Finished up first week with new to me Carlton 8018 trx - thing throws some chips! Have had Vermeer grinders in the past with the swing out chip curtains, thinking about making something like this for the Carlton? Anyone try this, or have any info on what they have found useful with these type of machines?
Carlton 8018 chip curtains?
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gr8scott72
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howel07264
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Your right about greenteeth. i have them on my 7015trx and they will throw chips sometime 100 ft. I noticed the pics. of your curtains that you made and was meaning to ask you where you got the pointed support poles in your pics. i like the idea of buying the fabric and making yourself. thanks,regan
Mowingman
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I hate Greenteeth and would never use them again. Too easy to chip the cutting tip, and they throw chips everywhere.
My suggestion is that you replace the wheel with a Sandvic wheel. You will not need chip barriers, will get 3 or 4 times the tooth life, and will see a vast improvement in cutting performance.
Jeff
My suggestion is that you replace the wheel with a Sandvic wheel. You will not need chip barriers, will get 3 or 4 times the tooth life, and will see a vast improvement in cutting performance.
Jeff
howel07264
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That sounds like a good plan. The only thing that i am concerned with is the durability of the sandvic wheel. I have read where some had to replace the wheel after 300 to 400 hours. I'm referring to the wheel not the teeth. I hear new river has made some changes to the design and would like to hear from some of the guys using the new dura disc 2 wheel.
gr8scott72
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No rocky soil here but I have almost 600 hours on my wheel (Sandvic) and I can see some wear but it's good for many hundred more hours imo.
gr8scott72
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Talking about this curtain?:
It was made from 5' wooden poles and the metal ends are lag bolts screwed into the bottom of the wood poles and then the ends of the lag bolts ground down to a point.
The curtain material is the stuff you use for sunrooms. I found it at Home Depot iirc. I used liquid nails and also a staple gun to attach them to the wood poles. The center pole is not attached so that it can be placed at any point between the outside two. I never really worked out how to attach the middle one to the curtain and if you look in the last picture, you can see it attached with a pair of Vise Grips. lol
howel07264
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Thanks,Scott i think i will build a similar screen to yours. You don't have a patent on it i hope. I just purchased $750 worth of 1100 greenteeth during their spring sale. When they are gone i'm going to the sandvic wheel. The greenteeth cut fast but make a hell of a mess.Talking about this curtain?:
It was made from 5' wooden poles and the metal ends are lag bolts screwed into the bottom of the wood poles and then the ends of the lag bolts ground down to a point.
The curtain material is the stuff you use for sunrooms. I found it at Home Depot iirc. I used liquid nails and also a staple gun to attach them to the wood poles. The center pole is not attached so that it can be placed at any point between the outside two. I never really worked out how to attach the middle one to the curtain and if you look in the last picture, you can see it attached with a pair of Vise Grips. lol
gr8scott72
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Sandvic cuts faster with no mess. :greenchainsaw:
If shipping costs wouldn't be so high, I'd sell you my screen cheap as I've only used it like 3 times. lol
Here's a few action shots of the sandvic for you to see how the chips just stay right in place:
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gr8scott72
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And here's a couple of videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3qh5yAkhsc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzbEHoyh7q0
howel07264
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Those are some big bites your able to take out of that stump. Have you heard anything pro or con on the sandvic revolution wheel? It is suppose to protect the wheel better. I really do enjoy my TRX. It is amazing how it draws a crowd when working in a neighborhood. What i like to do is hide behind a tree and unload it from the trailer and watch people freak out .
And here's a couple of videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3qh5yAkhsc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzbEHoyh7q0
gr8scott72
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Haven't heard anything about the new wheel other than what you just said that is supposed to last longer.
In all fairness, the first video is a yellow pine and the second one is a oak that the outside was pretty well gone. That's why it was throwing stuff everywhere in the second video. That's really the only time it slings stuff a little bit is when it hits soft, loose stuff.
People do flip out when they realize that I'm the one controlling the machine from a distance.
Plyscamp
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Howell For your center pole , screw in a wood screw at the top, about 1 inch down and 90 degrees to the pole. Then pick up a canvas grommet kit. Install a metal grommit about every 12 inches accross the top of the screen. Then put the screw into the appropriate grommet to achieve the angles required. We have also added a 3" long piece of exhaust tubing with a metal washer welded to it as a top cap over the wooden poles. Saves the pole when you have to hammer it into hard ground.
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