entec chipper

[dig-dug-dan]

I have been offered an entec chipper, the 6inch, for £1000. Its a 1999, done 1600 genuime hours, but it needs work. It needs a new flywheel bearing, new blades, and from the looks of it, cpuld do with a paint up, some panels straightening, new mudguards. I think from what he said, the engine is sound, but needs a service and possibly a new battery, and some new leakoff pipe.

I used it last when I hired it off him about 3 years ago, and for the last two years its sat gathering dust in a barn

just wondering if its worth doing up, and if I tackle it myself, or give it to a specialist.

any thoughts?

[Breezeblock]

at a £1000 i would buy it do some repairs and have a good chipper at the end of it a splash of paint to finish off even if it was totally bolloxed you could still break it up and make money on it

[5 shires]

I have been offered an entec chipper, the 6inch, for £1000. Its a 1999, done 1600 genuime hours, but it needs work. It needs a new flywheel bearing, new blades, and from the looks of it, cpuld do with a paint up, some panels straightening, new mudguards. I think from what he said, the engine is sound, but needs a service and possibly a new battery, and some new leakoff pipe.

I used it last when I hired it off him about 3 years ago, and for the last two years its sat gathering dust in a barn

just wondering if its worth doing up, and if I tackle it myself, or give it to a specialist.

any thoughts?

 

Offer him £500 or just leave it....god knows what else could be wrong with it....worth a punt for £500.. But definitely no more.just my opinion before this thread go's of track.

[woody paul]

Even if you chuck another £2000 at it still a cheap chipper in the end and if you have used it in the past you should know what its like.

[dan494]

Id have it at that price and quite happily throw the same again at it to have a reasonable machine

[padman]

Id have it at that price and quite happily throw the same again at it to have a reasonable machine

 

Ditto

[dig-dug-dan]

Mmmmmmm. Food for thought. I guess I need to cost things out a bit. Bearing will be expensive and not an easy job i suppose

[Benny4817]

if you have decent knowledge of machines and chippers bearings are not very dear maybe 45-60 depending where ya get from and stripping down did mine including new anvils new fins all off and back on in a long day on my own due to weight of stuff with 2 people i could easily do mine again Off and on within morning including coffee n biscuits lol

[dan494]

If you don't have it I'd be interested in it as a project

[Mick Dempsey]

Ditto

 

Yep, a grand is nothing, anything half decent is 3 to 4k