Timberwolf 280 radiator clean

[Treeman123]

HI Guys

 

I have a Timberwolf 280, the radiator seems to get full of dust and chip fast unlike my old tw190. I have been blowing it through weekly with the airline from the front back towards the engine, is this correct? or should i be pulling the radiator out? seems a mission to do so

 

Thanks

 

Joe

[Timberwolf Official]

Hi @Treeman123

 

Cleaning the area around the radiator should be done daily, as outlined in the manual. If the environment is extremely dusty it will clog quicker, and so cleaning may be required more than once a day.

You are correct in the direction you are blowing the debris out and there is no need to remove the radiator

[Treeman123]

Thanks for the reply all makes sense

[aspenarb]

I beg to differ on this, in my experience they are better and easier to clean from the engine side blowing forward and not trying to shove chip/dust further into them.

A radiator blocked with chip dust or crap on any machine is only blocked because the engine fan cant actually pull the crap through the fins, its far easier and kinder to the rad to blow them out  from behind using a decent long angled blow gun like the one below, just be careful not to poke the cores/fins with it.

 

Bob

 

 

 

[Mick Dempsey]

Agreed, blow it out from both sides.

 

Plus draining and pulling a rad to give it a thorough clean (garden hose with a jet setting followed by an airline) is a piece of piss, 13mm bolts that’s all.

 

Did it once a year every year.

[woody paul]

Just don't hit rad as they are easy damaged. 

[Treeman123]

Thanks guys, yer I am worried about damaging it. I will get that gun Bob and give it ago.

 

 

[roseyweb]

I usually do it with the fan running from the outside as the fan blow it through, 

i await being told why I'm wrong on this 

[GA Groundcare]

Disagree with TimberWolf, we blow the radiators out from the engine outwards. 

 

Before now if the radiator is bunged up proper and its a heavy duty core (ie not a soft car style) we have removed the radiator, prop it against a wall, get the pressure washer out on a sunny day and pressure wash the core until you get sunshine right through the whole core. It works a treat. Some times its the only way.

[Treeman123]

6 hours ago, GA Groundcare said:

Disagree with TimberWolf, we blow the radiators out from the engine outwards. 

 

Before now if the radiator is bunged up proper and its a heavy duty core (ie not a soft car style) we have removed the radiator, prop it against a wall, get the pressure washer out on a sunny day and pressure wash the core until you get sunshine right through the whole core. It works a treat. Some times its the only way.

Does the pressure washer not damage the fins on the radiator?