Echo 74500 Owners Manual v.1 - Manual (Page 17)

Page 11 Skid Steer Chipper Operator’s Manual
Operation
OPERATING THE CHIPPER
Pre-operation
1. Wear appropriate eye, face, and hearing protection. Wear
gloves that fit tight against the wrist.
2. Remove the rubber latches from both sides of the feed
table.
3. Lower the chipper feed table.
4. Check that the feed roller is clear of material.
5. Place the feed roller control in the “stop” position.
6. Push down the latch and rotate the discharge chute to
the desired position.
7. Release the handle and move the chute until it locks the
chute in position.
Starting the chipper
Running the Bear Cat Skid Steer Chipper is a one or two
man operation. If the system mandates an operator in the
driveseat, two people are needed. The chipper engages with
the hydraulics of the skid steer, as do most skid steer pow-
ered attachements.
1. Set parking brake.
2. Engage the hydraulics of the skid steer (providing the
feed roller is in the neutral position) to supply power to
the unit. The chipper will start to spin.
3. Place the feed roller in the opeating position and bring the
unit up to speed.
4. The chipper is ready to chip.
Stopping the chipper
1. One operator should disengage the feed roller after all
material has been cleared from the chipper.
2. The second should then slow down the engine of the skid
steer to idle and after several seconds, disengage the
skid steer hydraulics.
Chipper operation
1. The feed roller control has four positions:
A - Reverse: Reverses the direction of the feed roller. Use
this function to unplug the feed roller.
B - Stop: Stops the feed roller.
C - Forward: Feeds brush into the chipper.
D - Reverse: Reverses the direction of the feed roller.
2. The feed roller speed is adjustable with a hand crank
located below the chipper feed table. Use a slower feed
roller speed when feeding large branches into the chip-
per. Increase the feed roller speed when feeding large
branches into the chipper. Turning the crank counterclock-
wise decreases the feed roller speed. Turning the crank
clockwise increases the feed roller speed.
Fig. #12, Chipper chute extension latch
Fig. #13, Feed roller speed adjustment
Do not attempt to bypass the safety systems of the
skid steer loader.
WARNING