Timberwolf 150 or greenmech quadchip 160?

[leedeerman]

1200 odd hours on my TW 150 a few plasticky bits broken, in real terms 1 exhaust gone.

Everything else is all could be classed as normal usage, flywheel bearings etc, there is a lot of TW bashing but they make a lot of people a lot of money with very little down time.

 

I think TW are probley the best out there for a small owner opperator outfit, maybe not so good for a contractor with a fleet. pound for pound cant really beat em. Not for us tho.

[Le Sanglier]

I think TW are probley the best out there for a small owner opperator outfit, maybe not so good for a contractor with a fleet. pound for pound cant really beat em. Not for us tho.

 

I agree, well put:thumbup:

[Le Sanglier]

I think TW are probley the best out there for a small owner opperator outfit, maybe not so good for a contractor with a fleet. pound for pound cant really beat em. Not for us tho.

 

I agree, well put:thumbup:

[Scott Walker]

Agree with the above but TW are for us only a two man team with a 150 tow and a 150vtr knocked 8,000 hours up on our old entec so have always stuck with them.

 

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[Scott Walker]

Agree with the above but TW are for us only a two man team with a 150 tow and a 150vtr knocked 8,000 hours up on our old entec so have always stuck with them.

 

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[daveindales]

Had my old entec 25hp for 6 or 7 years now. Used regularly and never had a new flywheel bearing since I've had it. In-fact I suspect its the original bearing (11 year old chipper) Had it checked by dealer and its still ok. Had a new exhaust, chassis and no-stress, but thats all. Don't want to change it as it's being that reliable.

[daveindales]

Had my old entec 25hp for 6 or 7 years now. Used regularly and never had a new flywheel bearing since I've had it. In-fact I suspect its the original bearing (11 year old chipper) Had it checked by dealer and its still ok. Had a new exhaust, chassis and no-stress, but thats all. Don't want to change it as it's being that reliable.

[skyhuck]

Firstly my point on greasing bearings, both machines have way undersize flywheel bearings, the TW being the smallest of the two, If correctly greased which means very infrequentily and a top quality high speed bearing grease (about £20 a tube) you should get 500hrs+ life on these machines bearings, Problems come sooner with owners being too cautious and over greasing, Even GM say every 50hrs to grease the flywheel bearings on the Quadchip even that is way to often, If you got two brand new machines grease one as the owners normally and not the other you'd probley find the one greased would need changing sooner, Both bearings dont need the same amount of grease either, depending on the load. Chipper fly wheel bearings are such high speed high load bearings the advice given is not sufficient, a few small changes can make the world of difference on longevity.

 

As regards the Greenmech Quadchip ive had no end of problems with mine some serious, but you cant fault the aftersales back up they give its probley the best in the industry. Big thumbs up there. And the quad chip is a big step forward in the 750kg class chipper.

 

Unless things have changed since I owned one, the bearing cannot be greased, which is there main downfall IMO.

[skyhuck]

Firstly my point on greasing bearings, both machines have way undersize flywheel bearings, the TW being the smallest of the two, If correctly greased which means very infrequentily and a top quality high speed bearing grease (about £20 a tube) you should get 500hrs+ life on these machines bearings, Problems come sooner with owners being too cautious and over greasing, Even GM say every 50hrs to grease the flywheel bearings on the Quadchip even that is way to often, If you got two brand new machines grease one as the owners normally and not the other you'd probley find the one greased would need changing sooner, Both bearings dont need the same amount of grease either, depending on the load. Chipper fly wheel bearings are such high speed high load bearings the advice given is not sufficient, a few small changes can make the world of difference on longevity.

 

As regards the Greenmech Quadchip ive had no end of problems with mine some serious, but you cant fault the aftersales back up they give its probley the best in the industry. Big thumbs up there. And the quad chip is a big step forward in the 750kg class chipper.

 

Unless things have changed since I owned one, the bearing cannot be greased, which is there main downfall IMO.

[Hodge]

Unless things have changed since I owned one, the bearing cannot be greased, which is there main downfall IMO.

 

Agreed! That would be my only crititism of them.