Echo CH911DH Owners Manual v.3 - Manual (Page 14)

9 INCH CHIPPER 10
Section
Make sure the chipping chamber is empty before 1.
starting.
Check levels of gas, oil, and hydraulic fluid and fill if
2.
necessary.
Make sure the feed roller control bar is in the Stop
3.
position. The controller will flash red until the bar is
in Stop. See Sec. 7.3 for a table of all flash codes for
the controller light.
Turn key switch to preheat position. Hold in preheat
4.
position for several seconds until glow plug indicator
light switches off.
Make sure the throttle is pushed in all the way.
5.
Depress belt engagement pedal. 6.
Push in and hold Murphy switch push-button. Continue 7.
to hold Murphy switch until oil pressure starts to rise.
Activate the key switch. Release the switch as soon
8.
as the engine starts. Do not crank for more than 10
seconds. Release Murphy switch after oil pressure
begins to rise. Hold Murphy switch in longer if engine
immediately stalls after releasing.
WaRNING
Move machine to a clear, level area outdoors before
starting. Do not operate in the vicinity of bystanders.
Make sure cutting chamber is empty before starting.
4.1 STaRTING THE CHIppER
NoTE
The Murphy switch system will shut the engine off if the
oil pressure is too low or if the engine temperature is
too high. If the engine will not run or shuts off for these
reasons, consult your local dealer.
4
opERaTIoN
As with any other piece of outdoor equipment, getting the
feel for how your machine operates and getting to know
the best techniques for particular jobs are important to
overall good performance.
CHIppING opERaTIoN
The chipping operation takes place on the front of the
machine, where hardened steel chipper blades are
mounted on a rotating disk assembly. Material fed into the
chipper chute is sliced into small chips and propelled out
through a discharge tube.
WaRNING
Before operating your machine, be sure you read and
understand all safety, controls and operating instructions
in this owner’s manual and on your machine. Failure to
follow these instructions can result in serious injury or
property damage.
Push center throttle button in while turning and then 9.
pulling the throttle knob out to increase RPM until the
controller light on the feed chute is showing a steady
green light.
Slowly release belt engagement pedal. This will
10.
engage the drive belt, and the rotor will turn. If the
engine stalls when engaging the drive belt, release
the pedal more slowly.
4.2 FEED RoLLER CoNTRoL baR
The Feed Roller Control bar is used to manually control
the direction of the feed roller rotation.
Move the feed roller control bar to FORWARD (F) when
you want the materials to feed into the chipper. The
controller light must be steady green.
Move the feed roller bar to REVERSE (R) when you want
the chipper push materials back out of the feed chute.
Move the feed roller bar to STOP to halt the rotation of the
feed roller.
R
REVERSE
R F
FORWARD
STOP
REVERSE
Reset/Override
Button (where
available)
Safety Bar
Indicator
(where
available)
Feed Roller
Control Bar
Safety Bar
(where
available)
push the Safety bar (European models only) in the
event of an emergency and forward feed will stop. Push
the reset/override button to resume forward feed.
upon start-up, the safety bar light will be on. Push the
reset/override button to begin operating the feed roller.
If false trips occur, the reset button can be held in for 5
seconds to override the system.