Echo CH9540H Owners Manual v.4 - Manual (Page 15)

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OPERATION
4.5 FEEd RoLLER CoNTRoL baR
WaRNING
To prevent personal injury or property damage: shut
off engine and make sure that all moving parts have
come to a complete stop before servicing, adjusting,
or repairing machine. disconnect the battery and
remove ignition key where applicable.
The Feed Roller Control bar is used to manually control
the direction of the feed roller rotation.
Move the feed roller control bar to FORWARd (F) when
you want the materials to feed into the chipper. The
controller light must be steady green.
Move the feed roller bar to ReVeRSe (R) when you want
the chipper push materials back out of the feed chute.
Move the feed roller bar to STOP to halt the rotation of the
feed roller.
R
REVERSE
R F
FORWARD
STOP
REVERSE
RESET/OVERRIDE
BUTTON (WHERE
AVAILABLE)
CONTROLLER
LIGHT
FEED ROLLER
CONTROL BAR
SAFETY BAR
(WHERE
AVAILABLE)
4.4 RaISE ExTENSIoN TRaY bEFoRE
ToWING
The machine chips a variety of materials into a more
readily decomposed or handled condition. The following
guidelines will help you get started.
Run unit at full operating speed 1. before starting to
chip material.
Limbs fed in to the chipper chute must be 8 inches
2.
(20 cm) in diameter or less. Trim side branches that
cannot be bent enough to feed into the chipper chute.
hold small diameter branches together in a bundle and
feed in simultaneously.
Exclude pieces of metal, rocks, bottles, cans, and
3.
other foreign objects when feeding material into the
machine.
Feed brush from the side of the chipper chute,
4. rather
than from the front. Step aside to avoid being hit by the
brush moving into the chipper.
place limb, butt end first, into the chipper chute
5.
until it contacts the chipper blades. The actual feed
rate of the limb into the chipper will depend on the type
of material fed and sharpness of the cutting blades.
If the engine slows to where it may stall,
6. stop feeding
material and allow the engine to recover. Feed material
more evenly.
If the chipper jams,
7. remove the branch and rotate it
before reinserting it into the chute. Alternately insert
and retract the limb or insert continuously at a rate that
will not kill the engine.
do not use the clutch to clear a plugged rotor.
8. This
may cause belt damage. Refer to the instructions for
clearing a plugged rotor in the Service and Maintenance
section.
alternate greener material with dry material
9. to
lubricate the chipping blades for longer life and better
performance. chipping dead, dry material will create
heat and dull the chipping blades quickly.
Sharpen the chipping blades periodically.
10. check
the sharpness of the blades every 5-15 hours. Refer
to the Service and Maintenance section for sharpening
instructions.
euROPeAN MOdelS ONlY
push the Safety bar in the event of an emergency and
forward feed will stop. Push the reset/override button to
resume forward feed after returning the safety bar to its
normal operating position.
upon start-up, the controller light will glow a steady red.
Push the reset/override button to reset.
If false trips occur, the reset button can be held in for 5
Raise the extension tray to an upright position before
towing the machine. Secure with the fastener located near
the top of the chute.
If your model is equipped with a safety bar, once the
extension tray is in an upright position, push the safety bar
down to lock the bar. To unlock, lower the extension tray
and push in the safety bar.