coasterez
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I just bought a bush hog cs-100p chipper/shredder used. It's in very good shape and looks to only have a few hours (58 according to the previous owner) on it. I paid $600. Did I get a good deal?
Used it today. Works very good, especially the shredder. Though I think the chipper blades need sharpening/replacing. I'm going to buy a new set and send the old set out to have them professionally sharpened on a computerized machine. Then I'll have two sets that I can cycle through sharpening. I was quoted $140 for a new set, which I think is outrageous for 4 3"x2" pieces of steel with only one cutting edge (these are not reversable). But, then they know you don't have much choice.
The rubber shield on the shredder hopper did tear up today while shredding. It looked perfect when I started. I'm not sure if I abused it, or whether it was just brittle from age. Does anyone have any input here? I was shredding almost all dry stuff. I left a fair number of side limbs on and the machine just ate them up. Did I tear up the shield by leaving the branches on? Is this normal? Anyway, I ordered some polyester reinforced SBR rubber from McMaster-Carr today and will use it to make a new shield. Cost will be $40. Hopefully it will last a while.
Question on powering up/down the shredder. I power it up by starting at about 1400 rpm, depressing the clutch, engaging the PTO, and releasing the clutch. I then bring it to PTO RPMs (2600). Is this the correct way? For power down, I reduce throttle to idle, depress the clutch, disengage the PTO, and release the clutch. The shredder takes about 3 minutes to come to a complete stop, a lot of momentum in there. Also, is this the correct way to do this to minimize belt/PTO wear? Neither tractor nor shredder seemed to complain using this method.
Used it today. Works very good, especially the shredder. Though I think the chipper blades need sharpening/replacing. I'm going to buy a new set and send the old set out to have them professionally sharpened on a computerized machine. Then I'll have two sets that I can cycle through sharpening. I was quoted $140 for a new set, which I think is outrageous for 4 3"x2" pieces of steel with only one cutting edge (these are not reversable). But, then they know you don't have much choice.
The rubber shield on the shredder hopper did tear up today while shredding. It looked perfect when I started. I'm not sure if I abused it, or whether it was just brittle from age. Does anyone have any input here? I was shredding almost all dry stuff. I left a fair number of side limbs on and the machine just ate them up. Did I tear up the shield by leaving the branches on? Is this normal? Anyway, I ordered some polyester reinforced SBR rubber from McMaster-Carr today and will use it to make a new shield. Cost will be $40. Hopefully it will last a while.
Question on powering up/down the shredder. I power it up by starting at about 1400 rpm, depressing the clutch, engaging the PTO, and releasing the clutch. I then bring it to PTO RPMs (2600). Is this the correct way? For power down, I reduce throttle to idle, depress the clutch, disengage the PTO, and release the clutch. The shredder takes about 3 minutes to come to a complete stop, a lot of momentum in there. Also, is this the correct way to do this to minimize belt/PTO wear? Neither tractor nor shredder seemed to complain using this method.