ASSEMBLY AND MOUNTINGCH 140 CHIPPERwww.farmiforest.fi--- 19 ---6.4.PTO---SHAFTIMPORTANT! If the tractor has aPTO---brake (for exampleFord), you have to use anoverrunning clutch. Shaftrecommendations:M4SLC6.4.1.CUTTING THE PTO SHAFT TOTHE CORRECT LENGHTIf the PTO shaft is too longit might bind when thethree point hitch is liftedup. Damage might becaused to the bearings ofthe chipper or to the PTOof the tractor. If the PTOshaft is too long it must becut. Both PTO halves mustbe shortened by equalamounts.CAUTION!1. Mount the chipper on the three---point hitchof the tractor.2. Cut the engine and remove the keys. Lowerthe chipper on a firm and level surface.3. Check that the splined shafts of the tractorand chipper are on the same level.4. Connect one shaft half to the chipper PTOand the other half to the tractor PTO. Put thePTO halves side by side so that one shaftend is 1” from the PTO---end of the chipper.Mark the length required. The tubes must beso short that they cannot reach the bottom inany chipper position. Cut the plastic tube.Refer to fig. 6. ---7.Fig.6.Fig.7.5. Cut a profile tube piece of similar length asthe plastic tube piece. Shorten the other PTOshaft similarly. Finish by filing the sharpedges. See fig. 8. --- 9.Fig.8.Fig.9.