Echo CH9540H Owners Manual v.4 - Manual (Page 18)

PTO CHIPPERS 14
SERVICE & MAINTENANCE
BeFORe INSPecTING OR SeRVIcING ANY PART OF ThIS MAchINe, ShuT OFF POWeR SOuRce,
ANd MAke SuRe All MOVING PARTS hAVe cOMe TO A cOMPleTe STOP.
WaRNING
Remove the two 3/8" bolts on the rotor access cover. 1.
Tilt access cover open to allow access to rotor. Rotate 2.
the rotor so that the bolts holding the blades are best
accessible.
Secure the rotor in place by installing the disk lock.
3.
Remove the two bolts that hold the blade to the disk. 4.
The hardware can be reused. Repeat for remaining
blade.
The blades have two edges and can be reversed one
5.
time before sharpening.
5.2 CHIppER bLadE maINTENaNCE
The chipper blades will eventually become dull, making
chipping difficult and adding extra strain on the machine.
CHECK THE SHaRpNESS oF THE bLadES EvERY
5 - 15 HouRS oF opERaTIoN aNd SHaRpEN aS
NEEdEd.
The controller light will flash an amber code every 15
hours as a reminder to check the chipper blades. To reset
the controller, see Sec. 7.3.
Your blades need to be sharpened if:
•
Machine vibrates severely when material is fed into the
chipper.
• Small diameter branches do not self-feed.
• chips discharge unevenly or have stringy tails,
especially when chipping green branches.
NICK GREATER
THAN 1/8”
CRACK
GREATER
THAN 1/8”
BROKEN
CORNER
Before you sharpen the chipping blades, check for
permanent damage. Replace the blade if:
•
There are cracks, broken corners or nicks greater than
1/8" (see below).
NEW
BLADE
CHIPPER
DISC
CHIPPING
SLOT
CHIPPER
DISC
BLADE IS
TOO SHORT,
MUST BE
REPLACED
CHIPPING
SLOT
5.3 REmovING THE bLadES
chipping blades are sharp! use caution when working
on machine to avoid injury.
WaRNING
5.1 INSTaLLING THE dISK LoCK
When working on the chipper disk, use the disk lock to
hold the disk in place. Follow these steps:
Tilt the rotor access cover open to expose the chipper 1.
disk.
Remove the pin from its storage position and put it into
2.
the hole in the shaft cap.
Rotate the chipper disk until the pin slides all the way
3.
in through the shaft cap.
After maintenance is done, remove the pin and place
4.
it back in its storage position.
• The base of the cutting edge is worn or has been re-
sharpened so that it no longer extends past the chipping
slot (see below).