Greenmech

[Warners]

its not as sharp as it was or heavy handed workers have been ramming to big a stuff in and have pushed the anvil forward.

 

How many are feeding the chipper?

 

Thanks for the reply. Had it apart this afternoon and turned the blades round. The used side looked very secondhand for only a days work. I've adjusted the anvil as close as i dare, have run it up and it works smoothly. Will try with some wood tomorrow......

 

I've had two lads running it.... Is there a preferred way of loading the branches?

 

Also where is the best place to get spare blades?

[PeteB]

Welcome to the club! Get your blades from the nearest GreenMech dealer who for you, are, Brown's at Leighton Buzzard. Blades do have to be sharp, so be careful what you feed into it.

[D A Tree Surgeons]

you wont go wrong with greenmech

we got the 220 by far the best chipper we have ever had

[Ty Korrigan]

Clean branches.

Not soil, stones or rakings.

Follow Steves advice...I did.

Ty:thumbup1:

[Stephen Blair]

Who had it apart?

You or the operators ?

I would make sure it was the operators, and get them to bring the blades to you and explain the damage, because clean wood doesn't harm blades.

They will soon get sick of taking it apart and learn to look after things. I can go 3 months daily use before turning blades.

If I get lazy and chuck in some dead 4" nugs and let them rattle about then I pay the price .

[Ty Korrigan]

Hello,

Fit a Tiny Tach to measure the hours, costs under £20.

We got an average of 25hours before turning blades.

Once went up to 30+ but then I couldn't shift the bolts for the resin baked onto them.

I used copper grease on the threads and a blow torch to loosen the resin around the bolts.

If the blades are dull they can heat up if you let wood rattle around rather than feeding in nicely.

Don't overfeed it with dead dry lawson type stringy stuff.

Better little and often than a whole armfull of material.

Clean the end of thrown branches of earth and little stones before feeding.

Check the feed chute before starting, make sure its empty of EVERYTHING.

Watch out for kids or comedians chucking balls, stones or beer cans into it.

I had a pair of blades damaged by a mates kid who tossed a bolt into it and I didn't check it before starting.

Even a small piece of twig can stall the engine on starting jamming the blades.

I used to keep the removable chute and a garden waste bag inside the feed chute for transport. One day, my oppo installed the chute and forgot about the bag upon starting...

I know another Arb who put all his climbing gear in the chute before dragging the chipper across the lawn. His groundy took all out but for the spikes...new straps required there!

Ty

[Warners]

Who had it apart?

You or the operators ?

I would make sure it was the operators, and get them to bring the blades to you and explain the damage, because clean wood doesn't harm blades.

They will soon get sick of taking it apart and learn to look after things. I can go 3 months daily use before turning blades.

If I get lazy and chuck in some dead 4" nugs and let them rattle about then I pay the price .

 

i had it apart this time... the blades had chinks out of them... the wood had been previously cut down and had laid on ground... reckon mud, debris must have been stuck to the branches..

[Warners]

Hello,

Fit a Tiny Tach to measure the hours, costs under £20.

We got an average of 25hours before turning blades.

Once went up to 30+ but then I couldn't shift the bolts for the resin baked onto them.

I used copper grease on the threads and a blow torch to loosen the resin around the bolts.

If the blades are dull they can heat up if you let wood rattle around rather than feeding in nicely.

Don't overfeed it with dead dry lawson type stringy stuff.

Better little and often than a whole armfull of material.

Clean the end of thrown branches of earth and little stones before feeding.

Check the feed chute before starting, make sure its empty of EVERYTHING.

Watch out for kids or comedians chucking balls, stones or beer cans into it.

I had a pair of blades damaged by a mates kid who tossed a bolt into it and I didn't check it before starting.

Even a small piece of twig can stall the engine on starting jamming the blades.

I used to keep the removable chute and a garden waste bag inside the feed chute for transport. One day, my oppo installed the chute and forgot about the bag upon starting...

I know another Arb who put all his climbing gear in the chute before dragging the chipper across the lawn. His groundy took all out but for the spikes...new straps required there!

Ty

 

Good advice. Ive ordered an hour meter to keep an eye on things. Trouble for me is i don't use the chipper, my lads do. So its difficult to keep check on whats being fed in although i'd hope for some common sense and good operator useage...

[Warners]

Welcome to the club! Get your blades from the nearest GreenMech dealer who for you, are, Brown's at Leighton Buzzard. Blades do have to be sharp, so be careful what you feed into it.

 

Thanks Pete.... Are the blades supplied in pairs? or do you buy them as each?

[PeteB]

Correct, always replace a full set, never just the one. That, in theory, means that the general balance if the drum is not compromised. Cheers.