Removing Blockages; Adjusting The Pressure Plate - Grizzly Tools GHS 2842 B Traducción Del Manual De Instrucciones Original

• To prevent clogging, alternate the
shredding of branches with thin twigs
and wilted garden waste that has been
stored for several days.
• Remove soil and stones from roots
before shredding.
• Do not shred soft, damp material such
as kitchen waste. Compost it instead.
• Pick up a few dry branches at the end
and use them to help clean the device.
• Only switch off the device when all
shredded material has passed through
the cutting roll area. Otherwise, the
cutting roll can become blocked when
restarting.

Removing blockages

Changing rotational direction:
1.
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2. Turn the rotary switch to the left. The
device is now in inching mode.
à jammed material is released.
3. Change the rotational direction again
to continue shredding (see Section
"Operation/switching on/off").
Changing the distance of the pressure
plate:
For stubborn blockages, you can also in-
crease the distance between the pressure
plate and the cutting roll.
1. Turn the adjuster screw
(see ,No. 8) counter-clockwise ( + ).
2. Run the cutting roll backwards as de-
scribed in "Changing rotational direc-
tion".
3. When the jammed material is free, you
must readjust the pressure plate by
turning the adjuster screw (see Sec-
Slide the rotary
switch lock (see
No. 2) in the direction
of the mains cable.
tion "Operating instructions/adjusting
the pressure plate").
Unscrewing the housing plate
Blockages in the device can be removed
after unscrewing the housing plate.
Switch off the device and unplug
the mains plug.
Wear gloves when handling the
cutting roll.
1. Remove the four hexagon sock-
et screws (15) from the housing
plate (16).
2. Remove the housing plate.
3. You can now remove the block-
age in the device.
4. When replacing the housing
, plate (16), make sure it is posi-
tioned correctly. It is fixed based
on the blade shaft (17) and the
pressure plate pin (18).
5. Screw the housing plate (16)
with the four hexagon socket
screws (15).

Adjusting the pressure plate

Running-in a new machine can some-
times require the pressure plate to be
adjusted at shorter intervals at the begin-
ning.
You can see the right time to adjust the
pressure plate when the shredded mate-
rial only appears crushed and is still held
together in one piece.
1. Turn the machine on.
2. Slowly turn the adjuster screw
(see , No. 8) in a clockwise direction
( – ), until grinding noises are audible.
à Small aluminium chips fall from
the ejection chute.
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