Timberwolf 150 pros/cons

[Ian C]

v out dated design with poor build quality.

 

Greenmech.

[lee-orange]

Whatever they say about blade life on TWs I found they needed replacing after 8 hours. Yes you can run it for 15 but the edge is U shaped by then and you only get two re-sharpenings before the blade is below the limit for grinding.

 

Something not right there

 

We hire a few of these machines, and we sharpen blades every 18-20hours, and get 8-10 sharpens. I would say average usage would be 150hrs, and that's on our hire fleet. A lot more than the 24hrs quoted....

 

Maybe a shredder would be more appropriate

for example TW SX200PHB | Products | Timberwolf

[lee-orange]

v out dated design with poor build quality.

 

Greenmech.

 

Tried and tested? A design that has not changed much in the last 15 years, and has stood the test of time?

 

There is no such thing as a perfect machine, but as an all-round package the TW150DHB has proved itself over and over again

[Mark Bolam]

I don't think anyone thinks the 150 is the best machine out there, but it's certainly good value for money.

 

If you've got £30k to spend on a Schiesling, yes, you will get a better machine.

 

People do whine about them, probably the people who can't be arsed to maintain them properly. If you run them with dull blades (as loads of people seem happy to do), the bearings will obviously take a lot more hammer.

 

Change the blades as soon as they are dull (sod the hours, depends what you've been chipping), clean and grease the roller box slides and nipples, and keep the machine serviced and it should serve you well.

 

As Rupe and Lee said, I would expect 10 or so sharpens from a single pair of blades (proper hollow ground sharpens on the curve, not some farm fitter mullering them with a grinder).

[Bearded Munch]

We have had no problems with the TWs, we had an early entec in yellow then the 150 and now we have the 190 turbo which like's the diesel compared to the old 190 the only thing which is a pain is the clamp for the chute, the greenmech is a better idea as the TW gets very tight over the years.

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love the tw 150.

light and manouverable by hand.

can go accross sites behind the compact tractor where heavier ones would sink or mark lawns.

easy maintenance,economical on fuel.

love the tw190 too although a little heavy off the tarmac.

the tw150 suits up brill where we lift it down inclines into pond and watercourse bases with digger to chip brash-take the machine to the work,not the work to the machine.

only downside we found were the flywheel bearings failing.....twice in 4 years

but other than that brill little machine.

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i love my 150 but i had a shock when i priced a new exhaust for it, £193 plus vat, seems a bit steep for one small muffler

 

shame,if you need one in future,try jp exhausts in Macclesfield, Cheshire.

will build you a full manifold,silencer and exhaust for less than dealer price.also comes with a lifetime warrenty!!

[hedgesparrow]

Brillant machines we have a 150dhb and a 150 vtr such reliable machines we had an old entec which went up to 8,000 hours and still sold for near 3k. You look after it and it will serve you well.

 

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why not try different models on a demo see what you like the best. do not know diddle about chippers but if you try different models you can see what suits you the best. go and buy a bently chipper and it is the dogs do da but you can not get on with it or does not do what you want it to do spent good money on it and then got to try and get rid of it to be able to buy one you wanted in the first place. people swear by jenson UP Sombourne nr stockbridge around these parts but do not know much about any of them as do not use them. if they want your hard earned cash then should not mind you trying one for a day.

[detritus21]

My TW150 is 2.5 years old with nearly 300 hours on it. The Rotors failed the other week and the bearings were just starting to rumble. I must admit I don't always change the blades when I should and it takes some hammer so to be honest for that kind of usage with "undersized" and ungreasable bearings I don't think its too bad. In 2.5 years its cost me just over 300 quid to repair other than routine oil and filter changes and blade sharpening. I personally think the biggest downside to the machine is the vertical infeed and the poor quality jockey wheel which is now welded on.

[Lee Winger]

lb for £ they're most probably the best 6'' chipper on the market, I've had 2