................................... 33
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT CHIPPER KNIFE MAINTENANCE........................ 34
KNIFE GRINDING.......................................................................................................................... 36
TIGHTENING TORQUE GUIDE.................................................................................................... 37
B-LOC HUBS ................................................................................................................................... 38
AIR FILTER MAINTENANCE ....................................................................................................... 39
BASIC ELEMENT SERVICE PRECAUTIONS ............................................................................ 40
LUBRICATION SCHEDULE .......................................................................................................... 41
ADJUSTING THE BELT TENSION............................................................................................... 42
HOW TO USE A V-BELT TENSION GAUGE.............................................................................. 43
TRANSPORTING THE BRUSH CHIPPER ................................................................................... 44
UNDERSTANDING HYDRAULICS........................................................................................... 45
HYDRAULIC SAFETY .................................................................................................................... 45
FILTERS ............................................................................................................................................ 45
HYDRAULIC OIL ............................................................................................................................ 45
TESTING HYDRAULIC FLUID ..................................................................................................... 46
WHEN TO CHANGE FLUID.......................................................................................................... 46
SERVICING HYDRAULICS ........................................................................................................ 47
THE SEVEN STEPS OF TROUBLE SHOOTING:....................................................................... 47
PROBABLE CAUSES ...................................................................................................................... 48
TROUBLE SHOOTING THE CHIPPER.................................................................................... 49
STEP TO FOLLOW IF YOU FELL YOU HAVE A WARRANTABLE FAILURE ...................... 50
WARRANTY .................................................................................................................................... 51
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