When you have loose materials to process, such
as
leaves or grass clippings, just drop them into the
hopper opening. Use a stick or tamper to push this
material past the rubber retaining flap.
See
Photo 4-6
and Photo 4-7. Do not allow combustible materials to
contact the engine.
IMPORTANT
-If
the engine
slows
down while feeding
material,
stop
right away and give
the
engine time
to
come up
to
full
speed.
Feed the shredder slowly. Materials and conditions
vary considerably. After a learning period, you will
know how to process different materials best.
----
(Photo 4-7) Use
your
Leaf Tamper to push loose materials
into the shredder-chamber. Position the Tamper
so the
"stop" faces UP
as shown in the photo.
The
"stop" prevents
the Tamper from going too far
in.
A DANGER
THE
DISCHARGE
AREA AND DISCHARGE
OPENING ARE DANGEROUS. SEE SECTION 1
FOR
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONSTOAVOID INJURY.
Shredding Wet, Soggy, or
Green Materials
Wet
or
green materials (such
as
wet, matted leaves,
gone-by vegetables, green vegetation like squash vines,
etc.) will clog the
3,4"
holes
of
the standard discharge
screen.
Before shredding these types
of
materials, shut
engine off, let all moving parts come to acomplete stop,
and disconnect spark plug wire; then remove the dis-
charge screen from the machine, install the Wet Mate-
rial Baffle
as
explained on page
9,
and secure the ser-
vice
door
with its rod and hairpin clip.
You
can now
shred wet
or
green materials.
These types
of
materials will
be
shredded to a fine
consistency when you follow this procedure. If you
All shredded materials will
be
discharged through
the opening which
is
at the side
of
your
equipment,
near the bottom. See Photo 4-8. Always keep clear
of
the discharge opening since the materials exit with
considerable velocity. The standard discharge screen
that came with
your
Chipper/Shredder
is
a perforated
screen with
3,4"
holes. This screen
is
generally best for
making compost.
NO
TE:
Wet,
green,
gummy
material should
not
be
used in the Shredder with the standard
3/
4 " Discharge
Screen - it will very quickly become clogged.
We
strongly recommend that you use the Wet Material
Baffle Attachment
in
place
of
the standard screen
for
material like this.
(Photo 4-8) Finely shredded material ready to use.
prefer
an
even finer consistency, you may wish to pro-
cess the material a second time. NOTE: green corn-
stalks will
be
shredded into 3-4" chunks; reprocessing
is
recommended if you desire a finer material.
DO
NOT
use the optional Collection Bag when
shredding wet
or
green
material-
doing so will cause
clogging.
A DANGER
WITH DISCHARGE SCREEN REMOVED,
DO
NOT
SHRED BRUSH, BRANCHES, OR OTHER
DRY MATERIALS - THEY WILL EXIT THE DIS-
CHARGE OPENING
AT
HIGH SPEED.
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