Chuck and duck

[mic687]

I saw a older woodchuck chipper for sale near my home it is a chuck and duck with a perkins diesel for 3500 obo. I have some questions such as are these things OSHA legal with no safety devices like the more modern self feeding chippers.

 

[pdqdl]

I might be mistaken, but I think that so long as the machine has all the safety features that were present when the machine was made, you can still use it.

It is still legal in Missouri to drive without a seat belt; providing that the vehicle you are driving was not equipped with one from the factory. I think that there may be some exceptions to that rule, but I don't know of any.

Shucks, you can still use DDT to control the mosquitoes in your pond, or lindane to control your cattle's insect problems, or chlordane to protect your house from termites. You'd better be ready to prove that you purchased it legally and used it according to the label!

They were never made illegal to use, they were just banned for production and re-sale in the US. Dealers only had a limited time to sell the product once taken off the market, and then the supply dries up.

Exceptions seem to be the government environmental regulations about using various products, like 1/2 the diesel equipment in California.

 

[prentice110]

I might be mistaken, but I think that so long as the machine has all the safety features that were present when the machine was made, you can still use it.

It is still legal in Missouri to drive without a seat belt; providing that the vehicle you are driving was not equipped with one from the factory. I think that there may be some exceptions to that rule, but I don't know of any.

Shucks, you can still use DDT to control the mosquitoes in your pond, or lindane to control your cattle's insect problems, or chlordane to protect your house from termites. You'd better be ready to prove that you purchased it legally and used it according to the label!

They were never made illegal to use, they were just banned for production and re-sale in the US. Dealers only had a limited time to sell the product once taken off the market, and then the supply dries up.

Exceptions seem to be the government environmental regulations about using various products, like 1/2 the diesel equipment in California.

I have 40lbs of DDT wetable powder, are you telling me I can leagally use it? WOO-HOO!!! No mosquitoes in my yard this summer!!!

 

[pdqdl]

Just make sure that you are using it according to the labeled directions.

 

[Cedar Tree]

Mitts and Merrill

Hi guys,

Question......

I just purchased an old Mitts and Merrill chuck and duck (was told it was a 1964 model), runs well seem to chip fine with small stuff at the owners house, but upon getting it home I only get saw dust with any thing I put in.

1. The knives look pretty used and have been "backyard" sharpened probably to many times with an angle grinder. I'm going to start there and get to knives for it, also not sure if the depth of the knives are set correctly.

2. There is no tach on the machine, and I'm not sure where I should be running the thing when I put one on?
3. The old for 6cyl seems to run well but noticed the temp gauge soar to over 240 in a few minutes. Maybe a bad water pump?

Anybody have one of these or have any suggestions?

Thanks