TW Help.

[Johny Walker]

If anyone wants to drop a TW150 into our workshop, We'll do it.

 

did my jensen bearing 2 mth ago @ 750hrs which suprised as i was led to believe the main dealer did that when they put a new fly wheel in @ 450hrs

[Mark Lowndes]

Jensen bearings failing??

Thats a strange one, especially at only 300 hours work. There are only 2 reasons why that would of failed is because the bearing/s was a s**t one or the alignment of the rotor wasn't quite lined up (this is easy to check, look at the blade and anvil distance).

Hopefully woodpicker, you have a good 1000 + hours in that machine now.

 

Timberwolf bearings are such a downside to their machines. The small bearings on the 150's can't handle the fatigue and pure hammer put through the machines.

As the lads on here will tell you the front bearings (the 2 small bearings) are only the most common to fail. But, they are good tools.

[Johny Walker]

Jensen bearings failing??

Thats a strange one, especially at only 300 hours work. There are only 2 reasons why that would of failed is because the bearing/s was a s**t one or the alignment of the rotor wasn't quite lined up (this is easy to check, look at the blade and anvil distance).

Hopefully woodpicker, you have a good 1000 + hours in that machine now.

 

Timberwolf bearings are such a downside to their machines. The small bearings on the 150's can't handle the fatigue and pure hammer put through the machines.

As the lads on here will tell you the front bearings (the 2 small bearings) are only the most common to fail. But, they are good tools.

 

chipper thru a blade i was led to beleive new bearings had been fitted @ time off new fly wheel ????????????????????????? it would appear not:mad1:

[Log-ologist]

I purchased my Entec25PH direct from the factory. That was in the days when you could see them being built before towing them away. The company did a handover for the machine , running through the working and maintainance. I still remember that I was told to change the 2 small bearings every year, and the large one will last a long time and that they rarely need replacing. The small bearings cost about £ 15 a pair from my local bearing dealer. ( same brand as the originals)

[High Scale]

I took the rotator down to a local place on Tuesday, they called today to tell me the hole for the rotator shaft was oversize, somebody, they think, must have bored a new hole through it at some time for some strange reason, they think that this had something to do with the shaft snapping, that and the incredibly blunt blades.

 

Tsk, tsk, mo money.

[PeteB]

DOH!

 

Absolute must. sharp blades.

 

2nd Absolute must. If you own a Timberwolf, be prepared to either change your bearings when you service it or pay out for a new rotor.

[Arborlord]

Does any one know the price to change the tw150 bearings i aint done them if so can u state.

[Lee Winger]

I am currently working on a Timberwolf 150DH/DHB, I have been told that the rear shaft screws into the rotor, is it a standard thread, as in right to tighten, left to loosen? Also, any tips on removing the shaft would be welcome.

 

Why don't you just contact or pm Mike, what Steve and Mike don't know about TW's isn't worth knowing

[High Scale]

Why don't you just contact or pm Mike, what Steve and Mike don't know about TW's isn't worth knowing

 

It's being sorted Lee.

[saxonman]

interesting read It's the only reason we got rid of our tw150 is the bearings kept failing,compared to our old cramer which just kept going for over twenty years only parts stop us using it today!!!! Why can't this bearing problem be sorted?