Woods 8000 Operator's Manual page 16

3. Place limb, butt end first, into the chipper chute
until it contacts the chipper blades. The actual feed
rate of the limb into the chipper will depend on the
type of material fed and sharpness of the cutting
blades.
4. Do not feed pieces of metal, rocks, bottles, cans, or
other foreign objects into the chipper.
5. Feed brush from the side of the chipper chute,
rather than from the front. Step aside to avoid
being hit by the brush moving into the chipper.
6. If the chipper disk slows, stop feeding material. The
feed roller will stop automatically to process
backed up material. Feed material more evenly.
7. If the chipper jams, the feed roller will reverse
momentarily to remove the branch.
8. Do not use the clutch to clear a plugged rotor. This
may cause belt damage. Refer to instructions for
clearing a plugged rotor in the Owner Service
section, page 23.
9. Alternate greener material with dry material to
lubricate the chipping blades for longer life and
better performance. Chipping dead, dry material
will create heat and dull the chipping blades
quickly.
10. Sharpen the chipping blades periodically. Check
the sharpness of the blades every 5 to 15 hours.
Refer to Owner Service section for sharpening
instructions, page 21.
 Before performing any service or maintenance,
lower equipment to ground or block securely, turn
off engine, remove key, and disconnect driveline
from tractor PTO.
RAISE EXTENSION TRAY BEFORE TOWING
Raise the extension tray to an upright position before
towing the chipper. Secure with fastener located near
the top of the chute.
If your model is equipped with a safety bar, once the
extension tray is in an upright position, push the safety
bar down to lock the bar. To unlock, lower the exten-
sion tray and push in the safety bar.
FEED ROLLER CONTROL BAR
The Feed Roller Control Bar is used to manually con-
trol the direction of the feed roller rotation.
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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.
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Move the Feed Roller Control Bar to REVERSE (R)
when you want the chipper to push material back
out of the feed chute.
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Move the Feed Roller Control Bar to STOP to halt
the rotation of the feed roller.
Figure 2. Feed Roller Control Bar
CHIPPER CONTROLLER
This machine is equipped with a Plus 1 Controller. The
controller monitors the chipper disk RPM and regulates
the feed roller.
When chipper disk RPM drops too low, the feed roller is
stopped automatically to allow the chipper disk to pro-
cess material.
When the chipper disk returns to chipping RPM, the
feed roller will automatically reengage.
Try Again Feature: If the feed roller becomes
obstructed, the controller will reverse the feed roller
momentarily to clear the obstruction. The controller will
then engage the feed roller and feed the material
again.
If this cycle continues, remove or reposition the mate-
rial manually.
Remember to sharpen blades frequently so mate-
rial will feed smoothly.
The controller light will flash the following codes
(See Page 26 for more information):
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Normal Operating RPM: Steady green light indi-
cates engine has reached full RPM.
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Feed Bar Not in Stop: Flashing red light indicates
operator must put feed bar in STOP position.
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Service Code: Flashing Amber light is a reminder
to check blade sharpness.
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RPM Too Low: Flashing green light indicates
operator must increase engine RPM before starting
to chip.
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