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we greased our 230 all the time ( one of the guys is anal and it was almost daily) but still had this. You can buy a shim which is about £20 all in with the postage or did as i did as advised by Aspenarb ( thanks Al!) and cut out a piece of and old oil can. Mine was a blue plastic one, took about 3 minutes and solved the problem instantly! Before we had bungees and ropes to no joy, not solid as rock and cost nothing as had old cans hanging about.

got a fsi b22 thats a cracking little thing. Had a predator 460 but it would shake its self to pieces and dont get me started on the wires that control throttle etc. Really lets down a otherwise capable machine. B22 has a small engine but this doesnt stop it, and its built really solid. the 460 feels like a coke can compared to this.

these things are great. I got a track barrow 350, from Cautrac at the Saltec show years ago. dragged many a chipper about ( its only down side is its so light it doesnt have enough weight pushing down on the tracks) but then again by that time i should probably hire in a tracked machine. Moved a massive beech tree not long back, up a hill and all. never broke a sweat! Kinda wish i could mount a seat lol. Done use it for brash as its not really a long bed but thats what the arb trolley is for i guess. u can take off the bucket and theres a tow hitch underneath , its a 2 minute 2 bolt job. Cant go wrong!

just jumping in here at page 10 as crazy busy but i have safe eyes. These are fantastic, especially for choging timber. just keeps everything out. Doesnt steam up. good for on the blower when its all dusty too. only down side is you look a bit like a fly!

Well I had 5 minutes before the start of the day, had a old oil can kicking about so thought I’d give Al’s fix a go. 5 minutes and I’d roughly cut out a plastic shim. Chit is tighter than a Scots wallet now! Get me out of trouble for the time been. Cheers guys

Hi Wes Yes i do have the washer and no joy. I will order one but i may for fun knock a plastic one up in the morning as i have loads of old oil cans kicking about. Definitely interested in how the chute has been modified though as its a chore taking it off daily if there is a viable solution. Many thanks guys

that looks like the ticket! I will give them a buzz in the morning. Didnt even know it existed so could be the simple anser i need. Thanks HTB.

I will give them a shout tomorrow, not heard of this before so i can see if get one. I will also grab some pics tomorrow. Thanks for the ideas.

Now thats a good idea! I would guess it needs no more than 2-3 mil of thickness. I wonder if this would allow air to escape there though?

mine is 3 yrs old in April. Its a right PITA! I have a local engineering firm i use for various stuff but normally i end up creating a solution for them to implement which always annoys me. i dont do metal work so i want them to come up with solutions of whats achievable. Thought id ask here before going there. Mine was good for the first yr or so but ever since its been bad.

HI all Cant remember asking and cant find a answer. I have a timberwold tw230 chipper and we have to take the chute off daily for storage. As a result the chute never tightens down properly. The bar is tight as it will go but as soon as you chip it bounces due to the vibrations of chippings as turns to the side resulting in ending up spraying outside of the van. Obviously this isnt good especially if there is a car or such near by. Ive tighten it, main dealer also did and it doesnt stay tight for more than a day before it does it again. I dont even great it as that just makes it worse! I use a bungee to control it but this isnt a very good solution and it always ends up broke when the truck is moved and not unclipped. Has anyone else had this issue and how have you resolved this? Im thinking perhaps a section of tubing or such i can fix over the top ( end of the chute) with a hole for a bungee tied to the cross member of the back of the truck ( in front of the roof section). This wont stop it moving completely but perhaps limit it. The other thought i had was to drill some holes through the 2 lips of where the chute attaches to the main body allowing me to insert a slim bolt or such to stop it moving but i am very reluctant to do this approach. In an ideal world i would have the chute attached in a fold down system similar to what green mech did a few yrs back but seeing as its a round chute i dont think this would be possible. SO after and hints or solutions people may have. Many thanks Jose

there was a electric chipper demo online a few months back. Like said its all coming.

Hi Guys Thank you for the responses. It does make sense what you are saying. I will probably drop a email to the council and see what they say. Cant hurt to ask. Many thanks Jose

HI all Sorry couldnt find a answer so thought id ask. Customer has permission to fell a sycamore in a CA. they are now thinking of reducing it for the time been ( has already been done previously). My question is where do i stand in terms of the law? I can fell with council blessing but can i reduce it instead? may sound like a simple answer but the laws a bugger if you ask me! ive been bitten before when it seemed the answer was very obvious but apparently it wasnt! Cheers

RJ and Sons based in Maidenhead. Not sure if he travels that far but brilliant owner operator. I and everyone i know uses him, have done for years!

electric chipper? be interesting to hear how quiet it may or may not be when working. didnt get the chance this year to go so any other highlights would be welcome

roughly how long does a file last before going blunt? Cheers

dont know that much about the discovery chassis but my 2 p is its ugly and expensive. 24K excluding VAT. Could be way off but thats the initial impression. I actually thought the website picture was a kids drawing! only good thing perhaps is the engine possibilities. Dont they do a V8 still for the disco of those years?

Had the guys go to a site where there was a nest with chicks yesterday morning. We didnt do the work ( going back in 3 weeks time) but the joy of it is by the time i managed to find another job to do i lost at least a couple of hundred pounds of working time. So even doing the right thing cost me. The joys. But if i can i will always give them a chance, even if it is damn pigeons.

i too looked at them, and the only thing is they weight about 4 tonne empty ( well not quite but u get the idea). In fact i am back on the idea again. I have a Isuzu Dmax and i know its a work truck but really isnt a comfy place to be. Whereas the big yank trucks can work and be comfy at the same time. And in fact they are not that much bigger than the current crop of pickups. I would be tempted by the 4x4 ( disco etc) but due to the tax rules i cant sensibly run it through the biz as a asset. my pickup is used for pricing and occasionally pulling a tw230 so doesnt do any real work. So i think why not have the comfort to go with it? Personally i want a big V8 in it so either a dodge ram or a newer f150. And new (ish) they are on par cost wise with the uk pickups. Obviously u can get silly and the super raptors i have seen up for 130K but does anyone really buy them?

no i had both and when distance and heavy timber combined the track barrow kicked ass! and i love the arb trolley. We had to take out a load oh large scotts pine with both the trackbarrow was away. when used as a barrow and not towing it can go forward in 2nd gear and flies. makes a hard tow of the arb trolley easy!. Was trying to tow the arb trolley but didnt have anything to tie them together or i would have.

im sure someone with a welder could. Its not that fast especially in reverse. We use to stand on the rails when towing the chipper as it would add extra weight creating more traction. Mine had all the grunt but was so light that it couldnt grip. A local platform hire shop i know uses one, they welded a old oil drum onto it and filled it with blunt grinder teeth to give it weight and traction.

company i got from was Cautrac. cheers

i bought mine at the Saltec show a few years back. guy delivered it in the back of a discovery. if i can ill dig out some pics. If your going to use it a fair bit over the months weight up total hire cost vs buy use and resale values.