Forst St 8

[timtree81]

I had a demo of a forst st 8 today and I'm not going to lie , I was very impressed .. Does anyone own one ? Any advice ? I run a Schliesing at the moment , are my making a mistake thinking of changing ?

[Mick Dempsey]

Lots of guys on here have them, me included.

 

If you use the search function you'll find a few threads.

 

A few issues have been raised, there's one recently about bearing location.

 

I had a electrical thing that got sorted.

 

I would say the overall verdict is very positive.

[timtree81]

I look at at a few topics on them ,after running Schliesing for years Whitch IMO are the best I'm worried I'm making a mistake , I can't believe how well it chipped

[Mick Dempsey]

Yeah, the actual chipping is brilliant. I like the easily adjustable roller speed as well.

[Tom D]

We demoed one the other day, I chucked a big multiple fork in thinking that will stop it and it just crunched it up no bother. It is very impressive, I'm attracted by the 3 year warranty too. Plus if you get a breakdown they will ship the part direct and allow you to bill them for your time to fit it. That's a big plus rather than have to take it to some crapy dealer.

[Kev Stephenson]

I've got the TR6 and 200 hours in we have no complaints at all

[Oaklay]

We have a tr8, 18 month old, close to 500 hours, couple small issues quickly sorted by redwoods, completely recommend

[Ian C]

St8 here for 12 months, great machine and no problems.

 

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[timtree81]

I've heard horror stories about cracks in chassis and engine mounts , anyone else heard of anything like this ?

[Tom D]

I've heard horror stories about cracks in chassis and engine mounts , anyone else heard of anything like this ?

 

Isn't that the TW you're thinking of?