Chipper Jinma chippers

   / Jinma chippers #81  
Originally Posted by MadDogDriver
I just bought a 6" Jinma today and am setting it up. I couldn't tell from your recent photos, but do you plan to change out all the grease zerks? The original ones that came with mine were 5mm brass ones that'll probably strip out.

Yep, I would change the zerks before you try to grease the machine or you will end up as I did. When you try to get the gun off and it won't come off is when they break. And trust me you don't want to change them after they break. They are a challenge at that point to put it mildly. You will probably invent some new &$#@* words like I did. Oh. and you will have a lot less skin on your hands too.

Al
 
   / Jinma chippers #82  
GreenMtns said:
Yep, I would change the zerks before you try to grease the machine or you will end up as I did. When you try to get the gun off and it won't come off is when they break. And trust me you don't want to change them after they break. They are a challenge at that point to put it mildly. You will probably invent some new &$#@* words like I did. Oh. and you will have a lot less skin on your hands too.
Al
Where are you buying the replacement zerks? I assume this is a metric thread... yes? Is it just the material (brass?) that is the problem? Or is it size or shape too? :confused: Better educate me on this and I'll change them out right away! :)

Dougster
 
   / Jinma chippers #83  
Dougster they are 8mm threads on the grease fittings about 6-8 of them,Send us some pics of the chipper once you get it together.

Tommy
Affordable Tractor Sales
 
   / Jinma chippers #84  
Affordable said:
Dougster they are 8mm threads on the grease fittings about 6-8 of them,Send us some pics of the chipper once you get it together.
Tommy
Affordable Tractor Sales
Thanks Tommy! I'll try to find them. Sometimes hard in these days of hardware stores that aren't really hardware stores anymore if you know what I mean! :rolleyes:

I'll be sure to post some pix, but please don't anyone hold your breath. Busy week coming up with paying work AND a big family wedding (No, not mine! :D) so not much is going to happen until the last week of June. :(

Dougster
 
   / Jinma chippers #85  
Dougster they are 6mm ,brain fart.Sorry

Tommy
 
   / Jinma chippers #86  
Affordable said:
Dougster they are 6mm, brain fart. Sorry
Tommy
Acknowledged... and you are hereby forgiven! :)

Dougster
 
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#88  
Dougster, before you wander out for parts, keep in mind [without getting into any argument or heated discussion], that while most pillow blocks have zerk fitting or places for them, the bearings installed in them may or may not be greasable. [[ end of message ]]

Now on a lighter side, if you want to do something that will maybe extend the life of your feed roller driveshaft....some people have tapped and installed set screws on the female ends of the driveshaft to keep them seated onto the male ends of the feed roller and cheepo disengagement divise. I used 1/4-20 by 1/2" Unbrako's [good ones], which are a hair on the long side. The ends tap fairly easily. I also tapped the driveshaft itself [there is a hole already there] and put a zerk into that, too. I use US zerks, and I think they are a tappered 1/16" pipe thread, but I have always used a 1/4-28 drill and tap. The threads arn't right, but the zerk screws in tight and 'works for me'. [don't have the right tap] That said, the shaft is hardened differently than the drive ends, and is extremly hard to tap, but I did it.
If you look at your PTO driveshaft that came with the unit [or your trucks driveshaft], you will notice that the universals line up with each other on each end, or phased. I don't know if this little wobble type of driveshaft has to be phased, but take a real good look at it before you take it out. Once out, it's fairly easy to dissassemble it and warsh it out [get rid of the cheepo grease]. There are small wire snap rings in each end that keep the knuckles into the flex joint, and can be taken out with a small screwdriver, awl, or whatever. When you clean the shaft, there is a hole completly thru the center, and you have to clean all the old stuff out of there.
After assy., I pumped it full of good WallyWorld Mobile 1 synthetic lube. I also [from mod post info] installed a 42" equipment belt [came with cheepo 40"] and moved my gearbox back about 1" to help keep the angle down on the driveshaft a little. You have to cut off the stock adjusters, but it fairly easy to tighten the belt by putting something [ I used a tapered drillpress tool ] in the slots. I may help me get a few extra days out of it before I can fab up a real driveshaft with universals [ more mod post info ].
Here is a picture of the driveshaft with zerk/set screws/& plastered with Mobile 1. And also a picture of my genuine copy of a copy of a Jinma 7 1/4" skid [ I needed 7 1/2" to line up my PTO and keep unit from tipping when not attached to my tractor ].
 
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#89  
pictures didn't take, made them smaller this time..
 
   / Jinma chippers #90  
MadDogDriver said:
Dougster, I was able to get a package of zerks from NAPA.
Excellent! :) Thank you!

Dougster
 
 

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