I know its not a chainsaw, but still machinery...
We have been running the chipper quite a bit lately, for a good few hrs at a time. Yesterday at shut down after about 2 hrs, Bob realized the hydraulic motor/bearing' on the feed roller was hot, like almost too hot to touch, all the other bearings were warm, but not too much, about what you would expect for running it continuously for a couple hrs.
The fluid is topped up, filters got changed last year...no obvious leaks, just a bit of oily moisture around the fitting where the hoses head under the chassis towards the oil tank...
Any suggestions? Is running it that long at one time too long?
My chipper is second hand and the manual I was able to coerce out of the manufacturer is not very detailed.
We have been running the chipper quite a bit lately, for a good few hrs at a time. Yesterday at shut down after about 2 hrs, Bob realized the hydraulic motor/bearing' on the feed roller was hot, like almost too hot to touch, all the other bearings were warm, but not too much, about what you would expect for running it continuously for a couple hrs.
The fluid is topped up, filters got changed last year...no obvious leaks, just a bit of oily moisture around the fitting where the hoses head under the chassis towards the oil tank...
Any suggestions? Is running it that long at one time too long?
My chipper is second hand and the manual I was able to coerce out of the manufacturer is not very detailed.