flushcut
TreeHouser
Knives never serviced! How are the bearings? Has it ever had service preformed?
Fitchburg Chipper for sale
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Burnham
Woods walker
I'd assume this:
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Altissimus
TreeHouser
Funny thing is I believe this to be the only thread here to ever reference Tumble Weed management
jhster2
Treehouser
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Hi Flushcut.
I'm sorry, but the only servicing that the previous owner mentioned was that, to his best recollection, the blades had never been serviced. Aside from that, he also told me that, while they were using it, the engine did get regular oil changes and tune ups.
One of the first things that I did before buying it was to put a socket wrench on the crankshaft pully to see if the engine bearings were seized up. They were not. The engine turned better than I expected it would given its age and the fact that it had sat pretty much abandoned for all those years while exposed to the elements. I then removed all the spark plugs and inserted a fiber optic camera in each cylinder to inspect the condition of each combustion chamber. I was rather surprised to see strong evidence of the original factory cross-hatch honing in every cylinder which indicated to me that the engine had not been run very much during its lifetime. The absence of any discernable piston ring ridge pretty much confirmed that condition as well. Also the engine produces 50 to 60 pounds of oil pressure, so I am reasonably certain that the piston rings have not collapsed. There is no oil in the cooling system, nor any coolant in the lubricating system.
As to the bearings on the cutter drum, all I can tell you is when I was using it I would run the engine up to about 2300 rpm, and I would run it like that on and off for several hours each day until I got tired of stuffing hundreds of these @!#%! tumbleweeds into it. So I am going to venture a guess that the drum bearings are still okay?
jhster2
Treehouser
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Quite alright Stig.
I had thought about posting all of that originally, but I didn't think anyone would want to read through it all.
I hope your trip to Norway turns out well for you.
We all have bad days every now and then.
Who knew that both of ours would coincide?
I guess I have a lot to learn about wood chippers.
John.
Nutball
TreeHouser
It's best to grease the cutter drum bearings every day it gets used or every 5 hours of use.
SeanKroll
Treehouser
PTO, occasionally.
Its all good, thanks for the history of your chipper.
I guess some of our skepticism comes from the fact that many of us must abide by Work Safe and Health and Safety legislation, being businesses.
That means that any equipment must have minimum safety features in order to be legal.
Cool story of your one man tumbleweed eradication efforts.
I guess some of our skepticism comes from the fact that many of us must abide by Work Safe and Health and Safety legislation, being businesses.
That means that any equipment must have minimum safety features in order to be legal.
Cool story of your one man tumbleweed eradication efforts.
Altissimus
TreeHouser
So , Tumble Weeds ... somehow gather then burn them ¿¿ ?.
jhster2
Treehouser
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Absolutely correct, Sir!
This place is like a wind tunnel.
The wind out here is best described as being "relentlessly vicious".
Calm days are rather rare.
And I'd hate to be responsible for setting half the valley afire.
My neighbors might tend to get a bit angry if I were to start a fire that destroyed their homes.
