Chipper Drum Stuck Need Help & Advice On Chippers

[handymidi]

Hi there, this has happened to me twice now on a job and I don't know what to do. 

I start the machine and the belt and the drum doesn't turn.

The machine starts to overheat and the smoke starts coming out of it. 

I have opened it up, and attempted to clear out any stuck material but it is still doing it. 

Everything appears to be clean, and the machine is brand new with little than 4 hours use. 

 

I have seen a video on YouTube where an owner had the same issue. He put a spanner on the the drive nut and used a large metal pole to turn the drum over. 

 

I looked at my drive nut and was unable to move it with a spanner. It seems that the drum is stuck fast. 

I might try his method, and use a large metal pole to help turn it in an anti clockwise manner and see if it moves the drum. 

 

I don't know what else to do, is this a common thing with Chippers because it is costing me time on jobs. I have customers waiting with debris in this gardens that we need to get chipped and removed. 

 

Thanks 

 

 

 

 

 

[Jase hutch]

What make of chipper is it ??

[GarethM]

Shot bearing would be my 1st guess.

[rapalaman]

At four hours use I’d be taking it back to the supplying dealer unless there’s an obvious foreign obstruction?

 

[Mick Dempsey]

At least tell us what sort of chipper it is!
Post a vid ideally.

[Dan Maynard]

3 hours ago, handymidi said:

is this a common thing with Chippers

We can answer this question: no it's not.

 

[handymidi]

1 hour ago, rapalaman said:

At four hours use I’d be taking it back to the supplying dealer unless there’s an obvious foreign obstruction?

 

It's brand new and I only just built it out of the box the other day. 

I am thinking it must be a foreign object jamming the drum. 

I have cleaned it out on both sides but it's not turning on start up. 

 

 

[GarethM]

4 minutes ago, handymidi said:

It's brand new and I only just built it out of the box the other day. 

I am thinking it must be a foreign object jamming the drum. 

I have cleaned it out on both sides but it's not turning on start up. 

 

 

Why not tell us what it is!.

[handymidi]

20 minutes ago, GarethM said:

Why not tell us what it is!.

The problem is that this is a replacement unit because the same thing happened to the previous one and the firm have been good to me. It could be something that I am doing wrong and that is why I want to find out. I don't want to unfairly play any blame game here. I may have to get a mechanic to look at it. 

 

[Logjam]

I think the clue to the make is in the title. Not many moving parts to go wrong on these. If recently built I would be checking clearance of the blades to the anvil, torque settings & security of the all the retaining bolts.