Product Manual

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8 TROUBLE SHOOTING
The Wallenstein 3 Point Hitch Wood Chipper is designed with blades on a rotor to cut, shear and chip wooden
material. It is a simple and reliable system that requires minimal maintenance.
In the following section, we have listed many of the problems, causes and solutions to the problems that
you may encounter.
If you encounter a problem that is difcult to solve, even after having read through this trouble shooting
section, please call your local distributor or dealer. Before you call, please have this Operator's Manual from
your unit and serial number ready.
Obstructed discharge.
Clear debris from discharge chute.
Ensure machine is off
Rotor plugged.
Inspect and clear chipper hopper
lower rotor housing and rotor.
Ensure machine is off
Broken shear pin Replace shear pin. Ensure machine is off
Low engine speed.
Throttle is set to specified speed
(540 -1000)
Blades and/or knives
are dull.
Rotate, sharpen or replace blade
and/or knives.
Ensure machine is off
Rotor blade angle
wrong, improper
angle.
Re-sharpen knives to specified
angle and check that blade is
installed properly.
Ensure machine is off
Obstructed discharge.
Clear debris from discharge chute .
Ensure machine is off
Broken or missing
blade .
Replace broken/missing blade. Ensure machine is off.
PTO driveline out of
phase
Align driveline Ensure machine is off.
Rotor may be bent
Check rotor to see if it wobbles.
Replace rotor
Ensure machine is off, call
technician for repair
Obstructed discharge.
Clear debris from discharge chute .
Ensure machine is off
Feeding in too much
material
Feed smaller amounts into chipper
hopper.
Feeding material too
quickly
Feed larger material slowly into
chipper hopper.
Rotor plugged.
Inspect and clear chipper hopper
lower rotor housing and rotor.
Ensure machine is off
Green material will
not discharge.
Allow material to dry or alternate
dry/wet material.
Chipper blade
clearance too large.
Set clearance to 1/32 to 1/16 " (.76 -
1.52 mm). Use chipper clearance
tool (see accessories)
Ensure machine is off.
Dull blades. Rotate, sharpen or replace blade Ensure machine is off.
Unusual vibration while
running.
Machine requires excessive
power or stalls.
PROBLEM CAUSE SOLUTION CAUTION
Rotor does not turn
Slow feeding.