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4 stopping, 5 chipping, 6 attaching/unhooking chipper – Echo 77412 Owners Manual v.4 User Manual

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4.5 INCH CHIPPER

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CONTROLS & OPERATION

3.4.1 SToPPing elecTric/recoil modelS

move the throttle to the SLOW position.

1.

move the chipper engagement lever to the START

2.

position.
Allow the engine to run at idle for 30-60 seconds; stop

3.

the engine by moving the throttle to the STOp position

or turning off the ignition.
Allow machine to come to a complete stop.

4.

3.4.2 SToPPing PTo modelS

If the tractor is able to stop the chipper with the chipper

1.

engagement lever in the CHIppING position, it is not

required to place the chipper engagement lever in the

START position when stopping the tractor pTO. If the

tractor pTO cannot stop the chipper with the chipper

engagement lever in the CHIppING position, move the

chipper engagement lever to the START position.
move the tractor throttle to the SLOW position.

2.

Disengage the pTO lever and shut off the tractor

3.

engine.
Allow machine to come to a complete stop.

4.

The Bear Cat chips a variety of materials into a more readily

decomposed or handled condition. The following guidelines

can help you get started.

Run unit at full operating speed before starting to chip

1.

material.
Select limbs that are up to 4-1/2 inches in diameter.

2.

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 chipable material

into the machine.
Feed brush from the side of the chipper chute, rather

4.

than from the front. Step aside to avoid being hit by

the brush moving into the chipper.

modelS: 77413, 77413S

The machine is closely balanced. Do not lift higher than

necessary to prevent tipping the machine over. Refer to

Figure 4.1 when hooking and unhooking the chipper.

aTTaching:

Open the coupler latch.

1.

Raise the trailer hitch until the coupler is above the

2.

height of the hitch ball on the towing vehicle.
Lower the trailer hitch until the coupler fully engages

3.

the hitch ball.
Close the coupler latch, securing the coupler to the

4.

hitch ball.
Install the hitch pin through the coupler latch.

5.

Cross the safety chains under the hitch and connect

6.

to towing vehicle.

3.4 SToPPing

Warning

allow the machine to come to complete stop before

inspection or servicing. The rotor is heavy and has

inertia built up that will allow the rotor to turn for some time

after the clutch has been disengaged. you can tell when

the rotor has come to a complete stop when there is no

noise or machine vibration present. you can reengage

the clutch to slow the rotor to a stop.

Do not lean over the chipper chute to push objects

5.

into the cutting device. use a push stick or brush

paddle.
Never use shovels or forks to feed brush. They can

6.

be chipped, are expensive to replace, and cause

extensive damage. In addition, metal pieces can be

ejected from the chipper chute and cause serious

injury or death.
Never feed brush into the chipper chute with your

7.

feet.
place limb, butt end first, into the chipper chute until

8.

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.
Stop the material feeding and allow the engine to re-

9.

cover if the engine slows to where it may stall.
Remove the branch and rotate it before reinserting it

10.

into the chute if the chipper jams.
Alternately insert and retract the limb or insert continu-

11.

ously at a rate that will not kill the engine.
Chipping dead, dry material will create heat and dull

12.

the chipping blades quickly.
Alternate green material with dry material to lubricate

13.

the chipping blades for longer life and better perfor-

mance.
The chipping blades will become dull and will require

14.

periodic sharpening. Refer to the Service and mainte-

nance section for sharpening instructions.

3.6 aTTaching/unhooking chiPPer

3.5 chiPPing

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