whadja do today?

[mckeetree]

No work for me tomorrow I'm observing the holiday!!!

Me either. I am just run down. I'm not doing anything tomorrow.

 

[treecutterjr]

Piddled around all day today.
Bearing on the chipper went out a couple weeks ago. Decided to pull it off and replace.
New bearing:

Old bearing

Problem is: the inner sleave from the old bearing has melted/bonded to the cutterwheel.

another day another problemo.
I guess I need the whole wheel...
And I thought everything was moving so smoothly.[emoji23]




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[capetrees]

Estimate??

$5K

 

[no tree to big]

Can't replace the shaft? I know we did on one of our drums...

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[capetrees]

And I believe I see a broken mounting bolt on the machine. Bad just keeps getting better!

 

[jefflovstrom]

Life is hard,
never soft. oh,,,, never mind,,,,,,
Jeff

 

[dbl612]

Piddled around all day today.
Bearing on the chipper went out a couple weeks ago. Decided to pull it off and replace.
New bearing:i would think a competent mechanic would be able to remove that inner race with a little fire.

Old bearing

Problem is: the inner sleave from the old bearing has melted/bonded to the cutterwheel.

another day another problemo.
I guess I need the whole wheel...
And I thought everything was moving so smoothly.[emoji23]




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[tree MDS]

Grease is good.

 

[tree MDS]

Life is hard,
never soft. oh,,,, never mind,,,,,,
Jeff

Don't forget to grease it either,,, right Jeff!! Lol..

 

[no tree to big]

Don't forget to grease it either,,, right Jeff!! Lol..

We personally rely on magic to keep ours turning.


Decided it is time to bring the regal gs back to life so I spent the afternoon sticking my hands in small greasy spaces. My new theory screw grease! Good news is its ready to yank the motor after I dig the hoist out of the garage.

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[tree MDS]

We personally rely on magic to keep ours turning.


Decided it is time to bring the regal gs back to life so I spent the afternoon sticking my hands in small greasy spaces. My new theory screw grease! Good news is its ready to yank the motor after I dig the hoist out of the garage.

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Is that like one of those old person cars??

 

[nitro1253]

Piddled around all day today.
Bearing on the chipper went out a couple weeks ago. Decided to pull it off and replace.
New bearing:

Old bearing

Problem is: the inner sleave from the old bearing has melted/bonded to the cutterwheel.

another day another problemo.
I guess I need the whole wheel...
And I thought everything was moving so smoothly.[emoji23]




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Use a cut off wheel and cut straight across the sleeve. Then split the end with a air chisel. It will come right off

 

[tree MDS]

Is that like one of those old person cars??

Wait,, maybe I was thinking of the Lesabre. Lmao...

 

[no tree to big]

Is that like one of those old person cars??[emoji23]

2002 buick regal gs
It's a supercharged v6 no old man could handle this bad boy

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[Deererainman]

Installed some Oil Seals and gaskets

 

[TreeFeller11]

Piddled around all day today.
Bearing on the chipper went out a couple weeks ago. Decided to pull it off and replace.
New bearing:

Old bearing

Problem is: the inner sleave from the old bearing has melted/bonded to the cutterwheel.

another day another problemo.
I guess I need the whole wheel...
And I thought everything was moving so smoothly.[emoji23]




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There's probably no use in trying to get that off of your shaft now. If it's on there like that the shaft is most likely too worn to reuse anyways. You should be able to beat that shaft out of your wheel and replace it.

I just replaced the bearings and shaft in my vermeer 1220 and the three parts came to around $1500. The shaft being 1K of it. Vermeer told me for around half of that price they could build up and machine my old shaft for me, but the downtime wouldn't have been worth it. Everything on mine had to be cut out with a torch. I also had to replace my large belt driven sheave that drives my cutter wheel once I got in there. It had a hairline fracture on one of the bolt holes when I cleaned it up so watch for that too if it's old and cast.

Good luck!

 

[treecutterjr]

Busted out the tree ponchos today. Knocked out 3 ash trees, 5 stumps, and an apple tree today!
& dead oak for a church yesterday! GET IT!

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[tree MDS]

Looking good, Eddie... er,, treecutterjr!!

 

[mckeetree]

This old chick I have been trying to get to pay her bill for a month calls me yesterday and ask if we take credit cards. I said yes, great, we would be glad to accept payment by credit card. She then says she doesn't have a credit card...she just wondered if we accepted credit cards.

 

[gorman]

I have a customer that's wants to file a claim with my insurance company because of some black cherry berries from a tree I removed over a patio stained the pavers. This is unreal.
I told her that it's not my liability and it's not permanent damage.

Geez, I'm about due for a break about now.