Troy Built Makeing chips.

Bought this chipper shredder in 1998 at a auction sale. Paid a whopping $175.00 for it with two grates. One grate is a ladder type and the other is 3/4 inch holes in a steel plate as you can see at the bottom in the picture. From what i was told I am the 3d owner.



It had a 5hp Tecumseh engine on it which worked, but you could lug it down and kill the shredder with a good load of wet leaves. Engine would not stall because it has a crintrifcal clutch
I used it about 5 years before the fuel line got a hole in it, it was routed thru and area near the cooling fins so I made a new line with coiled copper which worked.
Finely about 12 years after I bought it I wasn't able to get it to start and being tired of the Tecumseh engine and getting parts I removed it and installed a 212cc 6.5 hp predator hemi head engine. I really liked the extra 1.5 hp which I can get slowed down with a big load of wet fall leaves but never kill it like with the Tecumseh where I had to shut it off dig the leaves out and restart it.

I did have a problem with the belts on it the stock belt just wasn't holding up to the extra power. I put a 3/4 inch wood plate under the engine and then was able to install a wider V belt but not as long. I am on my second year on the present belt and I was lucky to make it two months with the stock belt.

Kare won't use the mulch I make out of tree limbs and other wood I chip up. She doesn't like the small size of the chips.



The ladder grate works great for wads of green grass and wet fall leaves but not well with any kind of tree trimmings.

The 3/4 hole grate is getting pretty beat up now. I am going to get some steel rod and weld it along the edge for extra support. I also need to remove the chipper blades and sharpen them. I have a lot of chipping to get done, hopefully this week. Need to get some new pictures too.

I use the small size mulch in the path to the pole barn and around MY day lilies, Kare is fine with them in her garden paths.


Al

 

This Monday mornings work was to take care of these Autum Olive bushes I pushed down a month ago so I could plant some Forcinthisn there. Also some to the south to clear out the south line ditch.





Didn't finish the south line ones as it got to dinner time.

Thing doesn't use much fuel for the work it did.



Cintrifical clutch, I beleve the last ones had a idler pulley to get it to chipping/shredding mode.



Front of trailer is half full.



It is pretty deep in the rear too.




I would make a new plate if I ever come across a piece of sheet steel that thick.


Al

 

iirc chipper blades are 40 deg angle on that. Need A2 tool steel for the plate. It will stand up better than cold or hot rolled, with out heat treatment.

 

We had a chipper like that. It went through belts real fast so we sold it.

 

So you got rid of one invasive species to replace with another invasive species? While it's not as bad as some other species, forsythia is still pretty no bueno. If you haven't already planted it why not hook up with your local county extension office and pick a nice native species to plant there?

Cool little chipper. The name of the game with those little home owner models is horse power. Looks like you cleared that up with your preditor engine repower. Nice!

 

Forsythia may be on the invasive side but the deer do seem to like pruneing it. It also doesn't seem to proudce the thousands of berries that the birds spred all over the area.

I will remove the blades for the chipper and hand sharpen them with a hand file to the factory angle. Not sure of the degree of hardness but know it can be done.

You can also still buy the blades for the chipper today.

Al

 

Look at the back side of the blade- just behind the edge or what is left of it - if it looks slight rolled or sloped to the edge that all must be removed for it to work properly. You could use a straight edge to get a better judgement call on this. That edge will be work hardened so it will be a bit tough at first with a file. Angle grinder not a good choice as it will burn the edge removing the properties of the metal. The blades I grind/cut in my shop are done under a full flood system.