Owner’s Manual

UNPACKING6 INFEED CHUTE PANELS6 INFEED ROLLER CONTROL HANDLE9 INFFFD ROI I FR I INKAGF ARM9 DISCHARGE CHUTF10 HARDWARE10 HYDRAULIC OIL10 PTO SHAFT LENGTH11 OPERATION 12 START UP12 DISCHARGE CHUTE ADJUSTMENT12 DISCHARGE CHUTE DEFLECTOR13 CHIPPING13 STOPPING14 INFFFD RO! ! FR CONTRO!15 MAINTENANCE & SERVICE 16 REPLACING BLADES16 SHARPENING BLADES17 SETTING BED PLATE GAP18 ADJUSTING HYDRAU IC PUMP BEL T TFNSION20 RFPj ACING HYDRAU IC PUMP BEL T21 GREASABLE BEARINGS21 PARTS LIST 22

Dear Woodland Mills Customer, Congratulations and thank you for choosing the Woodland MillsTM WC68 wood chipper! It was designed to be the best valued PTO wood chipper on the market. Please take the time to read through the manual for detailed instructions on assembly, operation and maintenance. Following the procedures and recommendations in this manual will ensure you yield maximum performance and safety from the WC68 wood chipper. For any technical questions or replacement parts, please contact Woodland MillsTM at 1-855-476-6455 OWNER'S RECORD Please take a moment to record the following information...

INTENDED USE Woodland Mills chippers are designed for acreage owners to aid in chipping natural, untreated wood only. Materials that are processed may contain chemicals or by-products that could corrode the machine or damage it, resulting in safety concerns. SPECIFICATIONS

SAFETY • Do not operate this machine until this manual has been read and fully understood; serious injury or severe machine damage can occur if these safety warnings are ignored.
 • Never allow more than one person to operate this machine at one time. If two people are working together it will increase the chance of your workmate engaging the machine or causing you to fall into the machine. • If your hand is ever near the chipping or feeding area serious injury can occur. • Never place your hands or feet on or near the machine while it is engaged. • Never place your hands or feet on or near the...

STAY CLEAR OF ROTATING DRIVELINES • Entanglement in rotating driveline can cause serious injury or death. • Keep tractor master shield and driveline shields in place at all times. Make sure rotating shields turn freely. • Wear close fitting clothing. • Stop the engine and be sure that PTO driveline is stopped before making adjustments, connections, or cleaning out PTO driven equipment. • Do not install any adapter device between the tractor and the primary implement PTO drive shaft that will allow a 1000 rpm tractor shaft to power a 540 rpm implement at speeds higher than 540 rpm. • Do not install...

ASSEMBLY The WC68 wood chipper will arrive in a steel crate and will require minimal assembly and set up. Follow the below steps to properly assemble and set up your chipper. UNPACKING The upper steel crate frame may be removed from the crate base by removing the bolts at the bottom. The wrapped chipper parts may also be removed from the crate at this point and packaging material removed. When finished, the chipper will be sitting on the base of the steel crate as shown below. INFEED CHUTE PANELS The chipper infeed chute consists of four (4) metal panels that require bolting together. Begin by...

ASSEMBLY INFEED CHUTE PANELS CONTINUED… With the top panel bolted to the hinge, the two (2) side panels can now be bolted to the outside of it using the M6 allen key socket button head bolts, 13mm lock nuts and flat washers. Install 2 bolts per side and leave the last bolt out at this point. Do not fully tighten the bolts yet. The head of the bolt should be on the inside of the chute with the washer and lock nut on the outside. The bottom panel may now be installed with the first two (2) bolts as shown below so that it can be swung up to meet the side panels.

ASSEMBLY INFEED CHUTE PANELS CONTINUED… The round edge bar is designed to add additional strength to the infeed panels and also act as a rounded edge, eliminating branches from getting caught on the edge of the infeed panels. To install it, swing the bottom panel up as shown below and fit the tabs of the round bar on the outside of the panels. and are held in place using five (5) M6 allen key headed bolts, 13mm lock nuts and flat washers. There are two tabs on the side of the round edge bar which will be bolted to the side panels in the following step. The remaining bolts can be installed as...

ASSEMBLY INFEED ROLLER CONTROL HANDLE The large red coloured infeed control handle is attached using the two (2) M10 allen key headed bolts, lock nuts and flat washers. These bolts will go through the panel, round edge bar side tabs and through the control handle as shown below. With all of the bolts loosely installed for the infeed panels, they can all be tightened securely. INFEED ROLLER LINKAGE ARM With the control handle now fastened to the infeed chute, the linkage arm can be connected to it and the hydraulic control valve as shown below. The M10 bolt and nut is used to fasten the heim joint...

DISCHARGE CHUTE The discharge chute can be attached to the flywheel housing using the four (4) short M8 bolts, lock washers and flat washers as shown the below. ASSEMBLY HARDWARE Check all bolts and nuts to make sure everything is tight. All hardware is checked at the factory, but sometimes it will vibrate loose during shipment. Also check all fasteners periodically between use. A wood chipper produces high vibration levels which can cause hardware to loosen. HYDRAULIC OIL The wood chipper requires 20 litres (5.3 U.S gallons) of ISO 32 hydraulic oil before operating. Remove the cap on the hydraulic...

ASSEMBLY PTO SHAFT LENGTH The chipper is shipped with a PTO shaft that can be fitted to most tractors. The PTO shaft may need to be trimmed depending on your tractor and configuration. Follow the below steps to ensure that the PTO shaft is fitted to your tractor correctly. 1) Attach the wood chipper to the tractor, but do not install the PTO shaft. 2) Raise the chipper using the tractors 3 point hitch system so that the shaft on the tractor is level with the shaft on the chipper.
 3) Measure the distance between the locking grooves on the shaft of the tractor and chipper (A) as shown below. !...