Field repairs to keep going

[Big Bolt]

We have been cutting and chipping for 2 weeks at the same site and the bearings on the chipper where starting to rumble so a quick change was needed to get all done for easter, 40 mins and back to work .

[ashtree]

An excellent on the job fix and obviously saved much money and down time.

 

Can I ask how you got the old bearings out, does the plate come off to do that?

 

Did you have to change the drive end bearing as well or was it ok?

 

I will shortly need to change the bearings on my TW 18/100, it's only a small machine but the shop wants about £450 + vat (not VAT registered) and it's a 120 mile round tow to take it in anyway.

 

I'm quite handy mechanically but without experience on these things.

 

Any helpful comments would be much appreciated.

 

Thanks.

[Breezeblock]

450 to change bearings:w00t:

[Buzzsurgeon]

Perhaps only the two smaller outer bearings were changed, just to get the job finished, then change the larger bearing at the back of the flywheel back at base!

[Hill-Billy]

Nice work boys! Just out of interest, how many hours did you get out of the old bearings? I've got a 2004 Timberwolf 150 with 385 hours and it's still going strong...!

[Hodge]

They usually last about 500 hours.

 

 

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[Gary Prentice]

Bearings, child's play:001_tt2:

 

We changed a engine in a tracked Kwikchip in a customers garden. Luckily the old one blew under a tree, so chain hoisted it out. Took most of the day buts that's a real field repair.:lol:

[PeteB]

I will shortly need to change the bearings on my TW 18/100, it's only a small machine but the shop wants about £450 + vat (not VAT registered) and it's a 120 mile round tow trip:

 

Take it to Outdoor Power Tools in Derby. They are GreenMech dealers but, historically, theybused to be Timberwolf dealers and still look after Timberwolf machines.

[Big Bolt]

took the back plate off and knocked the bearings out only one had a proplem the other looked fine , bearings done about 650 hours , changed both £ 20 + 2 new shims the large bearing was left in place as i never seem to have proplems with it , the good thing with the old entec simple enginering , bad thing the roter bearings never mind i have had it ten years and it has cost me about £2k in repairs and has made me thousands !!!

[ashtree]

Thanks for that.