Echo 74554 Owners Manual v.3 - Manual (Page 14)

10 5 INCH CHIpper
seCTion
5
serviCe & mainTenanCe
Before inspecting or repairing any part of the machine,
shut off the engine and make sure all moving parts
have come to a complete stop.
Warning
5.1 serviCe and mainTenanCe sCHedule
freQuenCY
ComPonenT
mainTenanCe
reQuired
before
eaCH
use
everY 8
Hours
everY
25
Hours
everY
50
Hours
everY
100
Hours
NUTS ANd BOLTS ChECK
ChIPPER BLAdES
ChECK, ShARPEN
IF NEEdEd, TORQUE
TO 20 FT-LBS. 1
ChIPPER ANvIL
ChECK BLAdE
CLEARANCE, TORQUE
TO 75 FT-LBS.
2-BOLT FLANgE BEARINgS gREASE
BELT TENSIONER PIvOT gREASE
PTO CROSS JOURNALS gREASE
PTO INNER TUBES gREASE
PTO ShIELd BEARINgS gREASE
BELT CONdITION ChECK
BELT TENSION ChECK
dISChARgE TUBE FLANgE gREASE
ENTIRE MAChINE CLEAN
1 WhEN MATERIAL STOPS SELF FEEdINg, IT IS A SIgN ThAT yOUR ChIPPER BLAdES NEEd ShARPENINg.
as the Chipper limited Warranty states, failure by the owner to perform normal maintenance will void
the machine's warranty. The aggressive, high-speed nature of chipping reQuires THe oWner To
Perform THe above lisTed normal mainTenanCe. special consideration to maintain and re-torque
the CHiPPer anvil, CHiPPer blades, and all inTernal and eXTernal nuTs and bolTs is the
sole responsibility of the owner. failure by the owner to do so shall be cause for denial of warranty.
Poor chipping performance is usually a result of dull
chipping blades. It is recommended the blades be
sharpened every 5-15 hours of chipper operation. If your
chipper's performance has decreased, the following
symptoms indicate the blades must be sharpened:
5.2 WHen To sHarPen blades
1. Severe vibration when feeding material into the chipper.
2. Small diameter branches do not self-feed.
3. Chips discharge unevenly or have stringy tails–espe-
cially when chipping green branches.