Echo CH9540H Owners Manual v.3 - Manual (Page 15)

PTO CHIPPERS 11
ENGLISH
OPERATION
WaRNING
4.4 FEEd RoLLER CoNTRoL baR
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
R
REVERSE
R F
FORWARD
STOP
REVERSE
Reset/Override
Button (where
available)
Safety Bar
Indicator
(where
available)
Feed Roller
Control Bar
Safety Bar
(where
available)
4.6 LoCK ExTENSIoN TRaY INTo
TRavEL poSITIoN (EuRo modELS oNLY)
The safety bar will lock into travel position. Place the
extension tray 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. This will release the flange and
allow the safety bar to move freely.
4.5 FEEd RoLLER CoNTRoL SpEEd
The feed roller speed control the speed of the feed roller
allowing the operator to have better control of material
being fed into the chipper.
For optimum chipping, it is recommended that the feed
roller operate at a faster rate for smaller branches and at
a slower rate for larger branches.
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
european Model chute Assembly
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.