✔
Keep your balance. Don’t overr
each. Watch your step around the cord.
✔
Disconnect the machine when it is not in use. Make sur
e the switch
is moved to OFF before plugging the unit back in.
Some Don’
ts
▲
Do not attempt even a
minor
clean-out of the hoppers or dischar
ge chute
while the rotor is turning!
▲
Do not continue operating the chipper
-shredder-vac if unusual vibration
or noise occurs. Shut down, inspect for damage, replace or repair parts as
needed and check fasteners for tightness before resuming work. If there
are still problems, take it to a PATRIOT Service Center.
▲
Do not allow childr
en to operate this equipment.
▲
Do not operate this equipment ar
ound children, pets or bystanders.
▲
Don’t operate in slick, wet or congested ar
eas.
▲
Don’t operate on paved or gravelled surfaces.
▲
Don’t permit materials to build up in the collection bag. The chips and
shreds may clog the discharge chute, resulting in stalling or even a kick
back of material out of the hoppers.
▲
Do not put your hands or any other part of your body or clothing inside
the hoppers or discharge chute—or near any opening to moving parts!
▲
Don’t transport the machine with the motor r
unning.
▲
Don’t dump waste in the shr
edder using a trash or nylon bag. It may get
caught by the vacuum or the grinder, causing damage or injury.
Long-T
erm Care & Storage
Stor
e the chipper-shredder-vac out of
reach of children. Do not leave it
plugged in.
The steel parts are finished with
a baked-on powder coating. This
type of paint process is more durable
and more environmentally friendly
than sprayed-on paints.
Wash your machine—unplugged,
please—with a garden hose. Soap
won’t hurt it either.
❷
ASSEMBL
Y
First & Foremost
The parts you must assemble ar
e packed in the cardboard base beneath your
chipper-shredder-vac. These parts
must be assembled
befor
e any attempt is
made to start the motor!
The collection bag—which is to be used at all times—must be put on
before each operation.
Step by Step
If anything is dented, bent or badly scratched, now is the time to notify your
place of purchase. The box should include:
• the
chipper-shr
edder-vac
, with factory-installed motor
, wheels and
shredder hopper;
•
collection bag
;
• the
chipper cone
with
chipper cone base.
• the
fr
ont leg
(it’s supposed to be bent!); and,
• a
bag of hardwar
e,
containing:
(5) serrated flange nuts, 5/16-18
(1) hex-headed cap screw, 5/16-18 x 3.25”
(1) Allen wrench, 5/32” (for hopper maintenance only)
(1) Allen wrench, 3/16” (for chipper knife maintenance only)
The lynch pin for the leg is already on the unit. The vacuum kit is not
included with your unit. It is packaged and sold separately.
You will need one 1/2” box end wrench for assembly.
W
ARNING: DO NOT OPERATE
THIS EQUIPMENT UNTIL (1)
IT IS COMPLETELY ASSEM-
BLED AND SERVICED, AND
(2) YOU READ AND UNDER-
STAND THIS MANUAL. (3)
SIGN AND RETURN YOUR
WARRANTY REGISTRATION
CARD WITHIN 10 DAYS AND
TELL US WHAT YOU THINK
OF THE PATRIOT.
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!
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