6" & 8" Chipper Bear Cat Operators Manual
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SAFETY ..........................................................................................................................................................................1
1.1 THE SAFETY ALERT SYMBOL ................................................................................................................................1
1.2 BEFORE OPERATING ..............................................................................................................................................1
1.3 BEFORE OPERATING ..............................................................................................................................................2
1.4 OPERATION SAFETY...............................................................................................................................................2
1.5 MAINTENANCE AND STORAGE SAFETY ...............................................................................................................3
1.6 TOWING SAFETY.....................................................................................................................................................3
1.7 BATTERY SAFETY ...................................................................................................................................................3
ASSEMBLY ....................................................................................................................................................................4
2.1 ASSEMBLING THE MACHINE ..................................................................................................................................4
2.2 INSTALLING THE BATTERY......................................................................................................................................5
CONTROLS ....................................................................................................................................................................6
3.1 MACHINE CONTROLS..............................................................................................................................................6
OPERATION ...................................................................................................................................................................7
4.1 STARTING THE MACHINE ........................................................................................................................................7
4.2 STOPPING THE ENGINE..........................................................................................................................................8
4.3 CHIPPING .................................................................................................................................................................8
4.4 ROTATING THE CHIPPER BASE..............................................................................................................................8
4.5 HYDRAULIC FEED OPERATION (MODELS 72620 & 74824) ....................................................................................9
4.6 CONTROL ARM OPERATION (MODELS 72620 & 74824) .........................................................................................9
4.7 HYDRAULIC FEED COMPONENT LOCATIONS (MODELS 72620 & 74824) ............................................................9
SERVICE & MAINTENANCE .........................................................................................................................................10
5.1 SHARPENING CHIPPER BLADES ......................................................................................................................... 10
5.2 SETTING CHIPPER BLADE CLEARANCE.............................................................................................................. 11
5.3 ADJUSTING DRIVE BELTS ..................................................................................................................................... 11
5.4 REPLACING DRIVE BELTS ....................................................................................................................................12
5.5 CLEARING PLUGGED ROTOR ...............................................................................................................................12
5.6 REPAIRING OR REPLACING ROTOR BEARINGS..................................................................................................13
5.7 GREASEABLE BEARINGS AND PIVOTS .............................................................................................................. 13
5.8 OTHER SERVICE TIPS........................................................................................................................................... 13
5.9 TRAILER SERVICE TIPS ........................................................................................................................................ 13
5.10 HYDRAULIC FLUID (MODELS 72620 & 74824) ..................................................................................................... 14
5.11 PUMP COMPONENT LOCATIONS (MODELS 72620 & 74824) ............................................................................. 14
5.12 HYDROSTATIC PUMP START UP PROCEDURE (MODELS 72620 & 74824)........................................................14
5.13 HYDRAULIC FEED MAINTENANCE (MODELS 72620 & 74824) ........................................................................... 15
5.14 ADDING HYDRAULIC FLUID........................................................................ .................................................... 15
TROUBLESHOOTING .................................................................................................................................................. 16
6.1 GENERAL TROUBLESHOOTING............................................................................................................................ 16
6.2 HYDROSTATIC PUMP TROUBLESHOOTING (MODELS 72620 & 74824) ...............................................................17
SPECIFICATIONS ........................................................................................................................................................ 18
7.1 SPECIFICATIONS ...................................................................................................................................................18
7.2 BOLT TORQUE ....................................................................................................................................................... 19
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