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Shredding
Yardwastesuchas leavesandpineneedlescan be placedinthe
hopperfor shredding,Aftermaterialhas beenprocessedby the shred-
derbladeandflails,it will beforcedoutof thechutedeflector,and,if
attached,intoa debriscollectionbag,
Observethe followingguidelineswhenshreddingyarddebris:
1, Neverattemptto shredmaterialotherthan normalyard debris
(leaves,twigs,pinecones,etc,),
2, Avoidshreddingfibrousplantssuchas tomatovinesuntiltheyare
thoroughlydriedout, Freshvinesdo not shredwell andtendto
wrapthemselvesaroundthe impellerandflails,
3, Race reasonableamountsof debrisintothe hopperat a time, Do
not overloadthe hopper,
4, Allowthe materialin the hopperto bedrawnintothe bladesand
shreddedbeforeaddingadditionaldebristo the hopper,Failureto
dueso mayresultin acloggedhopper,cloggedchutedeflectorora
stalledengine,
5, Avoidplacingtwigs longerthan24inchesintothe hopper,Twigs
longerthan 24inchesmayresultin a cloggedhopper,
6, Neverplacebrancheswitha diametergreaterthan 1/2-inchin
the hopper,Doingso can resultinseriousdamageto the unit's
shredderblade,flailsor impeller,
C_earing the Hopper
Shouldthe hopperbecomedogged withdebrisduringoperation,
proceedas follows:
1, Graspthe handlewith bothhandsandgentlyagitatethe chipper
shredderto helploosendebris,drawingit intothe impeller,
if thedog doesnot clear,proceedas follows:
1, Stopengine,
2, Useyourhandsto removeany debrisfoundnearthe top of the
hopper,
3, Useabranch(or otheravailabledevice,i,e,broomstick)todislodge
debrislocatedtowardthe baseof the hopper,
4, Restartengine,
NOTE:if you'reunableto pullthe starterropeas a resultof accumu-
lateddebrisnearthe impeller,followinstructionsunderthe heading
Cleaning the Reduction Chamberin the "MaintainingYourChipper
Shredder"sectionofthismanual,
Chipping
WARNING:Never operate the chipper shredder
without chipper chute lowered into the operating
position.
Branchesupto 2" in diametercanbefedintothechipperchute,
Observethe followingguidelineswhenchippingbranches:
1, Keepbothhandsfirmlyonthe branchas youfeed it intothe chipper
chute,
2, Neverfeed morethanonebranchintothe chipperchuteat a time,
3, Neverfeed anythingotherthan branches(or wood)intothe chipper
chute,
4, Apply intermittentpressure(force,inshortpulses)while feeding
larger(2-inchdiameter)branchesintothe chipperchute,to avoid
boggingor stallingthe engine,
IMPORTANT:Neverfeed brancheswitha diametergreaterthan
two (2) inchesintothe chipperchute, Doingso can resultin serious
damagetoyour unit'schipperblades,flailsorimpeller,
NOTE:Forbestperformance,alwaysoperatethe unitwithsharp
chipperblades,If a noticeablelossin performanceis encountered
whilechippingbranches,the chipperbladesshouldbe replaced,
Emptying the Debris Collection Bag
1, Stopengine,
2, Squeezethe lockingbucklereleasethe bag'sdrawstrapbefore
looseningit fromthe chutedeflector,SeeFigure7,
3, Emptythe bagandreattachto the chutedeflectoropening,Referto
Figure2,
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Figure 7