Just got it all reassembled. Had to address a couple other minor issues such as making spacers because the chain tensioner ran out of adjustment (chain drive from hydraulic rotor to the big sprocket on the feed wheel). Test ran it chipping some dead stuff laying in my yard and it works great...
It's been a year and the chipper finally needed some more attention. The feed roller was collapsing and broken in several places. The feed table floor broke the weld and settled some more (might have been the car accident). But last week it simply wasn't feeding very well at all. We went through...
Had a dip in the chipper feed table floor just past the feed wheel and it created a lip where it met the frame. Brush was getting hung up so I took it to my welder who ran a few beads and built it up, then I ground it flat with a 4.5" grinder and flap wheel. Wow, what a difference! Did 5 oak...
Lots of things are coming together nicely it seems. Yesterday Ron noticed that there is a lip in the floor of the chipper where limbs are hanging up. The floor has been bent down slightly at a seam so that will need some attention. Worst case scenario my welder can add another layer to the floor...
Thanks, Al! Now I just need to pull it apart again to get some measurements. This looks like the right style-
http://www.vibrationmounts.com/RFQ/VM07009.htm
Replaced the throttle cable on the chipper today. Dealer wanted $120 plus shipping, I got this one for $48 on Amazon. Nice heavy duty locking throttle cable that works just like the expensive OEM ones. No more vise grips to hold the throttle wide open...
My mechanic is the one that convinced me to buy a cordless impact after my 3rd air impact died in a 4 year period. Two of them were Ingersol Rand, I wasn't buying junk. Two mechanics at my preferred shop and many days they don't even turn on the air compressor. They use the cordless tools for...
DeWalt brushless, not the same as what they sell at Home Depot. This thing is a beast!
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00X52TWA4/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Thanks, Ed. Good to see you again as well.
Al, the bolts holding my knives are grade 12 I think. Way more marks on the heads than a typical grade 8 bolt head. My DeWalt cordless impact took them all right off though, no problem.
Finally got a promising call on my BB90 chipper. Will know more next week.
Also had a neighbor stop by yesterday and asked me about chips. He lives 2 blocks away and said he will take all the chips I can bring him! We will see how long that lasts. I'm hoping if I don't bury him too quickly...
Ordered knives and a bedknife for the chipper last week. Got the bed knife today, regular knives will be here Wednesday. I adjusted the current knives a few days ago and it's chipping even better than before. My only minor complaint is the amount of air that blows back out of the infeed, it...
I'm thoroughly pleased. I think the knife gap is a bit large right now but I have the specs in the owner's manual I got from Morbark. I want to bend a metal plate the proper thickness to use as my feeler gauge to set the gap. No more fuel leaks, new belt is properly tensioned, it runs awesome.
Not much logging at all around here. The last mill I knew of around here turned into a subdivision about 20 years ago. A couple years later the place by the railroad tracks that bought pine logs closed down. All urban and suburban work here.
Good news, I got my title last night! :boogie: I hope...
I emailed his wife back last night with the link for the Florida DMV that I posted here a few posts back. Then she emailed me back asking for the serial number. I sent it to her so hopefully she is heading in the right direction toward getting my title printed and signed. The guy owns a half...
Here you need tags on pretty much any trailer and a title on any trailer over 2000 lbs.
I just got hold of him, he said he thinks it's an electronic title so he has to go to the DMV and find out. Along with some excuses. I'll give him a few more days. Actually if it's electronic he should be...
Well I'm not sure what my next step should be in regards to this chipper. I paid for it 2 weeks ago, got a receipt and the seller promised me his wife would get the title, manual, parts list etc. out of the files and get it to me shortly. Since I took possession of the chipper I've left 4 phone...
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