JWFilips
Well-Known Member
Finally got my Yardman 8 HP chipper/ Shredder working again since it was parked in the field since 2006!
Yes My Bad ...I was put in charge of storing it but I didn't have any place to park it in an enclosed structure....I had it well wrapped in a plastic tarp but the years deteriorated that. Never really paid attention to that but now that I'm at the point of retirement I can use the old beast again!
Well I had to replace the carb ( will be rebuilding the original which is better) Got it running well but noticed severe vibrations in the machine. ( I had sharpened and balanced everything in 2006 before parking it and it ran very well)
The issue I guessed was the shredder flails.... so after removing the 30 some bolts from the housing I got to the heart of the problem; two out of the 6 flail units were seized up because the were in the lower half of the housing and I guess had water damage that caused them to rust up.
Well I spend a good pat of the afternoon opening it all up and working on all the flail sets: 2 were problematical.....I heavily doused the with PB blaster. Gave them a few taps with a ball pean hammer and got them moving ....then I applied the more expensive Kroil....And then they really started moving!
Im going to let it sit overnight but even though they are free the still fee a bit crunchy compared to the other 4 sets.
Asking opinions here: Do You think I can get some grease down inside the shafts tomorrow to keep them moving or do I have to rebuild those two Flail sets?
I'm figuring once I get some grease into the the shear pounding that they must endure will clean them up
Yes My Bad ...I was put in charge of storing it but I didn't have any place to park it in an enclosed structure....I had it well wrapped in a plastic tarp but the years deteriorated that. Never really paid attention to that but now that I'm at the point of retirement I can use the old beast again!
Well I had to replace the carb ( will be rebuilding the original which is better) Got it running well but noticed severe vibrations in the machine. ( I had sharpened and balanced everything in 2006 before parking it and it ran very well)
The issue I guessed was the shredder flails.... so after removing the 30 some bolts from the housing I got to the heart of the problem; two out of the 6 flail units were seized up because the were in the lower half of the housing and I guess had water damage that caused them to rust up.
Well I spend a good pat of the afternoon opening it all up and working on all the flail sets: 2 were problematical.....I heavily doused the with PB blaster. Gave them a few taps with a ball pean hammer and got them moving ....then I applied the more expensive Kroil....And then they really started moving!
Im going to let it sit overnight but even though they are free the still fee a bit crunchy compared to the other 4 sets.
Asking opinions here: Do You think I can get some grease down inside the shafts tomorrow to keep them moving or do I have to rebuild those two Flail sets?
I'm figuring once I get some grease into the the shear pounding that they must endure will clean them up