The chipper can shred wood with a max. trunk diameter of 260 mm. The FARMI 260 chipper is mounted to the 3-point hitch of a tractor. It is driven by the tractor PTO. The driving...
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Address: Ahmolantie 6, FIN-74510 IISALMI, Finland Commercial name: Farmi Machine denomination: Farmi wood chipper with attachable Farmi feed hopper Machine type: Wood chipper: FARMI 260 Available feed hoppers for manual feed: F260 HF231-HM EUR HF260-EM Available feed hoppers for grab loader feed: HF260-EL-0...
FARMI 260 TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL DESCRIPTION AND INTENDED USE OF THE CHIPPER PRODUCT WARRANTY GENERAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS GENERAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CHIPPER STICKERS AND PLATES TECHNICAL INFORMATION MOUNTING LIFTING MOUNTING OF THE DRAWBAR MOUNTING OF THE FEED UNIT...
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FARMI 260 WARNING SYMBOLS IN THIS MANUAL • imminent danger which could cause serious personal injury or death DANGER! • danger which could cause personal injury WARNING! • conditions or misuse that could damage equipment or machinery CAUTION! NOTE! • reminders, such as for performing checks or carrying out maintenance...
FARMI 260 GENERAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Written authorization must be requested from the manufacturer for any alterations to the machine. These safety instructions are meant for the owners of FARMI equipment, as well as those who operate, service or repair it.
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FARMI 260 TRANSPORT • Never insert any body part into the machine with the engine running. • Before driving with the machine, ensure the safe • If any faults arise that may jeopardize occupatio- mounting of the machine. Make sure that the nal safety, turn off the machine.
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FARMI 260 • When servicing the machine, place it on a level 4. Check that all hose connectors, lengths and surface and ensure that it cannot be moved. qualities comply with applicable requirements. When replacing or repairing hoses, use origi- •...
FARMI 260 GENERAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CHIPPER DANGER! • Please make sure any machine operator has the required personal protective equipment: safety helmet, protective goggles, cut resistant safety boots and required protective clothing. • The chipper must not be used without being mounted to a tractor.
STICKERS AND PLATES The following plates and labels must be correctly attached to the chipper. Missing safety plates / labels must be replaced immediately. 1. Machine plate FARMI 260 (41011750) 2. CAUTION! Please read the instruction manuals of the machine meticulously before you operate, maintain or repair the machine.
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4. Wear personal protective equipment. (40142080). 5. Cutting hazard! (40147010) 6. Lifting point sticker (41014270). 7. SPEED sticker (40141160) Recommended speed range. The rated speed must not be exceeded. 8. FARMI Forest -sticker (40146900). 9. 260 (40147130)
FARMI 260 MOUNTING LIFTING Lifting points for each machine are marked with hook symbols. CAUTION! Lift only using the proper type of lifting device and ensure that it has an appropriate lifting capacity. Check the lifting slings, cables, and chains regularly.
FARMI 260 MOUNTING OF THE DRAWBAR • Attach the drawbar to the outermost holes of the chipper in order to use as long a PTO shaft as pos- sible; this increases the shaft’s service life. • Mount the chipper on the tractor’s 3-point hitch. If...
FARMI 260 SHORTENING THE PTO SHAFT The use of too long a PTO shaft with a 3-point hitch could damage the chipper’s bearings or the tractor’s PTO shaft. Both halves Fig. 8. Measure distance A when the distance between of the PTO shaft must be shorte- CAUTION! the splined shafts is at its shortest.
• misuse of the product • inadequate maintenance The FARMI 260 chipper can also be used to shred hard • modifications of the product made without plastics. For this purpose, the twig or high-power the manufacture’s consent...
FARMI 260 MOUNTING OF THE DISCHARGE PIPE Direct the discharge pipe so that the thrown out chips do not pose • For the installation of the discharge pipe, always a risk to the operator of the chip- use a support of approx. 60 cm height. It is prohi- per or to or anyone else.
