Bent flywheel?!

[minnnt]

Lol, good point. They still wouldn't do it though. The mechanics word is gospel. I havr had this argument with them on several occasions regarding all sorts of machines. My 5 gang mowers air con broke so rather than fix it their solution was to remove the doors... then moaned when I said I wasn't coming into work because of breathing problematic. Lol. Three inch of soil and dust in the cab every day!!

[treequip]

for it to warp it would have needed some serious heat and some serious force, they arent made of paper!

 

You would be surprised how easy it is to put a bit of a bend in a flywheel, no heat needed and a flywheel turning at full chat has plenty of force.

 

The last one I saw was only last year and it was on a 10 inch machine. The deflection was only 6mm but the vibration was enough to make the machine unbearable to work with.

[minnnt]

The machine doesn't' show any more vibrations than normal though.

[Big Bolt]

for 6k i would come up there change your flywheel and lick the chipper clean , what you need is a machanic not a fitter .i would find out what all the damage is then go to a couple of dealers and have it costed and hopfully say to your boss look iv'e saved you 3k

[minnnt]

for 6k i would come up there change your flywheel and lick the chipper clean , what you need is a machanic not a fitter .i would find out what all the damage is then go to a couple of dealers and have it costed and hopfully say to your boss look iv'e saved you 3k

 

It is pretty muddy though...

 

I know what you mean, we call him a fitter all the time and it really annoys him. They'vw got us over a barrel though, we have to use the garage department for repairs so they can pretty much change what they want. Maybe there are some other pieces damaged too. Very hard to get the full story from them, they just look for someone to blame.

[treequip]

Had a similar thing in my LA days, they were padding the bill by charging tyre damage to…….chainsaws.

They sent out a chipper with the blades loose, and when the stub axle on a hired in Greenmech snapped (defective unit) they blamed us even though it happened a mile from where we collected it.

 

Grin and bear it,,,,,,,,, it’s LA land.

[PeteB]

I'm a tad confused. I would have thought that if the "no stress" device failed, then it would fail to safe ie, machine not pulling in. Not the other way around. If it pulls in at any engine speed and the only way to stop it from blocking everything is to use the controls then someone has messed with it big style.

 

The rotor on a 190 is cast and I have seen a few which have broken chunks off, split castings and all manner of consequential damage. The 6k does seem a tad high, but your workshop may have to do a lot of extra work, like battering and welding, new shear bars, bearings, flywheel etc and if they charge labour at big dollars plus transport, collection, evaluation and quotation then you can soon reach £5k plus 20% vat.

 

I would question that the damage is - a, not attributable to you (innocent until proven quilty), and - b, why you were using a faulty and dangerous machine after its faulty "no stress" device was reported.

 

To be honest - why did you continue to use a machine with incorrect functions?

[paul_]

hi

I had a 190 issue a while back where one of the blades shattered and took a chunk out of one of the paddles on the flywheel. Prob done 150hrs since without any probs. Ditto that comment about pointing then in direction of arbtalk. My fix cost £1300 inc hire of replacement chipper. 6k's a joke!

[big fell!]

Ive seen a 8 inch greenmech safe track take a track clip ( hardened steel brace that hold rails to the sleepers ) and that warped the fly wheel, bent the drive shaft, smashed the anvil, punched a hole in the fly wheel housing. Cost us 3 grand with a new set of blades. 6 K sounds like a lot mate.... Get a second a opinion.

[GLOBALOFFROAD]

A: The shaft will bend before the rotor distorts

B: Sounds as if the no stress has been by-passed, a common Timberwolf issue

C: 190 Timberwolfs need sharp anvils to work correctly

 

As a Timberwolf specialist and ex dealer we have seen most disasters through our workshop, and we have never seen a £6k bill.

 

If you want some honest independant advice feel free to ring me during work hours.

 

Andy

 

Tel 0121 4367272