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User manual Snapper, model GRINDER SG 8000

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Direct the shredder to discharge into a compost pile or against a wall, large board or other obstruction. Feed cornstalks by hand, slowly, several at a time until the last 18" remain in your hand - then let go. This willo give you a coarsely shredded product several inches long. With a garden spade or pitchfork refeed this material into the shredder until it reaches the consistency you want. A cornstalk that has been processed this way, just one time, will chemically break down within a day or two in yourcompost heap. For green materials such as tomato or potato vines, you may first have to snap off extending side shoots. Place vine in the hopper and prod further with a rugged stick (never you hands). (5) For grinding dry leaves, use the 1" perforated screen and dump leaves into the top feed hopper by the basket, bag, or pitchfork. If bridging occurs, use a stick to stir leaves into the shredding chamber. Freshly fallen leaves do present a problem, and it is best to pile these and allow to sit until they become quite soggy. If this is impractical, these wet or damp leaves must be processed through the unit with no screen and along with other materials. All by themselves, for the most part, wet leaves will simply blow through the shredder. Soggy, partly decomposed leaves process very well. Again, remove the screen. Dump in pitchfork loads and prod through with a stick. Use common sense when using your shredder-chipper. Learn to recognize the change in sound when it is overloaded. If the rotor becomes jammed by overloading or another cause, stop the engine immediately and no damage will occur. IF YOU JAM THE ROTOR AND DO NOT STOP THE ENGINE IT WILL BURN THE BELT OR RUIN THE CLUTCH. To free a jammed rotor, stop the engine, remove the spark plug wire, remove the screen and remove the material left in the shredding chamber. Check to see that the rotor will turn freely before you start the shredder. (6) For green hedge prunings, small diameter wood prunings (with leaves), rose or flower trimmings, process with the 1" perforated screen installed. Feed bunches at a time through the top feed hopper. Experience will tell you how much you unit can handle at one time. (7) To process branches, dry or green, use the side chipping hopper.; The 1" screen may be left installed but it serves no practical purpose when chipping. It is best to clip off side twigs or limbs from the main branch. Feed one at a time if they are 2" or more in diameter. Green branches process more quickly and easier than dry branches and or course soft wood easier than hard wood. Push the branch in at an angle of the hopper and throat. Always use the hopper extension. Never allow your hands to enter the hopper. As the branch being chipped gets shorter, finish chipping the stub by shoving in with the next branch to be chipped. Never throw the stub into the shredder hopper. It is too large to be processed through the shredder and will damage the machine. Only your operator experience will tell you when to use a screen or no screen, how fast to feed and how to process difficult materials. There is such a magnitude of possible materials that we cannot discuss each individually. Some naturally are easier to work with than others, but most all common organic products available to a gardener can be processed by using your unit and common sense. 8 CENTRIFUGAL CLUTCH INSTALLATION AND SERVICING INSTRUCTIONS FOR 1" CLUTCH NO. 40783 INSTALLATION (1) Clean shaft and remove any burrs. (2) Place key in keyway inside clutch hub. (3) Slide clutch onto shaft, followed by washer if required. (4) Lock clutch to shaft with set screws. LUBRICATION AND MAINTENANCE The centrifugal clutch on this machine is permanently lubricated and does not require oil or grease. If, after long periods of use, the drum wobbles excessively, replace the bushing. Replace damaged set screws. Always replace shoes and springs in pairs; whenever shoes are changed, replace both springs. REMOVAL AND DISASSEMBLY (1) Remove clutch from shaft by loosening set screws. Remove key from keyway. (2) Remove retainer ring and slide off drum assembly. (3) Release one hook of spring from shoe pin. (4) Carefully note position of shoes. Remove shoes from hub. REASSEMBLY (1) Locate shoes correctly on hub for rotation required. (2) Place one end of each spring over a shoe pin, stretch spring just enough to clear pin on the other shoe. , Avoid overstretching that may damage spring. (3) Replace fiber washer on hub shaft. (4) Reassemble drum to hub, secure with retaining ring. (5) Locate key in keyway of hub. (6) Slide clutch onto crankshaft, then spacer(s) or washer. (7) Secure hub by tightening set screws. CLUTCH PARTS LIST, 1" BORE - 8 HP ENGINES Complete Part #40783 Key No. Part No. Description Quantity 1 40790 Set Screw 2 2 40791 Retaining Ring 1 3 40792 Washer 1 5 40793 Drum & Bushing 2 6 40794 Spring 2 7 40795 Shoe 2 8 40796 Hub 1 9 TROUBLE SHOOTING - QUESTIONS & ANSWERS...