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A-EN-160610-ER FROM MACHINE: OPERATION, MAINTENANCE AND SPARE PARTS MANUAL CHIPPER AND HYDRAULIC FEEDER CH180HF + F180 READ THIS OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE MACHINE Farmi Forest Corporation Ahmolantie 6 FIN-74510 Iisalmi, Finland Tel. +358 (0)17 83 241 Fax.
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CH180HF WARNINGSYMBOLS 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! • reminders, such as for performing checks or carrying out...
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CH180HF MANUFACTURER’S DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Farmi Forest Corporation Ahmolantie 6, FIN-74510 IISALMI, Finland Informs that the machine, launched on to the market Farmi chipper and hydraulic feeder (make) CH180HF (type) (serial number) conforms to the directives 2006/42/EC and 89/336/EC, as amended, and the national regulations bringing these directives into force.
CH180HF SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Written authorization must be requested from the manufacturer for any These safety instructions are meant for the owners alterations to the machine. of FARMI equipment, as well as those who operate, service or repair it. CAUTION! The instructions help with: STARTING •...
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CH180HF OPERATION MAINTENANCE Many occupational accidents • The machine may only be serviced and repaired take place in abnormal by professionals. circumstances. Therefore it is • Electrical and hydraulic faults may only be important to take into account repaired by authorized professionals.
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CH180HF SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS If sprays or contact with the skin cannot be FOR HYDRAULIC CIRCUITS avoided, use protective gloves, goggles and clothing as necessary. Do not use oily clothing. Work on hydraulic equipment may only be Avoid discharging hydraulic oil into the carried out by professional hydraulic engineers.
CH180HF STICKERS AND PLATES These plates and stickers must be found on the chipper. Replace missing plates or stickers immediately. 1. Machine plate (41012510) 2. Manufacturer sticker (40605214)
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CH180HF 3. Note! (41015500) Note! See operation and maintenance manual. Note! Stop the engine and remove the PTO shaft for maintenance. Risk of cutting injury! Stop the engine and wait until the disk has stopped. 4. Wear hearing protection. (40142080) 5.
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CH180HF 8. Stand on the left side of feeder. (41015690) 9. Stay away from revolving parts. (41015600) 10. Control handle, left (41016060) This sticker shows the movements of the control handle. R = reverse STOP = stop F = feed 11.
CH180HF PRESENTATION CH180 MAIN COMPONENTS CH180 UPPER CHAMBER The FarmiCH180 is a double-knife disk cutter for LOWER CHAMBER chipping wood up to ø180 mm, for processing DISK wood waste from, e.g., the side of jogging tracks KNIFE or roads, for other environmental chipping duties...
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CH180HF DIMENSIONS CH180HF TECHNICAL DATA CH180 Type disc chipper Output 5-20 m Chip length 10, 12 or 14 mm Max. wood diameter 180 mm Power demand 30-70 kW PTO rpm 540 or 1000 rpm Number of knives 2 pc Power source...
CH180HF PRESENTATION HF180 MAIN COMPONENTS HF180 CONTROL HANDLE The hydraulic feeder device facilitates the DIRECTION VALVE handling of material that would otherwise be fed FLOW CONTROL VALVE with difficulty. The quality of the chips improves as HYDRAULIC MOTOR the feeding speed remains constant.
Lifting points for each machine are marked with hook symbols. CAUTION! CH180HF 380 kg Fig. 4. Mounting the feeder Attach the return hose either to the free return connection or directly to the tank. An oil filter is recommended in the return line. See Fig 4b.
CH180HF OPERATION CONTROL HANDLE The HF 180 is operated with a control handle, which has 4 positions: REVERSE R The feeder reel spins outward and wood comes out of the feeder. STOP The feeder reel ceases to spin and the feeding stops.
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CH180HF OPERATION Ensure that the feed funnel is empty. Turn on the tractor hydraulics or connect an external power source (OEM). Before feeding the material, ensure that nails, stones etc will not get into the chipper amongst the material to be chipped.
CH180HF Observe the revolutions of Do not work in front of the the feeder reels. If the feeder feeder if not necessary! reel stops, switch the control Feeder reels can wrench the handle to REVERSE R wood up or to the right.
