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1.  The  chipper  is  a  flywheel-and-knife  type  of  chipper,  not  a  shredder.  The  blades 

actually chip the limbs as they are fed into the head. The blades must be sharp to 

operate properly. Dirt, rocks, nails, or other foreign material will shorten blade life. 

2.  Before operating the chipper, review the machine checklist. After turning the chipper 

by hand and making sure there are no obstructions in the head, start the tractor and 

raise the chipper until the PTO shaft is within 15 degrees of straight. 

3.  Start the chipper slowly with the PTO engaged, and release the PTO clutch slowly. 

Gradually increase speed until the tractor PTO speed is 540 RPM. 

4.  The material will feed into the head more easily if you start the pieces with the large 

end  first.  The  feed  roll  will  fold  branches  as  they  are  pulled  into  the  hopper. 

Occasionally, a limb fork may have to be cut to feed properly. 

5.  If the material stops feeding, sometimes a little push on the long end of the limb will 

help. 

6.  If the material stops the feed roll, release the feed roll clutch by pushing it toward the 

chute.  Hold  the  clutch  in  the  disengaged  mode,  and  pull  the  material  out  of  the 

hopper. Release the feed roll clutch and the feed roll will turn again. 

NOTE: 

Cut only clean material, or blade life will be shortened. 

7.  Watch the  discharge chute  while  operating the unit. If the chips stop flowing, stop 

feeding material into the unit by moving the feed roll clutch handle toward the chute 

and pulling the material from the hopper. Most of the time this will be enough to clear 

the  chips  out  of  the  unit.  If  the  unit  slows  down  noticeably,  first  shut  off  the  PTO 

power, then the tractor, and remove the key. 

8.  Unplug the head by turning it backwards by hand with the discharge chute and top 

section of the wrapper off. 

9.  Remove the chips from the top of the head. If this fails, remove the clean-out door, 

located on the lower part of the front side-plate of the chipper below the main shaft, 

then work the chips out of the case. 

10. Replace the clean-out door after all the chips are removed, being sure to use both 

Summary of Contents for 180100

Page 1: ...OWNER S MANUAL Read carefully and understand RULES FOR SAFE OPERATION and instructions before operating Failure to follow the safety rules and other basic safety precautions may result in serious per...

Page 2: ...d on the product For technical questions and replacement parts please call 1 800 222 5381 DESCRIPTION INTENDED USE The PTO DRIVEN 6 wood chipper features an advanced design with a compact structure su...

Page 3: ...nd understood the owner s manual Always keep the guards and chip deflector installed properly while operating the chipper Keep the decals in place and in good repair The factory or your dealer will fu...

Page 4: ...ke sure it operates properly under expected field conditions Specify and test the proper size joints and telescoping members based upon the power required by the implement speed of rotation joint angl...

Page 5: ...t connection shield should provide an interactive guarding system Provide instructions by labels or manuals The implement should be used only with the tractor s PTO master shield in place Specify and...

Page 6: ...the long end of the limb will help 6 If the material stops the feed roll release the feed roll clutch by pushing it toward the chute Hold the clutch in the disengaged mode and pull the material out o...

Page 7: ...he blade clean the blade pocket and turn or sharpen the blade Replace blade 17 Torque the bolts to 50 ft lbs in all holes so the bolts are straight through the flywheel A small screwdriver or ice pick...

Page 8: ...gear box lubrication Check all bolts set screws and fasteners after running four hours and once per day thereafter Check for loose belts and broken pulleys loose springs dry slides and proper lubricat...

Page 9: ...y pulling cut of chute trim forks and feed into chute Blades dull Sharpen reverse Sharpen reverse Cutter bar not adjusted properly adjust to tolerance level Not chipping clean or chip reflector pluggi...

Page 10: ...PARTS LIST...

Page 11: ...crew M10 27 Washer 6 Chipper bed blade Plastic plate Stickler Assembly Screw M10 27 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 5l 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81...

Page 12: ...rm Some examples of these chemicals are lead from lead based paints crystalline silica from bricks and cement and other masonry products and arsenic and chromium from chemically treated lumber Your ri...

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