FARMI 260 MOUNTING OF THE CHIPPER AND PRE-OPERATION STARTING THE CHIPPER INSPECTIONS • Start the chipper with caution while operating the • For mounting or dismounting the chipper, always tractor at low speed. Slowly increase the speed turn off the tractor and apply the parking brake...
FARMI 260 CHIPPING • FIRE HAZARD! Always keep adequate fire-fighting equipment on hand when using the chipper. During chipping, please observe Regularly check the surface temperature of the the following safety instructions: chipper. If the chipper suddenly heats up abnor- mally, stop the chipper and determine the cause of overheating.
FARMI 260 MAINTENANCE PERIODIC MAINTENANCE Before beginning maintenance WARNING! and repair • place the chipper onto level and hard ground and make sure it cannot tip; • turn off the tractor and disconnect the PTO drive shaft; • disconnect the hydraulic hoses from the tractor;...
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FARMI 260 PERIODIC INSPECTIONS MAINTENANCE • With new machines, check the mounting bolts for Check the tightness of the bolts and tighten if ne- tightness after the first operating hour, tightening cessary. Check the tightness of all fastenings once a them if necessary.
FARMI 260 KNIFE AND ANVIL MAINTENANCE REMOVING THE KNIVES FROM THE KNIFE BRACKETS Read the safety instructions. 1. Remove the knife lock nuts (M12). Fig. 16. The disk continues rotating like 2. Remove the knife fastening bolts (M12). Turn the...
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FARMI 260 SHARPENING THE KNIVES The hone angle is ground to a 45° angle with two to three longitudinal strokes, using a level sharpening Sharpen all knives equally. This stone. ensures disk balance. Burrs are removed from the knife fastening bolt side, grinding with the surface.
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FARMI 260 60° 1,5 mm (1/16”) Fig 22. Vertical anvil profile INSTALLING THE KNIVES AND ANVILS • Check the condition of the fastening bolts and Fig 23. Clearance nuts. • Install the knives and anvils and tighten the faste- ning bolts to the torques specified in Table 2.
FARMI 260 ADJUSTING THE CHIP LENGTH The chip length is determined by the distance bet- ween the knife and the cutting disk (see fig. 25). The chip length is adjusted by changing the position of the knife brackets. The chip length can be adjusted between 7 and 25 mm.
FARMI 260 REPLACING THE SPLINED SHAFT The remaining knives are adjusted as follows: 1. Measure the knife-to-chamber distances for both 1. Remove the upper chamber. ends of the adjusted knife. The knife-to-chamber 2. Remove the bearings (Fig 32). Welding damages the distance is the distance between the edge of the bearings.
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FARMI 260 Knife to chamber distance 1,5 mm Disc Lower chamber Anvils Knife bracket Fig. 31. Cross-sectional view of cutting disk and knives Fig. 32. Cross-sectional view of the bearing system...
FARMI 260 When ordering spare parts, please indicate the machine’s type and serial number FARMI 260 from the machine plate, spare part’s order number, description and quantity required. Example. CH260, serial number xxxxxxx, 43298410, knife, 2 pc 48 47 20.6 20.2...
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FARMI 260 FARMI 260 Part Order no Description Remarks 13297010 Lower chamber 43297620 Upper chamber 33298590 Disk 2-knife from machine: 3295001 13298580 Disk 3-knife from machine: 3295001 43483870 Splined shaft from machine: 3295001 43563080 Flange 33296470 Twig blade 43297090 Horizontal anvil...
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Send faulty parts, carriage paid, to the manufacturer for inspection. Repairs will be con- ducted by Farmi Forest Oy or an authorized expert. The warranty is valid only if the bottom part of this page is filled in and returned to the manufacturer within 14 days of receipt of the product.
PRODUCT REGISTRATION FORM Date of delivery:_____/_____ 20_____ Dealer: Dealer’s address: Dealer’s tel: Product and type: Serial number: Return to the manufacturer Date of delivery:_____/_____ 20_____ Dealer: Dealer’s address: Dealer’s tel: Customer: Customer’s address: Customer’s tel: E-mail: Product and type: Serial number:...
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