Echo CH8993H Owners Manual v.6 - Manual (Page 19)

15 8 INCH TURNTABLE CHIPPER
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OPERATION
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ce comPlianT moDels:
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1. Rotate the discharge tube to face the opposite direction
of the towing vehicle before towing.
2. Insert transport safety pin and clip, and set turntable
brake handle to locked position.
3. Raise rear stabilizer.
4. 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.
5. open the coupler latch.
6. raise the trailer hitch until the coupler is above the
height of the hitch ball on the towing vehicle.
7. align the coupler over the hitch ball and lower the trailer
hitch until the coupler fully engages the hitch ball.
8. Close the coupler latch securing the coupler to the hitch
ball.
9. Connect the wire harness into the tow vehicle.
10. Raise the jack stand and secure to the hitch.
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1. Disconnect the wire harness from the tow vehicle.
2. unlatch the coupler and disconnect the hitch coupler
from the hitch ball.
3. Move the hitch of the chipper away from the hitch ball,
lower the jack stand and secure.
4. lower rear stabilizer.
non-ce comPlianT moDels:
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1. Rotate the discharge tube to face the opposite direction
of the towing vehicle before towing.
2. Insert transport safety pin and clip, and set turntable
brake handle to locked position.
3. Raise rear stabilizer.
4. Raise the extension tray to an upright position before
towing the machine. Secure with the fastener located
near the top of the chute.
5. open the coupler latch.
6. raise the trailer hitch until the coupler is above the
height of the hitch ball on the towing vehicle.
7. align the coupler over the hitch ball and lower the trailer
hitch until the coupler fully engages the hitch ball.
8. Close the coupler latch securing the coupler to the hitch
ball.
9. install the hitch pin through the coupler latch.
10. Cross the safety chains under the hitch and connect
to towing vehicle.
11. Connect the wire harness to the tow vehicle.
12. Raise the jack stand and secure to the hitch using a hitch
pin.
unhooKinG:
1. unhook the safety chains from the towing vehicle.
latch safety chains to the hitch to prevent them from
interfering with chipping.
2. Disconnect the wire harness from tow vehicle.
3. Remove the hitch pin from the coupler latch.
4. unlatch the coupler and disconnect the hitch coupler
from the hitch ball.
5. Move the hitch of the chipper away from the hitch ball
and lower the jack stand. Secure with a hitch pin.
6. lower rear stabilizer.
Optimum towing performance can be achieved by
maintaining a horizontal trailer hitch.
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Return chipper to transport position, insert transport
safety pin and clip, and set turntable brake handle to
locked position. Failure to do so may result in damage
to the machine and/or serious bodily injury.
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