Any predator 350 users out there

[patrickosborne]

Hi all, can I have some advice please.

At the arb show in Gloucestershire last year I purchased a Predator F350/14,the build quality looked good and I,ve used various grinders over the past 20 yrs.

Within a couple of weeks the rubber stone protectors began to tear and come off, then the rubber engine mountings failed so belt tension couldn't be carried out! Thirdly the fold down stand kept falling down on its own impeding the grinding process.

Fourth, the throttle wouldn't stay open(checked the spring ...not that).

Finally this week the exhaust literally broke apart and fell off!

The machine has probably done an absolute maximum of 30 hrs.

 

Predator run a multi tip wheel on these ,are they too vicious

 

My questions are :

 

Has anyone else had issues like these with this model?

What would you do in my situation?

What should I expect when contacting predator?

[Hodge]

youd be better of with 1, of these ,believe me Stump Grinder, Carlton Sp4012 Tree Surgery, Wood Chipper | eBay

 

But not if you need narrow acess, I got rid of my 4012 as most of the stumps I was doing you just couldn't get it in. Seemed daft to have all that money sat in my barn so got rid and got a small pedestrian rg13 and if I get any big stumps I just pass them on.

 

 

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