DR Power TPH-184CHP - Manual (Page 17)

USING THE CHIPPER HOPPER
• This chipper-hopper is mounted on the side of the machine and is designed to chip the larger, heavier materials
that the shredder-hopper isn’t designed to handle. Branches fed into the chute are turned into “chips” by the
revolving chipper knife mounted on a flywheel. The chipper-hopper can chip branches and vines ranging in size
from 1” to 4 ½” in diameter. Cut your materials into manageable lengths before feeding them into the chipper.
Note: The chipper hopper must be securely bolted to the side of your equipment before using the
machine!
• The chipper is designed to draw the complete limbs in through the chipping area. Do not force material into the
chipper. If the machine does not self-feed, the chipper knives need replaced or sharpened or the gap between the
knives and the wear plate needs adjusting.
• Extremely hard knots will not process very well. Short stubs that have not self-fed through the chipper can be
pushed through with the next branch to be chipped. DO NOT THROW REMAINING STUBS OR UNCHIPPABLE
KNOTS INTO THE SHREDDER-HOPPER. DAMAGE WILL RESULT.
• Cut chipping material into manageable lengths of no more than five or six feet long before chipping them.
• Overloading the shredder/chipper will cause the rotor speed to decrease. If you hear the RPM’s decreasing, stop
feeding material into the machine until the machine has returned to full speed.
• Normally the branches will feed themselves into the chipper-hopper if trimmed to an appropriate size. Once the
self-feeding starts, release the branch quickly to avoid ripping from your hands.
MATERIALS BEST SUITED FOR CHIPPING.
• Branches, vines or stalks from 1 ½” to 4 ½” in diameter.
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