Blocked chipper

[Hodge]

We chipped an elm yesterday and then moved onto another job of chipping an elm, the chipper blocked up, we cleared it and it blocked again, I took the side cover off and found a snapped flywheel belt, thus not having enough power to blow through wet,sappy elm. I stripped the machine today and this is what I found

Cleaned it out and fingers crossed.

[jpbeaver]

Not a bad day to be inside working on machinery. Are you changing bearings while your in there? My bottom feed roller went yesterday should be sorted tomorrow though.

[Hodge]

I changed the bearings back in January mate so they should be ok. It's been very wet today, the main street of Kendal was like a river, Iceland flooded!!

[Rich2484]

Funny that, I've done nothing but sweat it's been that hot and dry. Never seen a chipper block up like that before, must be the good weather in this part of the country.....

[Matthew Storrs]

Mines done that before when chipping willow, likewise the cause was not a snapped belt but the bearings inside the pulley for the flywheel belts had gone which caused a belt to slip of altogether.

[Dean Lofthouse]

How sharp were the blades

[Hodge]

Fairly sharp but not new sharp, I am going to change them before I go and chip anymore of that stuff.

[Dean Lofthouse]

Put new anvils in as well while you have it apart, rounded anvils and dull blades will cause blockages when chipping that stuff

[Hodge]

Cheers dean, I will do.

[slasherscot]

hodge we had the same trouble same day....a lot of water on lime leaves......must have blocked 10 times......sun came out and a little wind and branches went thru no bother