Product Manual

USING THE SHREDDER HOPPER

• The shredder hopper is located on the top of the unit and is the opening into which all materials to be shredded

should be fed. Most organic materials can be shredded. A flex guard, or blowback shield is secured to the

hopper. Material must be pushed past this flap by using a wooden stick in order to enter the main shredding

chamber where revolving steel hammers do the shredding. The blowback shield is an important feature. It

prevents kickback of materials! Do not use your machine unless the blowback shield is securely

fastened in place.

• Due to the wide variety of materials that can be shredded, and their very different physical characteristics,

initially only feed limited quantities of any material into the hopper. The amount and length of material can be

increased if you find that the material is being processed easily. Your judgment and operator experience is

very important. Be sure not to overload the machine by feeding too much material into the hopper at one time.

If you hear the RPM’s of the engine decreasing, stop feeding material into the machine at once. Do not resume

feeding the machine until it has returned to full speed.

• The maximum diameter of material that can be shredded is 1”. Any larger material should be fed through the

chipper-hopper. Material larger than 1” can cause serious damage to any of the internal parts of the shredding

chamber. The unit should be inspected after every use for bent hammers, missing spacers, damage to the

screen or any other obvious problems. If damage occurs, the rotor assembly can become unbalanced causing

excessive vibration. If used in this state, damage can occur. Do not use the machine if vibration is present.

Vibration is generally a warning sign of trouble.

• Several small branches can be fed into the shredder-hopper at once providing their combined diameter is less

than 1”. Branches longer than three feet should be cut to make them more manageable while feeding. Green

materials should be allowed to dry, or processed in small batches with dry materials to avoid winding around

the rotor assembly.

• Wet materials will clog the machine easily. They are best processed with the optional bar screen.

MATERIALS BEST SUITED FOR SHREDDING

• Leaves

• Roots

• Grass clippings

• Straw

• Hay

• Small branches

• Flowers

• Soil

• Garden debris

• Hedge clippings

• Kitchen Waste

• Manure

• Corn Stalks

• Palm frond tops

• Potato vines

• Tomato vines

• Paper

NOTE - The hammers within the shredding chamber can tug suddenly at material being

fed into the shredder-hopper. Do not hold on tightly to branches and vines, and don’t

feed material straight down into the hopper with your arm pointing downward toward

the opening. Instead, keep your arms parallel to the ground and several inches above

the top edge of the hopper.