PeteB
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Rebuilding old chipper thats been asleep in a field!
PeteB replied to thecaptain's topic in Large equipment
Good on you for having a go! One reason why she went to sleep in a field may he that as she no longer complies with HSE regs for chippers and was too costly to have put right. Look into infeed chute length and operation, especially the control bar. Good luck with your project, give us regular updates! -
Go and see Eddy George in Long Whatton, he is part of Derek Fitzgerald digger hire, good bloke with a wealth of knowledge and contacts.
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To start with, can you tow it legally? That is the main reason for GreenMech and Timberwolf designing and building machines for the sub 750kg class. By the way, what is covered in their 3 year warranty and what do you have to do to qualify for it?
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<p>Which model and what is the serial number? You'll probably get a dust cap from your local trailer people. I fitted a cap off of a spraycan once as a temp measure!</p>
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Or the GreenMech 150! ;-p
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A caveat must surely be, watch out for the charges when returning a vehicle at the term end. They will get you for every scratch and dent, worn tyre, mucky seat and worn carpet! Extra mileage costs can mean that for the last 3 months, it is left in the yard if you are going to go over!
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How old are "sprogs"? I'm only just in the club and can find people in the 30's and 40's bloody stupid! They seem to think that because I didn't do well at school, never went to college or Uni and did treework for 18 years that I know cock all and they feel the need to do things their way! Then they find out out that my way was indeed right, that know what I'm talking about and I said what I said because it needed saying and not because I wanted to knock them down, create work or craved their attention! As for teenagers with their civil rights etc......don't get me started Ex wife's? Now there is another thing.... Politicians? Hurrumph!
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I would look at the downward pressure and the cutting mechanism. Check the quality of your woodchips, if it is struggling to chip and/or producing shreds, then the infeed will be affected. Check that the springs that pull the top roller down are still effective and that the top roller can rise and fall smoothly.
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<p>Ill be prepared to bring one or two out under no obligation for you to have an honest look at....07774 282481.</p>
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<p>Does your boss want to try a GreenMech, Platts at Darley Dale are your nearest dealer. Keith Millington is the rep to talk to there....</p>
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Ask Will at Vermeer for a price and a list of people who have got them so you can get it from the horses mouth.
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Arbor Eator Attack 6. Lucy and her Dad Michael Dalrymple are really good, genuine people. The machines are built in Italy by Pezzalato and came in with Arbor Eater and also Eurogreen for a while. They did the job back in the day and came from a vast range of machines....An Attack 6 would be close to £20k now!!! Good luck with your choice - it is a step up from your Bearcat.
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hope you catch them and they get punished in a fitting manner.
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Got to be said.....get a GreenMech! sorry, tablet will not allow me add the thing with the cheeky grin.....
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I have got an air cooled Hatz engine which powers my Jensen chipper. It has a problem over heating at the moment so that when I've used it for a while the starter motor expands and won't start. It's burning a bit of oil too. When its cold starts no problem. Have checked the oil cooler to see if it was blocked and its clean and the fan works. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk Sorry, re-read this "it gets so hot that it stops and the starter cannot turn it over, " - is that right?!! It is seized when hot!?! Hmm, sounds terminal to me, oil starvation more than cooling issues....
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Air cooled engines have fins on each barrel, check these for cleanliness, and make sure that the covers encourage air pulled in by the fan goes in the right direction!
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Fantastic! Congratulations to you all. Hope all goes well few the future. Best regards.
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I seem to think someone from the Torquay area had a compactor for a roadside contract they have/had. Was it K J Thulborn's?
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Thermostat can be tested by hanging it in a saucepan of water on the stove top and watch it open as the water heats up. I would be tempted to hoike out the radiator and get it on the bench for a serious core clean. what where the blades and shearbars like?
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You say that your radiator is relatively clean, well drain it and clean it properly and fill it with that new waterless fluid that boils at a much higher temp. Also flush out the engine before the refill, another tip is to check the thermosat to see if that is fully opening and that the temp sender unit is signalling at the correct temp. Also check that your blades and shear bars are good and that your air filter is clean. As a dirty air filter and blunt blades increase the load that the engine suffers.
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Nothing made further away than the EU, nothing that is advertised on ebay as an 8" for £1,500, and check the provenance with the original supplier or manufacturer.
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Gaydon and the surrounding areas tend to get the prototype sightings for Land rover, Range Rover and Jaguar stuff on s regular basis. I saw an Evogue a while before it came out but thought it was the replacement for the FreeLander! Mr Lawrence, yours could be factory prototype or someone's interpretation of one!
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Oh! I thought that they were both ordinary cast bearings of the block variety! Hmmm....
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Why is the lightest to tow, THE criteria? A chipper is a machine to turn a volume from large to small, a gadget to load brash into a truck in"kit" form, a tool that stops blokes from standing around a warm fire! Surely there are other factors involved in your buyers bucket list. Things such as longevity, capacity to chip, capability to get to different sites, speed across the ground, resale value, backup and support, quality of manufacturing and..... Being British! Through and through...... With a solid history of British Manufacturing, Development, Assembly and Product Support.
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Wefixit, may I ask if you are attached to or part of, the Redwood setbup? I asked Robert why Jensen allow Redwood to be the importer of Jensen and assemble the Forst machine. After all, there is a business conflict and from his comments, I would think that at some point in the future, Jensen will come in via another route.
