Forst warranty and service top notch.

[Mark Bolam]

You lot are banging on about warranties, service intervals, anvils and crap like that and Stu has put up a pic of his Greenmech which has a CIDER HOLDER!

It also appears to have a coat hook next to it, I'm presuming that is for women to hang their knickers on.

 

 

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[Goaty]

Your tin or glass is on the full side as usual eh, mr Bolam?

 

 

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[Mark Bolam]

Always mate!

 

 

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[Stephen Blair]

Ive ran TP for 16 years, 4 different models , a bandit, timberwolf, 2 Greenmech , Jensen and a schiesling oh and an arbor eater.

I have no idea what their back up service or warranty is like.

Never needed it.

Just saying

Edited June 22, 2017 by Stephen Blair

[Ty Korrigan]

Hello Mr B,

Did you ever run any road tow machines?

Regards

Ty

[Ty Korrigan]

You lot are banging on about warranties, service intervals, anvils and crap like that and Stu has put up a pic of his Greenmech which has a CIDER HOLDER!

It also appears to have a coat hook next to it, I'm presuming that is for women to hang their knickers on.

 

 

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Well spotted Mr Bolam!

The hook is actually for my cidre tankard, chipper not being the crumpet catcher I hoped it would be...

Ty

[Stephen Blair]

Hello Mr B,

 

Did you ever run any road tow machines?

 

Regards

 

Ty

 

 

Arbor eater, Bandit 250 and a TW and a Jensen

[Chris Day]

Forgot I'd started this thread and have just had a read through and noticed a couple of things which concern me.

 

1. Marc you had the same grease bank issue and were told to replace with stronger pipes. So it's a recurring fault and I wasn't given the same advice, I shortened my pipes to fit new olives making recurrence more likely.

 

2. Someone's machine blew all it's hydraulic oil out of the filter, mine did this just over a week ago. Buying a filter not through forst is impossible and we were in Sheffield with Heavy engineering everywhere, a little concerning why isn't it a common part? Fortunately the I ring was ok so just refitted the filter filled up with oil and hoped, it's been ok thankfully.

 

3. It threw a track, we had the kit with us to sort it but the only way to empty the grease from the tensioning piston is to remove the idler roller from the machine put it in a vice and swing on the nut. Not ideal and fortunate we had access to a workshop.

 

4. Twice this week it has stalled when the anti stress should have kicked in. A quick fix but surely anti stress should mean this can't happen it just stops and you back the jam out of the rollers.

 

Has got me thinking that perhaps I need to carry more spares and spanners! Oh and given depreciation just hope I'm having a rough couple of weeks.

[Johny Walker]

Forgot I'd started this thread and have just had a read through and noticed a couple of things which concern me.

 

1. Marc you had the same grease bank issue and were told to replace with stronger pipes. So it's a recurring fault and I wasn't given the same advice, I shortened my pipes to fit new olives making recurrence more likely.

 

2. Someone's machine blew all it's hydraulic oil out of the filter, mine did this just over a week ago. Buying a filter not through forst is impossible and we were in Sheffield with Heavy engineering everywhere, a little concerning why isn't it a common part? Fortunately the I ring was ok so just refitted the filter filled up with oil and hoped, it's been ok thankfully.

 

3. It threw a track, we had the kit with us to sort it but the only way to empty the grease from the tensioning piston is to remove the idler roller from the machine put it in a vice and swing on the nut. Not ideal and fortunate we had access to a workshop.

 

4. Twice this week it has stalled when the anti stress should have kicked in. A quick fix but surely anti stress should mean this can't happen it just stops and you back the jam out of the rollers.

 

Has got me thinking that perhaps I need to carry more spares and spanners! Oh and given depreciation just hope I'm having a rough couple of weeks.

 

chris

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[Chris Day]

Cheers Johny, but found a hydraulic place in wath upon dearne as needed some new hoses for my new toy a little ton and a half 360 and the place has everything so he's my go to bloke for all things hydraulic will post his phone number when I find his card.