Brits talkin about Brit stuff

[iain]

pruner

would that be norman from all seasons you refer to

 

[PRUNER 1]

yes it would, a thoroughly nice bloke and has helped me out of a few underpriced fiddle jobs!

 

[iain]

yes it would, a thoroughly nice bloke and has helped me out of a few underpriced fiddle jobs!

yeah nice bloke i met him at houghall on a course, a couple of years ago, we did a deal with l/force when i bought mine, (it was the larger machine to the one i`ve now got) a bit on the big side, not a bad bit of kit , probably the same one, blue has,
don`t let the streamlined one fool you, with a new pulley it is much improved it has exactly the same engine as normans 40hp it is more than enough power, not as rugged though

get it altered it is definatley better, it ups the fly wheel speed ,
because the flywheel is a direct drive off the engine, it use to drag the engine revs down when we put cap` stuff though it, thats when it spat the chip on the floor. , now it`s better !

does your jockey wheel catch on some speed ramps ?
the old one worked well, the new one looks--- new needs some changes :Eye:

 

[PRUNER 1]

no we fitted our own smaller jockey wheel coz the old one was killed on a speed hump

 

[Big A]

anyone out there been using a Timberwolf 190? Had a demo today and its the muttsnuts. Gotta Premier 220 and the Timberwolf knocked spots off it!

How long before the welds fail? The fans shatter? They've got to go some to have got rid of the old gremlins, still will try one when I get the chance, proof's in the pudding and all that.

 

[ROLLACOSTA]

bigA several hundred hour's on my timberwolf 150 none of the above problem's ..70 % breakdowns are due to idiot operaters imo..weve all seen the way some twats treat kit

 

[Big A]

Agree with ythat Rolla, but I've seen the welds on the Entecs a few years back just fracture from the vibration. as I said proof is in the pud, got the 190 on hire tomorrow so I'll see for myself then I may be a convert. Ill let you know what I think.

 

[timberwolf150]

Big A. The faults you list were on older 150's not the 190. Those faults disapeared years ago. Get whoever brings you machine to show you the rotor in the 190. You might be surprised. 600 x 30mm with huge bearings. Big double sided blades and loads of blow. Rollers have over double crushing capability of 150. Spoke to a very happy guy today who has put 1500 hrs on one in 18 mths. Wanted to know if this was excessive? Glad i'm not feedin it!!!

 

[Big A]

Grant you that T/Wolf, trouble is with any product, once you see the faults you steer clear in favour of something more reliable. It takes a long time for people to lose the image. It only takes 1 bad apple to spoil the box full. I'll see tomorrow, got a stack of nice wet conifer up to about 7 inch diameter for starters.

 

[Big A]

As promised, MY opinion on the Timberwolf 190.
1. Good discharge of material, including wet, snow covered conifer. Blew it about 40 feet at one point.
2. No clogging up of the discharge spout, an old bug bear of previous models.
3. Higher capacity fuel tank, should get 8 hrs use from that tank. (the 150 tank was far too small)
4. At no point did the branches snag the bar and continuosly stop the in feed.
5. I DID LIKE IT!!

However, I still prefer the Premier 200/220's over this, simply because of the little bar over the rollers, when feeding in a large armful of hazel several pieces went over the bar and consequently wouldn't get pulled in which meant that when returning with another armful you got to mess about with whats left from before. The infeed is still too acute just before the rollers, which would be a pain with hawthorn/blackthorn/large rose etc.

A better chipper than the Jensen but imo still a little behind the Premiers,
8/10 I think.

 

[timberwolf150]

Good right up Big A. The two points you didn't like are currently being looked at. TW are trying some various 2 stage funnels and the gap above the rollers is under discussion. Next time you try one it may get 9 or 10/10. TW thanks you for your opinion and will let you know the outcome.

 

[timberwolf150]

Oh and by the way that's a 12 gallon fuel tank. Thats a good 10-12 hrs chipping.

 

[ROLLACOSTA]

but what's the differance in price between a premier and timberwolf like for like £2000+ if not more ,i have to speak from my exspirience I LIKE TIMBERWOLF....i will have another Timberwolf anyday..and imo there pretty good on part's and sevice/breakdown's though i have only had 1 breakdown...i have thought about trying others so far i'm pleased i haven't....one other thing i bet a premier like for like is much heavier than the timber wolf

 

[timberwolf150]

TW190DH 1020kgs full fuel / oil etc Prem 220 approx 1250kgs. Price difference approx £2k in TW Favour. Thers a thought!! How good would it be with £2k's worth of improvments? Just think Turbo Engine? Trick feed rollers with auto reverse. Hell you could even have twin chrome exhausts and still have money left for a couple of saws!!

 

[Big A]

Two things: Timberwolf 150. If the 190 is so cool why are you 150?
Rolla: I'm not slagging off the Timberwolf chippers per se, I would really like and be proud if a British company is to be a success. Success is built upon constructive criticism and feedback. I'm only one user, but what if 1000 have the same grumbles and say nothing? I like any piece of kit that makes my life easier. Yes, pound for pound the 190 is probably excellent value, but seeing as I've never bought a chipper in my life (to date) that's not an issue for me, my issue to carry out my job as efficiently as possible with minimum down-time.

 

[timberwolf150]

Big A. Ive tried to change my name. Easier to do it in real life than on here i reckon. Happy to know if anyone knows how to do it. Seriously though all your points are taken on board and TW always take customer comments very seriously. Your comments will be submitted to the R&D Dept first thing. Again thanks for your truthful assesment.

 

[ROLLACOSTA]

oh i agree BIGA ,there must be criticism [constructive]..

 

[Big A]

Cheers for that T/wolf, I suppose that you got a smaller tank then! Did Entec ever follow up that big chipper that Alistair had on the Fastrac, she was some beast, I filled up a 8 ton grain trailer in about 15 mins with that beaut, then another then another. Now that beat the ass of a 440 premier on a mog.

 

[timberwolf150]

Sold now as the PTO300. 12" Capacity. On about 140hp it will chip 12" at about 1 foot a second. Had it at the APF this year. Everyone wanted to see it. Trouble is for someone more use to being behind a desk these days those 10ft 12" logs get heavier and heavier. By the time you've done a few ton of them you start looking around for someone with a grab loader!!

 

[SteveBullman]

ive wondered about the gap above the roller before....seems to me if the infeed is going to be rectangular in shape it should be the other way about like the premier. one thing i will say about the entecs over the premiers is how easily the feed rollers grab bigger pieces.