Maximum Branch Diameter; Working Position Of The Machine; Feeding The Garden Shredder - Viking GB 460 Manuel D'utilisation

Maximum branch diameter

GB 460: 60 mm
GB 460 C: 75 mm
The size of the feed opening of the
branch guide serves only to better
accommodate branch material with
side shoots and does not indicate
the maximum permitted diameter of
the shredding material.
9.4 Working area for operator
● For safety reasons, the operator
must stay within the working area
(grey area X) for the entire operating
period.
Risk of injury:
To ensure you are not hit by
shredding material that is ejected
backwards when processing hard
material (branch guide (1) folded
out), you should stand slightly to
one side of the garden shredder
(see grey area X) and not directly
behind it.
9.5 Working position of the
machine
The garden shredder must only be
operated in an upright position. The
garden shredder must be stood on its two
wheels and on the two wheel carriers as
shown for the entire period of operation.
9.6 Correct machine load
The load on the motor or engine of the
garden shredder must never cause the
speed to drop significantly. Always feed
the garden shredder continuously and
steadily. If the speed drops when working
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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" (
section "Working with your
machine" (
follow all the safety instructions
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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:
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● 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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4.), sub-
4.6) in particular, and
Hard material:
● Before feeding the garden
● Fold out the branch
● Observe the maximum branch
● Start the garden shredder. (
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
shredder. ( 11.4)
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.
shredder, note the working
area. ( 9.4)
guide (3). ( 11.3)
diameter. ( 9.3)
11.1)
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