Chipper Wear and tare

[telhol]

Hey 18 cheers for that input I would charge £300 a day to rent out.

 

I look at it like a wage for me going in and chipping also i would include one load i take away at that price.

 

The same as you i guess.

 

What machiene you got.

[18 stoner]

For the spec, mine is a 1998 6in greenmech.

[treediver]

One of our 6" timberwolfs 10 ys old (entec). Its had a new flywheel and the odd replaced hydralic roller in that time.

Dont know if they made them better then but id say thats been value for money.

If you shove crap through a chipper, tow it like a mainiac, thrash it from stone cold and dont bother to change oil,air,fuel filter then expect everything to wear out quickly.

[telhol]

I just got 2001 TW 6inch

 

Never used a greenm

 

Are they flywheel or belt

[Marc]

I just got 2001 TW 6inch

 

Never used a greenm

 

Are they flywheel or belt

 

The flywheel is the big disc the blades and fans are attahced to mate, so most have this, apart from some drum chippers.

 

I'm not an expert but I always look at belts as the weak link, these help to reduce shock loads to the engine, as a flywheel direct to the engine is not good.

 

I always find easing the throttle up helps to make the belts last longer and is good for the engine especially in the cold.Some of the groundies i've worked with yank the throttle up and you could hear the belts squeling as they slipped not good.

[telhol]

Hey i meant is it bolted direct to the engine or are belts used.

 

I think my TW is direct drived engine to flywheel via rotor shaft.

 

as long as you have sharp cutters direct drive is fine as you said dont thrash look after.

[Mr Ed]

Telhol, trust me, your chipper has belts. NOBODY builds a direct drive chipper. The flywheel would be highly stressed at 3600rpm...

[telhol]

If you looked properly and actually read

 

i said is it direct or belt drive also i think not i know.

[Treefitter]

Here is something for you. Sorry about the quality. We built this in 1987! Cost £1500.00. Used it for 10 Years and flogged for £1450.00. It was slightly over powered 69hp 6" Drum chipper.But AWESOME!!!

[telhol]

Impressive that you built that.