advice on refurbed chipper please

[smudge1]

Hi, im looking at a second-hand refurbished timberwolf 150 tomorrow to buy, its done 1100 on the clock and has a new engine which has done 100.

Not to good with mechanics so was thinking if there's anything in particular i should look out for.

I use one every day so know how they sound run etc and have some various sized wood to run through it. Is there anything else i should check for?

thanks smudge

[PeteB]

Have you checked the serial number with TW?

Check chassis for cracks.

Remove discharge chute and check alloy fins for their condition.

Check suspension units to see if it sits level.

Look for uneven tyre wear.

Before starting engine, look at the oil cap for milky oil.

Check for water leaks in radiator.

Check infeed rollers for wear in drive. (Grab roller and rock forwards and backwards).

Look for new welding around infeed chute.

Check operation of controls for feed and reverse.

Check condition of tow hitch and hand brake operation.

Use a lever to check for end float on rotor bearings.

[Ian C]

I would recommend buying something else!

[smudge1]

Thanks pete thats a great help

[Jesse]

Hi, im looking at a second-hand refurbished timberwolf 150 tomorrow to buy, its done 1100 on the clock and has a new engine which has done 100.

Not to good with mechanics so was thinking if there's anything in particular i should look out for.

I use one every day so know how they sound run etc and have some various sized wood to run through it. Is there anything else i should check for?

thanks smudge

 

If your not too good with mechanics buy new their are some great deals and finance packages about and timberwolf hardly depreciate in value, I have had a few, the last one was tracked, got it as ex demo, in 2 years work the same dealer took it back for £500 less than I paid them for it 2 years earlier, and it was a similar story with the machine before. And at the end of the day it comes off your tax bill, so don't mess about, buy new and look after your kit.

[smudge1]

Thanks Jesse, I'm just worried about it being stolen if new

[doobin]

Thanks Jesse, I'm just worried about it being stolen if new

 

Second hand just as likely to go missing. Insurance not much more to cover the value of a new machine than second hand, and if new then you just get a new one if stolen. No messing about trying to find a second hand one in the same condition at the money the insurance company think yours was worth

[Old Mill Tree Care]

I would recommend buying something else!

 

What he said.

 

 

Sent with my iPhone from me, to you!

[doobin]

Question- 1100 hours on a mini digger is nothing. It's essentially the same type of engine doing the same thing- one running a big flywheel, the other a hydraulic pump. Both subject via stress controls to fluctuating loads. Why then do so many chippers have new engines around this mark?

[Jesse]

Question- 1100 hours on a mini digger is nothing. It's essentially the same type of engine doing the same thing- one running a big flywheel, the other a hydraulic pump. Both subject via stress controls to fluctuating loads. Why then do so many chippers have new engines around this mark?

 

Isn't it because on a digger the engine and belts primary role is to drive the hydraulics and not a heavy fly wheel which is constantly being knocked to a stop by cross sectional wood , this is why the hydraulic drive stump grinders will go on much longer than conventional belt driven ones. Modern 360 diggers are only driven by small HP engines, just to drive the pump.