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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
PRIOR TO STARTING YOUR MACHINE ........................................................................................ 20
BRUSH PREPARATION .................................................................................................................... 21
INSPECTING CHIPPER KNIVES..................................................................................................... 23
MAKE ONE LAST VISUAL INSPECTION ...................................................................................... 23
MACHINE WARM-UP ...................................................................................................................... 24
CHIPPING WOOD ............................................................................................................................ 24
DISENGAGING CUTTER DISC ........................................................................................................ 25
FEEDING BRUSH TO THE CHIPPER .............................................................................................. 26
ENGINE CONTROL ............................................................................................... 27
FEED CONTROLS .................................................................................................. 28
SAFETY MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE.............................................................. 29
GENERAL .......................................................................................................................................... 29
CHIPPER ............................................................................................................................................ 29
GENERAL MAINTENANCE ................................................................................. 30
CHANGING CHIPPER KNIVES....................................................................................................... 31
INSPECTING AND ADJUSTING THE KNIFE ANVIL CLEARANCE ............................................ 32
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT CHIPPER KNIFE MAINTENANCE ................................ 33
KNIFE GRINDING ............................................................................................................................ 35
TIGHTENING TORQUE GUIDE ....................................................................................................... 36
B-LOC HUBS ..................................................................................................................................... 37
AIR FILTER MAINTENANCE .......................................................................................................... 38
BASIC ELEMENT SERVICE PRECAUTIONS ................................................................................. 39
LUBRICATION SCHEDULE ............................................................................................................. 40
ADJUSTING THE BELT TENSION ................................................................................................... 41
HOW TO USE A V-BELT TENSION GAUGE................................................................................... 42
TRANSPORTING THE BRUSH CHIPPER........................................................................................ 43
UNDERSTANDING HYDRAULICS......................................................................44
HYDRAULIC SAFETY ...................................................................................................................... 44
FILTERS ............................................................................................................................................. 44
HYDRAULIC OIL .............................................................................................................................. 44
TESTING HYDRAULIC FLUID ........................................................................................................ 45
WHEN TO CHANGE FLUID ............................................................................................................. 45
SERVICING HYDRAULICS................................................................................... 46
THE SEVEN STEPS OF TROUBLESHOOTING .............................................................................. 46
PROBABLE CAUSES ........................................................................................................................ 47
TROUBLE SHOOTING THE CHIPPER ............................................................. 48
WARRANTY ............................................................................................................. 49
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