How to Use a Wood Chipper
A wood chipper is a useful piece of machinery. You can buy or rent one to do many jobs around your yard. Wood chippers are great for routine yard work or for cleaning up after a storm. Exercise caution when you use one. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Wear snug fitting clothing when you use a wood chipper. Baggy clothes are dangerous around a wood chipper because they can get caught in the blades and pull you in.
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Use ear plugs to protect your hearing against the noise when you use a wood chipper. They are loud machines.
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Protect your eyes by wearing safety glasses. Shredded materials have a tendency to fly when you use a wood chipper.
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Put on a good pair of work gloves and a hard hat before you start to use a wood chipper. You never know what kind of materials will fly out when you are chipping. Steel-toed safety boots are also a good safety precaution when you use a wood chipper.
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Keep your hands and feet away from the wood chipper's feed chute area. It only takes a second of distraction to get caught and pulled in.
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Push materials into the wood chipper by using a long limb or long piece of wood to help keep hands at a safe distance. Small pieces of twigs and all leaves should be thrown into the transport compartment instead of directly into the wood chipper.
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Clean excess debris from the area around the wood chipper regularly to prevent accidental falls near the machine.
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Listen to make sure the knives have come to a complete stop before you open the hood when you use a wood chipper.
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Tips & Warnings
Deaths have occurred involving the use of wood chippers. Never allow children around or near the area when you are using a wood chipper. No one under the age of 18 should be allowed to use a wood chipper alone.
