This is an OUTSTANDING Upgrade that you have done My Friend 👍👍😇😇👌👌Cheers 🍻🍻

@OakKnobFarm

5 ай бұрын

Thanks! I hope you're staying warm this winter!

I think it is a nice upgrade!!

Wish you lived next to me. I have the same chipper. Nothing but problems in the 1st year and has been sitting outside the last 4 years looking like an orange sculpture. Same experience of no support or local place to service. Wheel bearing went ... got replacement wheel bearings from Dr. Power but could not get it to balance right. I forgot how many washers when on each side of the whee - Starts ok from my repairs but the flywheel starts hitting against something after a while ... got fed up and it sat. Been thinking of trying again and saw your video. Hopefully it will help me more than Dr. Power

Nice upgrade Dave. Looks like it does decent size chips (not too small). I really want to get a chipper so I don't have to drive to town to get them. They're free when they have them but we have branches everywhere up here that I could be running. Take care.

@OakKnobFarm

5 ай бұрын

I do like the chip size from this machine. a bit smaller pieces than a big professional chipper, but much lager than sawdust, etc.

i like the clutch idea

great video mate.

I very much enjoyed this video. Didn't DR initially ship this chipper with a clutch? I forgot where I read it now, but those clutches DR used kept failing, and DR sent out repair kits that did away with the clutch. Doing away with the clutch is what's causing the hard starting. There's a lot of vibration on the bearing visible at 10:51. I wonder about the longevity of this bearing.

@OakKnobFarm

5 ай бұрын

I believe you are correct that these used to have clutches, but that was before I bought mine (I've had this one a little over 5 years). I have heard about the clutch failures, but am unsure what they used for an OEM unit back in the day. We'll see! I looked at the point in the video you referenced, and it certainly looks like the bearing is moving. While looking at it in person it does not appear to vibrate at all. I'll have to put a run-out gauge on it to see what's going on for sure next time I run it

@OakKnobFarm

5 ай бұрын

I just had a look at that bearing. One of the set screws loosened up and fell out. Thanks for your keen eye!!! Time for a little lock-tite!

420cc = 28Horsepower. Nice! 😃 Buy a used chipper, then install these mods, and end up with a much better chipper at the price of a new weaker one.

Sorry ... don't mean to bug you, but I am intrigued with your upgrade. I have the Pro375 11.5 - I think I have a clutch. The pull cord when starting is a hazard as it gets violently pulled from my hand and one time cracking the plastic engine cover. Been 3-4 years since I started it but I hate it. What I wanted to ask is what Briggs electric start motor model did you get? i think I currently have 7 hp - newer models are 9 hp after 2022 I read. Thanks again

@OakKnobFarm

3 ай бұрын

Mine is a bit older than yours, I think (the previous model). You can tell if it has a clutch: the chipper assembly should be able to spin freely with the engine off if you have one. The original pull start engine was a 250cc +/- "Briggs 1150", which I understand to be abut 9 HP and 11.5 ft-lbs of torque. It also did the same thing as yours yanking the pull cord out of your hand. The new electric start engine is a 420cc "Predator" I got from Harbor Freight

I was thinking it would be one of those Chevy LS engine swaps. I guess you can work your way up though...lol.

@OakKnobFarm

5 ай бұрын

Haha! It was just a bit too heavy with the V8, so I downsized