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Hi . ive a 2016 TW 230 back up chipper, hasn’t been used for a year. Had it serviced, new belts and a bit of a tidy but when I went to try it out this evening, the feed rollers spin forward when engine revved up , ( without pressing forward paddle) Reverse paddle has no effect. red light on plug on top bidirectional solenoid valve is on once revved up. when I took off plug, reverse working. Im guessing something wrong in the control box, or do the forward paddle limit switches ever stick on ? I checked and cleaned the plug ofthe cable to the stop bar and paddles , it was clean and dry. Any ideas? Thanks

Hi . ready to give up on Airstreams, my last two pairs have lasted less than a year each in which time I’ve done very little climbing . whats the best alternative? tried Andrew’s , found them comfy but a bit bulky, didn’t really like Scaffel . Whats popular nowadays? thanks.

That mostly what I got mine for , and crown lifting small stuff and light crown thinning from mewp. now that I think of it , I bought a pretty expensive Italian one years ago, it couldn’t handle the west of Ireland dampness. i keep a rain legging on the Milwaukee and haven’t had any bother working in rain.

That would be easier to manoeuvre and lighter than the telescopic ones . and safer than the one hand types

I’ve got one. Great tool. Use it a lot, mostly from mewp. a little bit heavy but gets a lot done quickly. will cut an inch and a half no problem.

TW 230 is a big improvement on the 150. We must have done over 2000 hours on a 2016 230 with no bearing issues. we often use a 2017 tracked 230 owned by a landscaping company we sub for, it’s not too heavy and the feed hopper is easily removed . I haven’t used the newer model with de-rated engine , I replaced the 2016 with a low hours 2016. the tracked model seem to hold their money, tidy ones are not cheap.

The boom set-up on that JCB looks handy. Good for loading trailers etc ?

If the drive belts to the flywheel are slack the stress control won’t function properly. ive had it happen a few times they need to be pretty tight

I think stress control works of alternator. Rarely gives trouble.

Just seen this article on FB, might be old news to many.

Thanks . Manual or remote control?

I’d be interested in this winch or similar. What oil flow does it require ?

Theres a plug on the wiring from the paddle switches and stop bar limit switch to the stress control box that can become damp and corrode over time. worth checking and cleaning out. happened mine a few years ago.

Hand held battery secateurs do frighten me a bit. i use a long reach Milwaukee pruner a lot, pretty much same body as telescopic polesaw but with a by-pass pruner head . pretty heavy duty, cuts over inch and a half .

Yeah. Valtra mechanic they can corrode after a while and cause brakes to stick on slightly. I changed one this evening.