SERVICE INSTRUCTIONS
CHANGE BLADES
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C190-0176
1
Turn the chipper off and remove the ignition keys.
2
Remove battery leads.
3
Remove the 3 nuts retaining the access hatch, slide hatch clear of rotor
housing.
3
4
Turn rotor to blade change position.
5
Insert locking bar into rotor housing and rotor.
6
Brush away all dirt and debris from the rotor and blades.
7
With a 24mm spanner/socket undo the 2 nyloc nuts and washers that are
holding the blade in place.
8
Remove blade bolts while holding blade in position. The inner bolt on the
inner blade passes through the hole in the roller box. If necessary tap the
bolts to loosen.
9
Grasp the blade by the flat edges while wearing heavy duty gloves.
10
Withdraw the blade from the rotor.
11
Rotate blade to use 2nd edge or replace with a new or sharpened blade.
12
Clean the back surface of the blade, blade bolts and blade area of the rotor
before reseating blades. The blades must not have any material
underneath them when tightened. If they are not flat and tight they will
become loose very quickly.
13
Reassemble the blades, bolts, washers and nuts in the order shown in the
diagram above. Use only genuine Timberwolf nuts and washers, as they
are of a higher grade than normally stocked at fastener factories. Failure
to use the appropriate grade nuts or washers may result in damage, injury
or death. The use of genuine Timberwolf blades and bolts is recommended.
14
Apply a smear of anti seize compound (copper ease) to the bolt threads and
back face of the nuts. Do not apply copper grease onto the counter bore
faces of the blades or bolts.
15
A calibrated torque wrench must be used to tighten the bolts to a torque
setting of 125 lbs ft (170 Nm).
16
Remove lock pin, rotate rotor to next blade then replace lock pin and
repeat steps 6 - 14.
17
Refit access hatch.
18
Refit the nuts and tighten to 40 lbs ft (54 Nm).
19
Refit battery leads.
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