Echo Bear Cat 75111 - Manual (Page 16)

Page 10 Bear Vac Pro Operator’s Manual
Please read and follow all safety instructions in this
manual. Failure to operate the Bear Vac Pro in
accordance with the safety instructions MAY RESULT
IN PERSONAL INJURY!
NOTE
Operation
Exclude pieces of metal, rocks, bottles, and other
foreign objects when vacuuming.
IMPORTANT
CHIPPING
Fig. #7, Chipping
1. Shift transaxle into neutral.
2. Select limbs that are 1/2” to 3” in diameter.
3. Trim side branches that cannot be bent over enough to fit
into the chipper chute. Hold small branches together in
bundle and feed simultaneously.
4. Place limb, butt end first, into chipper chute until it con-
tacts the chipping blades. The actual feed rate of the
limb into the chipper will depend upon the type of mate-
rial fed, the sharpness of the cutting blades and the di-
ameter of the branch.
5. Alternately insert and retract the limb or continuously
insert at a rate that will not kill the engine. Rotating the
branch as you feed it will improve cutting action.
Tips:
-- Avoid overfeeding into the chute.
-- Whenever possible chip branches when they are fresh.
Green material chips better than dry material.
-- Keep the chipper blades sharp. Severe vibration or slow
feeding are signs the blades may be dull.
-- Do not point your arms into the chute; keep them per-
pendicular to the branch.
-- Keep your face and body safely away from the chipper
chute and branches.
VACUUMING
TIPS:
1. Vacuum heavy, soggy, or stringy material at a slow ground
speed. Feeding too much material into the vacuum will
likely lead to clogging.
2. Check the debris tub frequently and empty if necessary.
3. Avoid vacuuming sticks and other foreign objects -- they
will jam the beater bar.
4. Loosen matted or compacted material with a rake before
vacuuming.
5. Be careful when vacuuming around gravel, gardens, lawn
ornaments, etc. Never attempt to remove objects from
the beater bar when the machine is running.
6. Vacuum frequently to avoid excessive leaf buildup.
7. To obtain greater reduction in vacuumed material, install
the shredder grate. Note: The use of the shredder grate
is optional. The speed of the beaterbar will break and/or
reduce material quite well without it. However, when us-
ing the shredding grate, wet material will have a tendency
to wrap and plug easier. The Bear Vac Pro comes with
the shredder grate installed.
Fig. #8, Shredder Grate