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On 23/10/2018 at 18:56, swinny said:

You do a very good job there! 

 

Where are you based?

 

I’ve considered changing the hopper on mine from a sloped to a folding hopper. Lads hate and winge about the sloping one bit its fine for me ? 

We are in the west midlands

Another Jensen! this one was just a repair and tidy paintwork to look more presentable for site

work (didn't get any really go  pictures beforehand!

On 22/10/2018 at 14:33, Rough Hewn said:

Great work, what did that cost?

One arm and two legs!!!

We even fitted orange ultra bright stobe LED lights to the tailboard wired in to the chipper for roadside work along with led side lights on the mud guards front and back to assist reversing up narrow driveways in the dark 

This is a Timberwolf 150 we did including the Hi Viz decals 

We also built the truck body prior so colour matching was easy!

A poor well used tractor taken in part exchange, it was touch and go what to do with this one!

A good clean, removal of the cutting deck, full service, new grill fabricated, new coat of paint new seat, a change of tyres and things were looking up!!

Now at its new home on a garden centre! 

We did this one a little while ago now but it was a Vermeer SC222 in need of a second life!

First job was to give it a good steam clean so we could see the machine instead of mud and the remains of trees!

Then It was a total sand blast, replacement of the centre pivot,pin & bushes, cutter wheel & bearings, third wheel, battery, fuel lines, fuel pump.

New coat of paint, new drive belts, clutch, engine and finally decals.

It now has many stumps to grind!!

 
 
 
 

 
 
We recently carried out a inspection of a customers chipper, which has had a hard life thanks to the previous owner who had rolled it at some point!
But it’s been a pretty reliable chipper over the past few years but is in need of some heavy TLC,.
So is it worth it? The chipper being narrow was favoured for rear garden access and the removable hopper also assists in the narrow side passages the engine is good and despite the track width being seized was working fine, so it was the rest of the working bits! Or in the case of some not working!!
 
First thing was a complete strip down, sand blast & repaint with a epoxy primer followed by a coating of stone chip in the high impact areas and 3 layers of top coat colour
 
With a lot of time spent fixing little details unseen like the corroded spool eternal indent locator, seized track sliders, dent body panels, twisted chute, deflector pivot & angle rod, stop bar seized pivots, flywheel top cover hinge, rewiring winch including installing a isolator switch,
 
We moved on to fitting new feed rollers, shafts, bearings, drive gears, flywheel bearings, blades, anvil, radiator mesh screen, drive belts, oils, filters it was starting to look the part!
 
Then came the decals and now we have a nice chipper recycled and ready to go back to action for a good many years.
 
 
 
 

 
 
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Any one got a problem with the above I’ll see if I can help you cure/diagnose the problem....

Nothing like a challenge it keeps minds ticking

Table of Contents

County FC 1004

Model history

Model introduced 1967

Model discontinued 1977

Model status Discontinued

No. produced Unknown

Preceded by County 654 FC

Superseded by County 1174 FC

Engine Specification

Engine make Ford

Engine model Ford 2703E, Ford 2703C, Ford 2713E

Fuel type Diesel

Power hp 100

Governed rpm {{{governedrpm}}}

No. of Cylinders 6

Cooling system Water

Naturally aspirated, Turbo or Supercharged NA

Transmission Details

Transmission type Manual

Gearbox make Ford - County modified

Drive 4-WD

General Data

Linkage Category Cat I, Cat II

Other info

Factories Fleet Hampshire

Plow rating Unknown

Approximate Cost new in (year) £ ?

Notes Based on the Std County 1004 unit with forward hung cab

The County FC 1004 was built by County from 1967 to 1977 in Fleet, Hampshire. It featured a Ford engine.

Model History

For Company history see

Main article: County

The detailed history of this item is unknown. Can you help add any history for it ?

Timeline

In introduced in 1967 as a 6-cylinder version of the County FC 754

Specification

See Infobox for basic details

Variations and Options

Several engine upgrades occurred as Ford revised their engine models and the skid unit

Serial Numbers Information

County serial numbers were allocated in sequence of production, so do not relate to models, but a prefix was used to indicate the Skid unit/engine variations.

8FC & 6FC from 1967-Nov 75 - Ford 5000 skid

26FC from Nov 75-Dec 77 - Ford 6600 skid

Preservation

Wrecked, eventually scrapped

One special examples is the Ex NIAE tyre test rig which was with a collector in Hampshire, till May 2009 when it was put up for sale

just a few points incase others following with the same issues are trying to diagnose

To eliminate the cause being electrical remove the din solenoid valve plug (1st image) check inside plug to insure the fault isn't a broken/loose wire, to do this remove the screw from the centre, undo the gland on the cable entry and with a small screw drive there is a small slot where you can prise the square insert out.

