Echo 74624 Owners Manual v.1 - Manual (Page 13)

Page 7 6” Chipper Pro Operator’s Manual
Assembly
2.5 ATTACH THE
TRAILER WHEELS 2.6 ATTACHING THE
DISCHARGE CHUTE
1. Remove the chipper from its ship-
ping crate. Place the unit on a level
surface before attempting to as-
semble it. See the torque chart in
the back of the manual for tighten-
ing torque of bolts and screws.
2. Raise the trailer several inches from
the ground with a hoist or jack. Sup-
port the chipper securely.
3. Lift one wheel to a hub and align the
wheel lug holes with the hub lug
bolts. Thread the lug nuts (found in
the parts kit) into the holes and
tighten the lug nuts to 75 ft. lbs. Fol-
low a star pattern when tightening
the lug nuts . Repeat this step for
the remaining wheel.
2.7 ATTACHING THE
HITCH
1. Attach the ball coupler to the hitch
weldment using the provided 1/2” x
4” bolts and 1/2” washers and 1/2”
nuts. Tighten to proper torque.
2. Slide the hitch weldment into the
hole in the frame, back to the 1/2”
mounting holes.
3. Connect the hitch weldment to the
frame using the two 1/2” x 4-1/2”
bolts, 1/2” washers and 1/2” nuts.
Tighten to proper torque.
4. Check to make sure the tongue jack
and safety chains are installed cor-
rectly.
Fig. #8, Discharge chute
Fig. #7, Trailer wheels Fig. #9, Trailer hitch
1. The chute rotator is connected to
the chipper frame first with two 3/8
bolts from the owners kit. Install but
do not tighten. Remove the top cover
from the chute rotator to expose the
rotator drive sprocket.
2. Attach the discharge chute to the
mounting flange on the chipper
frame. The square discharge chute
will fit over the round section of the
chipper frame.
3. Place the discharge ring, and dis-
charge retainer around the base of
the mounting flange on the chipper
frame.
4. Attach the discharge ring and re-
tainer to the flange with the provided
3/8” x 1-1/4” bolts and nuts. Tighten
to proper torque.
5. Install the chain around the dis-
charge ring and sprocket on the in-
side of the chute rotator. Connect
chain with the connector link.
6. Reassemble the top cover and
tighten the 4 bolts.
7. Slide the chute rotator assembly
back to remove chain slack and
tighten the two attachment bolts.
8. Torque all fasteners to proper val-
ues.