Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) Discussions

I just bought a used MTD chipper/shredder with  a 5HP B&S engine on it. Seems to work reasonably wll for mulching leaves and small branches. The chipper function is a bit tricky. The wood is presented at an angle to the cutter and starts to form a wedge shaped point. The tip of the point has a tendency to jam the whole thing and stall the engine. It doesn't happen all the time but is a pain when it does.

So far a like the results a lot when it works and just want to see if I can improve my technique so suggestions are of course welcome.

It did come with a service manual but I am searching for more info online and haven't found much yet, B&S doesn't seem to go that far back. If anyone has some good pointers I'd appreciate it.