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NOTE:A noisewill be heardwhenfindingthestartof the compression
cycle.Thisnoiseiscausedby the flailsandfingers,whicharepartof
the shreddingmechanism,andit shouldbe expecteduntiltheimpeller
reachesfull speed.
7. Pullthe ropewitha rapid,continuous,full armstroke.Keepa firm
griponthe starterhandle.Letthe roperewindslowly.
8. Repeat,if necessary,untilenginestarts.Whenenginestarts,
movechokecontrolgraduallytowardthe RUNIJtI position..
9. If enginefalters,movechokecontrolbacktowardthe CHOKE
I'o,I positionand repeatsteps5 though8.
10. ALWAYSkeepthethrottlecontrolin theSTART/RUNposition
whenoperatingthe chippershredder.
TO STOP ENGINE
1. Movethrottlecontrollevertoslow(turtle)'_ position.
Wheneverpossible,graduallyreduceenginespeedbefore
stoppingengine.
2. Movethrottlecontrolleverto STOPI or OFFposition.
3. Turnthefuelshut-offvalveto the OFFposition.
4. Disconnectsparkplugwireandgrounditagainsttheengineto
preventaccidentalstartingwhiletheequipmentis unattended.
SHREDDING
Yardwastesuchas leavesandpineneedlescan be placedin the
hopperfor shredding.Aftermaterialhas beenprocessedbythe shred-
derbladeandflails, itwillbeforcedout of thechutedeflector,and, if
attached,into adebriscollectionbag.
Observethe followingguidelineswhenshreddingyarddebris:
• Neverattempttoshredmaterialotherthan normalyarddebris
(leaves,twigs,pinecones,etc.).
• Avoidshreddingfibrousplantssuchas tomatovines,palmfronds,
etc.,untiltheyare thoroughlydriedout. Freshvinesdo notshred
wellandtend to wrapthemselvesaroundtheimpellerandflails.
• Placereasonableamountsofdebrisintothe hopperata time. Do
not overloadthe hopper.
• Allowthematerialin thehopperto bedrawnintothebladesand
shreddedbeforeaddingadditionaldebristothehopper.Failureto
dueso mayresultin acloggedhopper,cloggedchutedeflectoror
a stalledengine.
CHIPPING
Branchesupto 3" in diametercan befed intothechipperchute.
Observethe followingguidelineswhenchippingbranches:
• Keepbothhandsfirmlyonthe branchasyoufeed itintothe
chipperchute.
• Neverfeed morethan onebranchintothechipperchuteat a time.
• Neverfeed anythingotherthanbranches(orwood) intothe
chipperchute.
• Applyintermittentpressure(force,inshortpulses)whilefeeding
larger(3-inchdiameter)branchesinto thechipperchute,to avoid
boggingor stallingthe engine.
IMPORTANT:Neverfeed brancheswitha diametergreaterthan
three (3)inchesintothe chipperchute.Doingso can resultin serious
damageto yourunit'schipperblades,flailsor impeller.
NOTE:Forbestperformance,alwaysoperatethe unitwith sharp
chipperblades.If a noticeablelossin performanceisencountered
whilechippingbranches,thechipperbladesshouldbe replaced.
LOWERING THE HOPPER ASSEMBLY
1. Withonehandgraspthe handleatthetopof thehopperassem-
blyandlift slightly.
2. Withthe otherhandpullout onthe releaserodandlowerthe
hopperassemblyto theground.
TO EMPTY BAG
1. Un-clipdrawstringandloosenbagfromchutedeflectoropening.
2. Emptybagandreattachto the dischargechuteopening.Pullon
the drawstringuntilthebagis tightaroundthe chuteopeningand
clip thedrawstringtightagainstthe chutedeflector.
IMPORTANT:Theflailscreenis locatedinsidethehousingin the
dischargearea. Ifthe flail screenbecomesclogged,removeand
cleanas instructedinthe Serviceand Maintenancesection.For best
performance,itis also importanttokeepthe chipperbladessharp.
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