Thanks to everyone who has helped and here is the update. I did stop at Morbark on the way home and Yes Duce they are great people to deal with. By the time we were done there had been at least fourteen people how came out and helped to try to identify this chipper. At some time in the past the Mfr plate for the chipper has been removed, but the folks at Morbark were able to trace the serial number on the motor to a build sheet to a chipper. We learned it is a Busy Beever 100, SN 1116 so parts can now be identified. A special thanks to Jeremy Beatty for all the help. So far, I have replaced the fuel pump twice. It was a vacuum operated diaphragm pump, and the inlet nipple broke while attaching the suction line. Body of the pump is plastic, and the nipples are fragile. So, I found a high-quality low pressure electric fuel pump 2.5 to 4 psi as required by Onan. I have also replaced the battery, both tires, both belts and still need to replace both knives. The current set may be sharpenable. So, if anyone knows of a good place to get them sharpened in the Muskegon MI area, let me know. I can always time them to the Vermeer dealer in Coopersville they are about 50 miles away.It is a small one only 24 HP the engine is an Onan T260G, and it has been sitting for 3 years after it stopped running. It would for personnel use around a 50 acer horse farm. But want to identify it before I make an offer.
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Its gotta be free to be worth anything. That gravity fed system is not user friendly for those unfamiliar with how to service and maintain a chipper. The bedknife and the knives need to be well maintained for that unit to even function. I wouldn't recommend it.
This is coming from someone with 3 Morbark Chippers FYI
I have a Tornado 15 and a 13 (2003) and a Cyclone 8. There are great machines but this one is not.
Thanks to everyone who has helped and here is the update. I did stop at Morbark on the way home and Yes Duce they are great people to deal with. By the time we were done there had been at least fourteen people how came out and helped to try to identify this chipper. At some time in the past the Mfr plate for the chipper has been removed, but the folks at Morbark were able to trace the serial number on the motor to a build sheet to a chipper. We learned it is a Busy Beever 100, SN 1116 so parts can now be identified. A special thanks to Jeremy Beatty for all the help. So far, I have replaced the fuel pump twice. It was a vacuum operated diaphragm pump, and the inlet nipple broke while attaching the suction line. Body of the pump is plastic, and the nipples are fragile. So, I found a high-quality low pressure electric fuel pump 2.5 to 4 psi as required by Onan. I have also replaced the battery, both tires, both belts and still need to replace both knives. The current set may be sharpenable. So, if anyone knows of a good place to get them sharpened in the Muskegon MI area, let me know. I can always time them to the Vermeer dealer in Coopersville they are about 50 miles away.
Ashley, while is only has a single feed roller, it is not a gravity feed. So not so bad and while I may do small local jobs, it is mostly for use around my 50-acer farm. And with all the work done so far, I still have less than $500 invested. Finding time to work on it is the hardest part now.
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