Excessive water in the drum.

[Theocus]

A semi serious question with an obvious answer but with this recent weather we have been having (heavy rain) my TW150 is kept outside and was not used for 2-3 days during the heavy rain period. When i came to start it it struggled to turn over due to the volume of water collected in the cutting drum. The obvious answer is to store it under a roof or cover with a sheet which i am now doing but is there a reason water pours into the drum, are they not very well sealed?

[Timberwolf Official]

Hi Theocus

 

A serious answer to your semi serious question.

You will have noticed that the machine has a wide funnel attached to the rotor housing which is an ideal collection point for a rain gauge, and with the weather as it has been would not take long to accumulate in the rotor housing.

As to your comment on the sealing of the unit, for so much rain water to remain in the housing the seal cant be too bad,

We recognised that this was a possibility that the elements could enter the machine and on newer machines put a drain hole in the rotor housing, can I suggest that if you have a newer unit you unblock the hole to allow the escape of the water thus enabling you to start your machine with no problems

OH by the way do not stand near the discharge tube when you start up as you may have an extra shower

And if you can store the unit and protect it from the elements, it woiuld benefit the unit a great deal, and raise the jockey wheel as high as possible to help drain the water away from the funnel.

 

regards

Timberwolf Tech Support