Maximum Branch Diameter; Feeding The Garden Shredder - Stihl GH 460 Manuel D'utilisation

with the garden shredder, stop feeding the
machine in order to relieve the load on the
motor or engine.

9.7 Feeding the garden shredder

Risk of injury!
Carefully read the section entitled
"For your safety" ( 4.), sub-
section "Working with your
machine" ( 4.6) in particular, and
follow all the safety instructions
before feeding the garden
shredder. It is only permitted for
one person to feed the garden
shredder.
Risk of injury!
Never reach into the feed
opening.
Observe the correct engine load.
( 9.6)
Do not feed material into the two
feed openings (1, 2) on the garden
shredder at the same time. Danger
of blocking.
Soft material:
● Before feeding the garden
shredder, note the working
area. ( 9.4)
● Start the garden shredder.
( 11.1)
● Throw organic plant trimmings such as
fruit and vegetable waste, flower
cuttings, leaves, thin branches etc. into
the feed opening (1) for soft material.
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The feed opening (1) is only for
feeding with soft material or with
thin branches (up to approx. 10 mm
in diameter) with numerous side
shoots and twigs. The branch
guide (3) should be folded in when
feeding soft material into the
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shredder. (
Damp or wet soft material will
cause blockages in the machine
more quickly. For this reason, feed
the garden shredder more slowly
and pay particular attention to the
engine speed. When feeding soft
material into the machine, make
sure that the engine hood is not
covered with shredding material.
Risk of engine overheating due to
covered cooling slots.
Always keep the engine clean.
Hard material:
● Before feeding the garden
shredder, note the working
area. ( 9.4)
● Fold out the branch
guide (3). ( 11.3)
● Observe the maximum branch
diameter. ( 9.3)
● Start the garden shredder. (
11.4)
● Feed tree and hedge cuttings and
11.1)
Risk of injury:
In order to prevent injuries caused
by kickback, the garden shredder
must be fed with hard material in
the correct manner. If the garden
shredder is fed from the rear
(i.e. the operator is standing in the
working area ( 9.4), the branch
material should be inserted at a
slight angle and guided along the
left-hand chute wall to the blade
unit in accordance with the
symbol (4). When feeding, note the

maximum branch diameter. (

The large feed opening (2) is
designed to better accommodate
branches with numerous side
shoots and twigs.
Cut up thick branches and
branches with numerous side
shoots (note the maximum branch
thickness) beforehand using
loppers. Throw thin pruning
material (up to approx. 10 mm in
diameter) into the feed opening (1)
for soft material.
branch material slowly into the feed
opening (2) of the folded-out branch
guide (3). The hard material is
automatically drawn in by the machine.
You should support and guide longer
branches with your hand when
shredding.
9.3)
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