Operation
Tips
for
Using
the
Chipper
o Your experience
is
vitally important
to
successful 0 Extremely crooked branches, or bunchy materi-
chipping.
We
suggest that
you
start out slowly
by
als
such
as
pine boughs should
be
cut or trimmed
feeding limited quantities
of
material into the chip-
so
that they will feed easily into the chipper chute.
per. Bulk and lengths
can
be
gradually increased if 0 Alternating dry materials with wet or green materi-
the material
is
being processed without difficulty. als helps prevent clogging
of
the
shredder screen.
o The chipper
is
designed
to
be
self-feeding. 0 Keep the chipper cutting blade sharp. Severe
However,
the
physical characteristics of materials vibration or slow progress when
you
feed material
vary
and
will therefore
reqUire
different operating into the machine
is
a sign that the blade may
be
techniques,
as
explained
in
the chipper operating in- dull. (Extremely hard wood, stringy wood, or wood
structions.
containing knots
can
be
difficult
to
chip even with a
o Always avoid overfeeding materials into the freshly sharpened blade. Try processing some
chute. Overfeeding causes the engine
to
labor
and
softer wood.
If
the chipping performance
is
still poor
slow down which reduces chipper performance. then the blade
is
probably dull.)
Best results are obtained when the engine
is
run-
0 Certain types
of
thin, flexible shoots may slip
ning at or near full speed. past the chipper blade without being cut.
To
avoid
o Whenever possible, process branches while they clogging the collection
bag
or discharge chute,
are still fresh - green wood chips more easily than empty
the
collection
bag
more frequently when pro-
dry wood. cessing shoots. The shoots
can
be
easily sepa-
rated from the wood chips,
and
discarded.
IMPORTANT:
If
the machine clogs orjams, immediately shut
off
the engine
and disconnect the spark plug wire from the sparkplug. Refer to Page
33
for
safety precautions and detailed instructions on how
to
remove clogs andjams.
Positioning
the
Chute
Extension
for
Light
or
Heavy-
Duty
Chipping
A chute extension (shown
in
Figure 4-13) is attached to the top
of
the chipper chute. The chute
extension is hinged to allow fold-
ing for compact storage and easier
maneuverability
of
the machine.
In the folded position, the chute
extension has various size
open-
ings that permit light brush and
thin branches to be fed into the
chipper chute.
In
the upright posi-
tion, the chute extension accepts
larger, bulkier material. Refer to
Figure 4-13 for instructions on
how to unfold and fold the chute
extension.
IMPORTANT: Be sure
to
lock
the chute extension with the latch
when the chute extension
is
in the
upright, unfoldedposition.
To
raise
and
lock
the
chute
extension:
o
Pull
center
hinge
out
and
raise
chute
extension
upright.
@
Lift
latch
with
one
hand
and
push
center
hinge
all
the
way
out.
@}
To
lock
hinge,
lower
latch
onto
two
upright
wire
supports.
To
lower
the
chute
extension:
Raise
latch
and
pull
center
hinge
in.
Use
two
hands
to
gently
lower
chute
extension.
Figure 4-13:
Positioning
the chute extension.
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