Storage And Maintenance - King Canada Power force KCG-300CS Instruction Manual

Storage
ALWAYS shut off the engine before cleaning, adjusting, or repairing the chipper shredder or its engine.
Follow the instructions below for storing your chipper/shredder between uses.
1. Unlock and pivot the chipper chute backwards to minimize the space needed for storage.
2. Allow the machine to cool 5 minutes before storing. WARNING: A hot engine can be a fire hazard.
3. Store the chipper/shredder in a location away from corrosive material, sources of heat, open flames, sparks or pilot lights. WARNING: Never
store chipper/shredder inside where there is a source of heat or an open flame, spark or pilot light – such as water heaters, space heaters,
furnaces, clothes dryers, or other gas appliances – EVEN IF the chipper/shredder's gas tank is empty, residual gasoline vapors could ignite.
NOTE: Do not store the chipper/shredder near fertilizer or any other corrosive material.
Lubrication
1. Lubricate the chipper chute hinge a with light oil once a season.
Cleaning
1. Clean the chipper shredder thoroughly after each use.
2. Wash collection bag periodically with water. Allow to dry thoroughly in shade.
3. If the reduction chamber becomes clogged, remove and clean as instructed below.
Cleaning The Reduction Chamber
wARNING: The impeller's shredder blade and chipper blades are sharp. Wear
leather work gloves to protect your hands when cleaning out the reduction chamber.
If the reduction chamber becomes clogged with debris, the shredder screen can be
pivoted upward so that you can clean the surrounding area.
To do so, proceed as follows:
1. Stop engine, disconnect spark plug, and make certain the chipper shredder has
come to a complete stop.
wARNING: The muffler and surrounding area will be hot if the engine has been
running. Use caution and protect your hands if working near the muffler.
2. If attached, remove the collection bag. Remove the two hex. bolts (A) Fig.12 on
either side of the chute deflector (B) and remove the chute deflector.
3. Remove the cotter pin (C) from the large pin (D) which extends through the housing
and shredder screen (E). Remove large pin (D).
4. Pivot the shredder screen (E) upward. Clean the surrounding area by scraping
away debris.
5. Make sure the spark plug wire is disconnected and away from spark plug. Pull on
the recoil starter handle two-to-three times to purge any remaining debris from the
reduction chamber.
6. When the area is cleaned, pivot the shredder screen downward and re-secure with
the large pin and cotter pin removed earlier.
7. Reinstall the chute deflector and the collection bag.
Blade Care- Chipper Blades
wARNING: The impeller's chipper blades are sharp. Wear leather work gloves to
protect your hands.
1. Stop engine, disconnect spark plug, and make certain the chipper shredder has
come to a complete stop.
2. Pivot the shredder screen(E) Fig.12 upward as instructed in the section Cleaning
the Reduction Chamber.
3. Remove the chipper chute (A) Fig.13 by removing three nylon hex. nuts and
washers (B) which secure it to the impeller housing (C).
4. Rotate the impeller (A) Fig.14 by hand until one of the two chipper blades (B) is
visible through the impeller housing opening.
5. Remove the blade by removing the allen flat head screws, spring washers and
nylon hex. nuts (C) Fig.14 which secure it to the impeller.
6. Install a replacement blade with the hardware removed earlier or sharpen chipper
blade.
IMPORTANT: When manipulating or sharpening the blade, protect hands by using
gloves. Follow the original angle of grind and make sure to remove an equal amount
from each blade.
8. To replace the other blade, rotate the impeller to expose the second blade and repeat the steps above.
NOTE: Make sure the blades are reassembled with the sharp edge outward (toward the chipper chute). Torque hardware between 20 ft.-lbs and
25 ft.-lbs.
STORAGE & MAINTENANCE
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