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19 hours ago, Rough Hewn said:

I present "sticky"....
Cos she can only chip sticks and she likes to get stuck.
???
New blades might help.
Tested her on this today.
She performed very well though.
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Yeah, the guy who I got it from bought it ex hire.
But it has just chipped that whole pile of crap leylandeii.
Fitted in the transit in 1 load too.
However it was a case of spoon feeding it.
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Now bolt on a 24 hp Briggs, upgrade the bearings and you'll have a proper chipper like this one! No more spoon feeding.

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Welcome to the club!

Sharp blades make all the difference.

I work on the theory a bit like a chainsaw or penknife, if you give it a light sharpen often then it keeps the edge and doesn't take much doing. I lift up the hopper and give it a rub with a diamond sharpening pad every few hours chipping (ie every few jobs). Leather gloves else I cut my finger (which I've done a couple of times). Yours is possibly already too blunt for this to work, could be worth whipping them out and having a go, but hand sharpening works best if you start with new ones and keep them sharp.

I also don't like chipping dead stuff, blunts too quickly, and am scrupulous about keeping brash clean.

But that's just me.

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On 29/05/2020 at 22:18, Rough Hewn said:

I present "sticky"....
Cos she can only chip sticks and she likes to get stuck.
???
New blades might help.
Tested her on this today.
She performed very well though.
IMG_3066.jpg
IMG_3067.jpgIMG_3068.jpgIMG_3070.jpgIMG_3072.jpgIMG_3073.jpg
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I like the look of that, exactly the same design as my Hyundai but with Honda Gx reliability??

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