CH180HF EMPTYING THE CHIPPER AFTER USE SHORTENING THE PTO SHAFT Before stopping the chipper, chip about 80-100 mm Connect the device to the tractor. wood. Let the blades cut a few centimetres, after Measure the distance between the splined which reverse the feed direction to clean the blades.
CH180HF OPERATING THE CHIPPER Never disconnect the hydraulics from high rpm. This will cause a risk of INSPECTIONS PRIOR TO OPERATION cavitation and may damage the hydraulic motor. • Tighten the tractor boom limiters. CAUTION! Check that no sounds •...
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CH180HF ROTATING KNIVES! Knives can cause cutting injury. Do not reach inside SPRING WASHERS the feed chute with hands or feet. DANGER! M10 X 40 NUT M10 FIRE HAZARD! Always keep adequate fire-fighting equipment on hand when using the chipper.
CH180HF PERIODIC MAINTENANCE PERIODIC INSPECTIONS • With new machines, check the mounting bolts Always disengage the PTO for tightness after the first operating hour, and stop the tractor and tightening them if necessary. T chipper fully before ightening torques are shown in table.
CH180HF KNIFE AND ANVIL MAINTENANCE LUBRICATING THE BEARINGS • The bearings are lubricated at the factory, Read the safety instructions. and a similar lubricant should be used for sub- The disk continues rotating sequent lubrication (Shell Alvania Grease R 3.
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CH180HF REMOVING THE KNIVES The knives need sharpening when • the self-feeding of wood has decreased; • the power demand has increased; • the chip surface is rough. Locking pin Normally, the knives can be sharpened several times without actually being removed (with, e.g., a sharpening stone or belt grinder).
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CH180HF INSTALLING THE KNIVES AND ANVILS • Check the condition of the fastening bolts and nuts. • Install the knives and anvils and tighten the fastening bolts to the torques specified in table. fastening bolt side • Adjust the knife-to-anvil clearance.
CH180HF MAINTENANCE • The feeder reel bearing has been permanently greased and does not require routine maintenance. • Grease the bearings of the reel holder axis once a week. • Check and tighten screws often enough. • Regularly monitor the condition of the hydraulic hoses and the tightness of the connections.
CH180HF INSTALLATION OF THE “NO STRESS” DEVICE The No stress feed rate controller which monitors the chipping machine wheel’s speed and stops the feed rolls, if the wheel speed drops below the set limit value, is available as an option.
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CH180HF NSH ELECTRICS Part Order no Description Remarks 03489360 Control box 55129019 43483180 Plate 55128011 Plug with 7 poles 54946380 Cabel 6,0 m, 2x2,5 55119070 Hirschmann angle adapter with diode 55144780 Seal 54946397 Cabel 1,0 m, 3x1,5 55121420 Inductive detector...
CH180HF CH180 DISC Part Order no Description Remarks 43517200 Disc, single 43516750 Disc, double 33525400 Disc, double from machine: 3520071 43517300 Bearing unit complete 43525250 Bearing unit from machine: 3520050 43510220 Knife 52060258 Screw M10X40 DIN933 88ZN 52117108 Lock nut...
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CH180HF 03516600 FEEDER HF180 Part Order no Description Remarks 43516650 Frame 43516700 Reel shaft 33518200 Feeder roll 43519050 Side plate Motor side 43519060 Side plate 43519070 Protective plate 43516680 Locking pin 43516870 Fastening flange 52110420 Hand lever 52062840 Eyebolt M12X120 88ZN...
CH180HF MOUNTING FRAME Part Order no Description Remarks 43343790 Draw bar 52062221 Screw M20X50 DIN933 88ZN 52117207 Lock nut M20 DIN985 8ZN 52211083 Spring washer M20 DIN127 ZN 40293797 Bushing 03515010 Chain 52060175 Screw M8X25 DIN933 88ZN 43482290 Hose fastener...
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14 days of receipt of the product. By returning the warranty certificate, you confirm that you have read and understood the instruction manual that came with the product. Farmi Forest Corporation Ahmolantie 6 FIN-74510 IISALMI FINLAND...
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Made in Finland Farmi Forest Corporation • Ahmolantie 6, FIN-74510 IISALMI, FINLAND • Tel. +358 (0)17 83 241 • info@farmiforest.fi...
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