The 3 pins sticking out of the valve coil (2nd image). The coil is bidirectional so connecting the wires can be either way round the third/ middle pin is not used 

when connected a audible click/knock should be heard

come failures are either the coil brakes down over heats then swells trapping the valve inside or water gets between the valve and the coil causing the valve to get trapped.

if the vale appears to operate correctly 

the 3 leds are on inside the stress control box the fault, link the 2 last wires (far right) paper clip is good for this, if the feed roller still don't work then it will most likely be the wiring between the box and the din plug, if it works then the circuit board has an internal failure!

if this is the case We offer a service exchange service for the stress control or a repair your circuit board but this option does take a little longer 

Hope that helps

engine oil change after 1st 50 hours then 200 to 250 hours hydraulic and gear 1000 hours small petrol engines 10 then every 50 hours this is a guide only

Working hours of hydraulic oil will depend on oil type and application!

You will find some manufacturers will state

400 hrs

500 hrs

800hrs

1000hrs

If unknown go for the lowest!! The more often its changed can only be a better thing except got the pocket!

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I have never heard of the price fallows splitter, be great if u could put some pics/videos up!

If you go where it says *go advanced* click on it then scroll down and you should find a box where it says *manage attachments* click on there then add pics from whatever device your using.

Price Fallows are a steel fabrication firm who are manufacturers of a range of agricultural machinery and other stuff e.g. Loader Buckets, field rollers, log splitters, fork lift tip skips, cannels boats ect family run business

They happen to be down the road, including time with past employers been dealing with them for 20 years usually helpful..

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What is that? Can't make put the make/model.

Works Quad

Skid steer or

4WD 4 wheel steering with diff lock

Good lift height and weight lift!

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While important I wouldn't get too caught up about width, as suggested. Nothing against the skid steers, fantastic bits of kit, but make a mess of the ground compared to articulated loaders. The 500 series will comfortably get through a 4ft gap.

 

 

 

I did go for an Avant, for me the reasons being - sturdy ROPS roof increases safety around falling objects. Telescopic boom which greatly increases lifting, loading, pushing, placing ability. Oh, and I like sitting down

There is always these little toys!

Currently in talks with someone now but these maybe the answer for some?

Narrow

4WD

4 wheel steer

Did lock

No digging the lawn up!

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A friend sent me this joke intended!

But who many trades would also like to apply these charge rules?

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Like in ALL trades, there are some who do actually think they know what they are doing and some who do know what they are doing!

And maintaining that relationship with you local dealer who does is the key to after sales service, internet purchases maybe financially beneficial initially but paying a few more pennies when buying gains you a pdi, a installation, initial maintenance advise and a after sales point of contact for back up when things go wrong (and we all know they will sooner or later!)

Find your local good dealer, help support them and they will support you! Team work wins!

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We aim to please [emoji6]

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Jensen chipper!

We had a customer who brought their chipper in last week, no feed roller drive?

This being his first chipper and there for thinking along the right tracks there was a hydraulics problem!

Simple job! A quick check confirmed it was the solenoid valve coil! (One of the easiest repairs there is!)

After visiting a number of hydraulic specialist and a few other repair outfits he was told repeatedly he needed a new hydraulic pump and control valve block?? Quoting figures of around £1300-1500

We had the chipper in the workshop replaced the coil gave the chipper a check over and gave the customer some advise on maintenance and use (stress control setting and feed roller speed ect) with a few consumables out of the shop his total visit cost less than £150 just a shame he was based over a 100 miles away...

We also have a customer down the road who says our labour rate is to high!! His local garage only charge £25 per hour!????

Knowledge is expensive labour is cheap!

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Redwood/Forst are definitely a force to be reckoned with but little credit is given to the service dealer network which provides that after sales service!!

Redwood maybe the key stone in a special combined team but with out the other stones you have no arch which reaches across the gap where other manufacturers fail.

At the end of the day it's the service dealer standing there with the spanner in his hand keen to get you on your way!

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The Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) manual for trailers.

Document

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/367387/IVA-inspection-manual-for-categories-o1-o2-o3-and-o4-trailers.pdf

Interesting read! Includes heavyweight and lightweight trailers..

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Redwood are still supplying parts for Jensen just not all parts!

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

HORROR stories?

That sounds a bit strong!!

A little bit of metal cracking isn't uncommon on any chipper and if regular maintenance is carried out it should get to be any more than a little crack!

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First time this years end !

Feel the warmth!.. Arrrrr..