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REMOVING
THE FLAIL SCREEN
If the discharge area becomes clogged, remove the
flailscreen and clean area as follows.
Stop engine, make certain the chipper-
shredder has come to a complete stop and
disconnect spark plug wire from the spark plug
before unclogging the chute.
Remove the two hand knobs on each side of
the dischargechute (also called the chute
deflector).
Liftthe dischargechute up, and keep it out of
the way.
Remove two hairpinclips from the clevis pins
whichextend throughthe housing.Remove the
clevispins, See figure 17.
Pullthe flail screen from inside the housing.
See figure 17.
Clean the screen by scrapingor washingwith
water.
Reinstallthe screen.
Put the discharge chute back to its original
positionand tighten the hand knobs.
NOTE: Be certain to reassemble the flail screen with
the curved side down.
Chute Deflector
Chipper Chute
Remove the flail screenas instructedin previous
section.
Using a 1/2"wrench, remove the chipperchute
by removingthree hex nuts and washers. See
figure 17,
Using a 7/16" wrench, remove the brace
(holdingthe chute to the frame) by removingthe
hex bolts.
NOTE: When re-assembling,the cupped washer
goes on the slot towardthe bottom of the chipper
chute with the cupped side against the chute.
Rotate the impeller assembly by hand untilyou
locate one of the two chipperblades in the
chipper chute opening. Remove the blade, using
a 3/16" allen wrench on the outside of the blade
and 1/2" wrench on the impeller assembly
(inside the housing). See figure 18.
Slot
Blade
Hex Nut,
Washer
Hand Knobs
Figure 17
SHARPENING
OR REPLACING
THE BLADES
Chipper Blades
Disconnectspark plug wire and move it away
from spark plug.
Figure 18
Remove the other blade in the same manner.
Replace or sharpen blades.
If sharpening, make certain to remove an equal
amount from each blade.
Reassemble in reverse order. Make certain
bladesare reassembled with the sharpedge
facing the directionshownin figure 18 (sharp
edge isassembled toward the slottedopeningat
the bottom).
Torque boltsand nutsto 250-350 inch-pounds.
Shredding
Blade
The shredding blade may be removed for sharpening
or replacement
as follows.
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