TR8 woes.

[Khriss]

7 minutes ago, Mick Dempsey said:

Total crap. 
Plenty of firms use them as not only can anyone tow them but a 35hp chipper gives them enough performance to run a good tree business and not be pulling 1.5 tonnes around every day.

Rubbish!  Not even close to the performance mark of the proper built machines. Spent more time welding up hoppers that you would believe! Shoddy is the word 😊 K

[Mick Dempsey]

Sorry Khriss, you’re way off on this.

 

 

Edited January 2, 2021 by Mick Dempsey

[woody paul]

Yes the 150 was a game changer but you miss understood, I was on about tracked as this is how the thread started. 

So when you are in that league of chipper you will need trailer ticket to tow of you are young one. 

[lux]

Sorry Khriss, you’re way off on this.
 
 

Bit of both I think. The tw230 punches above its weight. Impressive performance but they made weight savings everywhere on the machine to achieve it. Has made them a bit fragile. I bet you don’t see the 230’s kicking around at the same age as the 150’s or even entecs that are still in daily use. My mates has been a nightmare. Falls apart all the time and he is pretty good on the maintenance front.

Can’t argue their performance though.

[Mick Dempsey]

I bet you do, they’ll be fetching silly money in a decade, same as the 150s are.
 

I have heard of a recall on the chassis weld, apart from that they seem to have been relatively ok. My mate is on his second 230 after 2 x 150s and loves them.

 

Is there a FB site of TW owners moaning and sharing their issues?

 

 

 

 

[Khriss]

1 hour ago, Mick Dempsey said:

Sorry Khriss, you’re way off on this.

 

 

Nope, Sword of Damocles will not hang over my head K

[Khriss]

( plus TW lil keyhole fr blade changing -  dear god !! Who thought that up ! ) 

[Mick Dempsey]

6 minutes ago, Khriss said:

( plus TW lil keyhole fr blade changing -  dear god !! Who thought that up ! ) 

Done it a hundred times, if you clear the torq drive hole out thoroughly and clean and put a bit of that no slip stuff on it, no problem.

 

 

Edited January 2, 2021 by Mick Dempsey
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[lux]

I bet you do, they’ll be fetching silly money in a decade, same as the 150s are.
 
I have heard of a recall on the chassis weld, apart from that they seem to have been relatively ok. My mate is on his second 230 after 2 x 150s and loves them.
 
Is there a FB site of TW owners moaning and sharing their issues?
 
 
 
 

General recall for the chassis. They were cracking. I think all machines within a certain production number had to have a complete new chassis.
I really don’t see them being around in 20 years like an entec
Still a good chipper. But like the forst I would have it outside a warranty. I’d flip it against a new one every 3 years.
I can’t recall exactly what was wrong with his but along the lines of your st8 being out of balance / alignment causing some serious damage.
Lister could resolve it so went back to TW. Took months.

[Khriss]

1 minute ago, Mick Dempsey said:

Done it a hundred times, if you clear the torq drive hole out thoroughly and clean and put a bit of that no slip stuff on it, no problem.

 

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..but hath not you bought a Forst tho ?   I would think its hard to defend those lightweight chippers . K