Second hand chipper hours.

[Marula]

If I was to buy a second hand chipper, what sort of hours would you say is a no go area? 1100 plus to many?

 

 

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[Mick Dempsey]

Depends on the size of the chipper and the price, what sort of thing you looking at and at what budget?

[Marula]

I was thinking of a timberwolf 190 or a Jensen. I've seen a few for about 8k with roughly 1100 hours.

 

 

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[Mick Dempsey]

I sold my 150 with just under 2000 hrs, I'd say the engine (the v1505) which they put in the 190 was as good as the day it left the factory.

 

Those sorts of hours on an unknown machine make it a gamble (new ones can have issues of course as I well know)

 

If you can look at the anvils and get the drive belt off to check the main bearings it could mitigate the risk a bit.

[Marula]

Cheers Mick, good advice that, I'll be going along with my tool kit.

 

 

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[treequip]

Don't forget that disconnecting the clock is simplicity itself, a service record and overall condition is probably just as good an indicator as any. Have a look at the filters, if they have the date fitted written on them, its an indicator that someone was looking after the machine.

[Hawkes Trees]

Hi I have a TW190 TDHB for sale with 807hrs on clock, owned since new. £8500 plus VAT if that's of interest? My no is 07712 305385, based near Colchester Essex

 

 

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[benedmonds]

I happened to check ours last week (I don't do the maintenance)..

 

TW190 has 1,470 hrs

TW 250's 1,776 and 926

Vermeer 230xl 1027

[Marula]

Thanks hawkes, I'm still visiting if the idea is a nostalgic trip or not.

 

 

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