A540 from Arbrep.

[charles]

A big thanks to Old Mill Tree Care, a great customer and a pleasure to do business with.

[Stubby]

And a nice little " waist high " table to put the wine on in that stump !

[Old Mill Tree Care]

And a nice little " waist high " table to put the wine on in that stump !

 

 

Quite right! Client asked me to cut the stump down but I protested that it would spill my drink!

[karl]

So I just collected my new A540 from Arbrep Services.

 

Someone asked about the design improvements so these are the few I can remember:

 

Better stop bar (with buttons).

Better fuel tank with gauge.

External grease nipples that are connected to rollers etc with proper hydraulic hoses (not drinking straws).

Much better chassis.

Really excellent jockey wheel.

Integrated tool box.

Better reinforcement in stress areas, it appears.

Two excellent bottles of South African wine.

Better electrics.

A nice thank you card.

A very comprehensive warranty.

An awesome deal too from Charles & Joanne!

 

Sounds like a lot of improvement on the unimprovable

[Ty Korrigan]

It's 7.5 " but if the log is smooth it will take 8".

It's infinitely better than the old A530, however the new A530 has a shorter wider hopper so it's much easier to feed.

 

Hello,

I read that webpage saying it is 37hp yes?

Is this 'enough' for a 7.5" machine do you think?

Or am I getting hung up on horse power here?

 

Still looking for larger turntable replacement for our Quadchip or IF business continues to grow, maybe to run alongside...

Hope springs eternal...

Ty

[Jon@CareFell]

I would say it is. It has a pretty big fly wheel and that does most of the work, with a sharp pair of blades and anvil it chips very strongly and produces good chip to boot.

[Old Mill Tree Care]

Sounds like a lot of improvement on the unimprovable

 

I agree Karl. Most of these things are minor and won't improve the daily productivity but the make it more user friendly, stronger and easier for a mechanic to work on.

 

I forgot the much better mechanism for lifting and locking the hopper.

A much improved belt tensioner.

The bonnet is reshaped and incorporates a sort of cowl that appears to keep more dust away from the radiator.

The exhaust has greater ground clearance and has a Flexi tube so it doesn't snap.

[Old Mill Tree Care]

Hello,

 

I read that webpage saying it is 37hp yes?

 

Is this 'enough' for a 7.5" machine do you think?

 

Or am I getting hung up on horse power here?

 

 

 

...

 

Ty

 

 

In a side by side comparison last week (old A540 & new 45hp Forst, it proved that the engine is definitely powerful enough for the machine, coupled with the flywheel that it has.

[GA Groundcare]

In my opinion the torque is actually more important, when the flywheel is at it's desired RPM there is lots of inertia. The torque and how it's delivered will keep the flywheel spinning fast and not dropping off to allow the no stress to kick in.

 

Good choice of chipper, the improvements are well thought about.