Crunch and Munch

[Stumper]

Equipment deals aren't really done 'til money and equipment change hands but I'm about to become the proud owner of a beat up Olathe 984. I am SOOOOO looking forward to throwing big branches into an infeed chute and being able to let the chipper do its thing. My little Wood Pro self feeder is impressive---until you compare it to a chipper with both feed wheels and horsepower.

 

[Stumper]

'Tain't new but it all seems to work. Here is a "before" pic. In the morning I'll fab a deflector for the chute and , weather permitting I'll get it repainted this Sunday afternoon.

 

[a_lopa]

cool you wont know yourself,good luck with it

 

[Curtis James]

Looks great from here. I just purchased dump truck number two after my other was stolen and I'll be on the market for a chipper real soon. Congratulations.

 

[Stumper]

Here it is after the overhaul in a can. This isn't the be all and end all of chipper design but it runs well and is chipping a bunch of wood for me.

 

[jamie]

farmi

this is the Chipper we use at work (well very similar, we have one thats 2 years old), its great, huge and takes anything.......

chippers dont really excite me much......yet.....well apart from big ones.....scary looking down a big chute

jamie

 

[Davidsinatree]

Stumper,
Congrats on the new chipper ! Looks like a good step up.
I now have my little pro-mark chipper in pieces getting ready for paint. I have been geeting bids on sandblasting, priming and a good coat of enamel. Sandblasting only bid, was $100 and another $200 to prime and paint. Im leaning towards saving some money and just sanding and brush & role some good tractor supply paint on this thing. I can buy a good sander & still save a gob of money, but it will take longer to finish this project.

Tell me how you went about painting your chipper, how many bomb cans did it take. I have thought about using bomb cans also. Did you use primer.
:angel:

 

[MasterBlaster]

WTH is a bomb can?

 

[rbtree]

aerosol spray can

 

[Stumper]

Hi David! I painted my other chipper with spray cans about 6 years ago after just giving it a wipedown with solvent. That has started peeling in the last year or so but it held up really well for the first 4+ years. I mistakenly thought that already painted metal didn't need primer but have since learned that priming old paint is recommended for best adhesion. The Olathe got 5.5 cans of white primer and about 12 cans of finish paint. The Safety green I put on the wheel wells ,feed bar and deflector is an Ace brand paint-really good stuff but slow drying. They didn't have it in the color I wanted for the body of the chipper (Ivory)so I used a fastdry Krylon(dry to the touch in 12 minutes /recoat anytime). I don't know how long it will hold up but retouching once the color has been changed is relatively easy. There is no denying that sanding or sandblasting and putting top-quality paint with a commercial sprayer will give the best results but the quick and easy aerosol treatment looks great from a few feet away. I've already had customers mention that they thought it was brand new.

 

[Davidsinatree]

Hmmm.....I think i'll just use bomb cans as you did, it sound easier than roling and brushing like I was going to do. I plan on using good primer also. I have learned that taking a short cut by not priming stuff first is bad.
And yes as you mentioned, using a common color from a hardware store makes touch up easier later on.

 

[Stumper]

I promised on the other thread about the truck I bought a few months ago to post pics of the signage. I don't remember what that other thread is but here are pics.
First, truck and chipper with new chute that gets the chips to the front of the truck.

 

[Stumper]

Here is a pic of the signs.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Looking good, Justin. Have you fixed that crew-cab up as sleeping quarters for storm chasing?

 

[Dadatwins]

Nice setup Stumper, good luck, it looks like a good $$ maker there.

 

[Stumper]

Thaks guys.

Butch, Naw, I'm to busy here to chase storms. If I were to go running across country I think I'd load the stump grinder In the F250 along with some extra saws ( there are 3 on it already) and a couple of extra ropes and ride in comfort. That Mancab is tricked out for tool storage.