Slippy
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Sep 23, 2002
- Messages
- 1,053
- Location
- Ohio
- Tractor
- Mahindra 6000 4wd; IH x2; NHTC40DSS; International 1086; JD 5115M
Farm Pro Chipper (Jinma):don\'t do this!
I spent about 2 hours today trying to free up my Farm Pro 6" chipper. I was chipping a 4 to 5 inch old limb. All of the sudden tractor, chipper and everything just shut down. Tried to move things by hand, no go. Took the unit back to the barn and took the inspection plate off. Pryed out what I could in the way of old wood chips. Tried the pto again, and rock solid...no go. Took the discharge shoot off and found some big pieces in there. I took a crow bar to the pto knuckle joint and really had to push. When I did the shaft just turned on the belts. I then took a 2x2 and stuck it down the discharge shoot and where it rested on one of the fins. I then carefully hit the end of the board and got the fly wheel to finally move. Kept doing that and turning at the pto with crow bar. After about 2 hours of that and picking out pieces of old wood ships, finally got things lose.
So...word of advice, do not try to chip up old wood. It will jamb your chipper.
I spent about 2 hours today trying to free up my Farm Pro 6" chipper. I was chipping a 4 to 5 inch old limb. All of the sudden tractor, chipper and everything just shut down. Tried to move things by hand, no go. Took the unit back to the barn and took the inspection plate off. Pryed out what I could in the way of old wood chips. Tried the pto again, and rock solid...no go. Took the discharge shoot off and found some big pieces in there. I took a crow bar to the pto knuckle joint and really had to push. When I did the shaft just turned on the belts. I then took a 2x2 and stuck it down the discharge shoot and where it rested on one of the fins. I then carefully hit the end of the board and got the fly wheel to finally move. Kept doing that and turning at the pto with crow bar. After about 2 hours of that and picking out pieces of old wood ships, finally got things lose.
So...word of advice, do not try to chip up old wood. It will jamb your chipper.