Tar River BWC Series Operator's Manual page 21

BWC Hydraulic Feed Wood Chipper
Blade removal/replacement
Position 1: This is the standard position for chipping material. The flywheel spins freely in this position.
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Position 2: The flywheel is locked in place and ready for blade removal.
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With the flywheel exposed, manually rotate the flywheel to one of the four (4) locking holes lines up with
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flywheel locking pin.
Position 1 - Flywheel turns freely.
Remove the clevis pin and push in the flywheel locking pin to lock the flywheel in place. Insert the clevis
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pin in the flywheel locking pin to prevent flywheel from moving.
Remove the four (4) Flat head socket screws, washers and nuts from the chipper blade. The blades have
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with two cutting edges. The first time the blades are removed, they can be reversed to utilize the other
sharp edge. Caution: When removing the blades, be careful not to drop any hardware in the lower
flywheel housing! This can cause damage to the wood chipper. Use a telescoping magnetic pickup tool
to retrieve any dropped hardware.
Torque the 10mm bolts to 40-45 ft lbs when installing the blades. Always replace 10mm locking nuts when
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changing blades or reversing. Repeat this for the other three (3) blades. Upon replacing the blades, proceed
to checking/setting the gap between the blades and bed plate.
10mm Locking nut
10mm Washer
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Assembly
Operating Instructions
Locking hole
Clevis pin
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Position 2 - Flywheel is locked, preventing
rotation of flywheel.
Blade
10mm Flat head screw