Chipping guide, Warning, Operation – Echo 74500 Owners Manual v.2 User Manual
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Skid Steer Chipper Operator’s Manual
The Bear Cat chipper is designed to chip a variety of mate-
rials into a more readily decomposing or handled condition.
The following guidelines can be used to help you get started.
• Run unit at full operating speed before starting to chip
material.
• Feed brush from the side of the chipper chute, rather
than from the front. Then, step aside to avoid being hit by
the brush moving into the chipper.
• Do not lean over the chipper chute to push objects into
the cutting device.
• Never use shovels or forks to push brush. They can be
chipped, are expensive to replace, and cause extensive
damage. In addition, metal pieces can come back to in-
jure or kill.
CHIPPING GUIDE
Operation
• Never push brush into the chipper chute with your feet.
• Place limb, butt end first, into the chipper chute until it
contacts the feed roller.
• Stop the material feeding and allow the engine to recover
if the engine slows to where it may stall.
• Chipping dead, dry material will create heat and dull the
chipping blades quickly.
• Alternate greener material with dry material to lubricate
the chipping blades for longer life and better performance.
• The chipping blades will become dull and will require pe-
riodic sharpening. Refer to Service and Maintenance sec-
tion.
• The 74500 is most effective when chipping 3” in diameter
material. Five-inch material will fit into the machine, though
it may bog the chipper down. The 74800 is most effec-
tive when chipping 5” diameter material. Eight-inch mate-
rial will fit in the machine, though it may bog the chipper
down.
• As soon as the feed roller has started to pull the brush
into the chipper, let go of the brush and step away from
the feed table.
• If brush gets caught in the feed roller, causing a jam,
move the feed roller control to the reverse position. If the
roller is still jammed shut off the skid steer, disconnect
the hydraulic lines, and clean the rotor.
Please read and follow all safety instructions in
this manual. Failure to operate the chipper in ac-
cordance with the safety instructions MAY RESULT
IN PERSONAL INJURY!
NOTE
Exclude pieces of metal, rocks, bottles, cans, and
other foreign objects when feeding chipable mate-
rial into the machine.
IMPORTANT
WARNING
Do not leave machine unattended, or attempt any in-
spection or service unless the skid steer engine is
stopped, the hydraulic system disconnected, and the
key removed from the key switch.