Chipper Chinese Chipper Review

ken4210 · Dec 2, 2003

TonyC, I heard from Gary today, he expects a Bill of Lading on our chippers today. He says that this usually includes a delivery date. When I find out I'll post it.

I'm starting to get excited, it's been a long wait!

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I also asked him about replacement parts. He said that most of the parts that wear out, bearings, belts, ect.. are all standard parts you can get anywhere. He stocks blades, but hasn't ever had anyone order any.

TonyC · Dec 2, 2003

Great news! I'll wait to hear from you.

ken4210 · Dec 3, 2003

Gary got his Bill of Lading yesterday, but unfortuneately it didn't include an estimated delivery, only that they left the port in China on Nov 10. The ship name is Luetjenburg/E21H. The container# is ZHSU4000841/DO25001/40. If I was real resourcefull I would try to track it down. With the internet, and todays technology we could probably find out where it was. But I'll just wait to hear back from Gary.

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ken4210 · Dec 3, 2003

OK - So I couldn't help myself. I did a quick search for the shipname, and cargo # and did manage to get some information. The ship is due in port at 7:00 pm on Friday Dec 5th, and they have submitted their preliminary computer manifest to US Customs.

I love my tractor, but sometimes technology can be fun. Oops, guess a little of the computer geek in me slipped out.

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MajMac392 · Dec 6, 2003

Ken, I thought wow he found the ship, how'd he do that? I just searched on a site @www easipass com /ytsc/cqyj/dafei/cqyj3f766d5a27111.htm
It had a LUETJENBURG going into MANZANILLO, Mexico 6 Dec and then on to Port Everglades 9 Dec, Savannah 11 Dec, New York, 14 Dec. and Norfolk 15 Dec. Were your dates for an arrival on the East or the West Coast? Maybe I'm looking at old data.

ken4210 · Dec 8, 2003

Majmac,
Your data is more correct than mine, I didn't realize that when I did my quick search that the arrival date was to the ships next destination, which was Mexico.

I received an email from Gary today, and his information was that the ship would be in Norfolk on the 15th, and we should be able to take delivery of the chippers on or about the 20th. /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

MajMac392 · Dec 8, 2003

Super. I'm sure you're anxious. When I pay for something I want it then, and hate to wait. Keep us up to date on the delivery.

TonyC · Dec 8, 2003

Thanks for the info, Ken. Looks like we have a bit more to wait. Oh well, a Christmas present I guess. It seems like it's taking forever!

ken4210 · Dec 9, 2003

Does seem like it's been a long wait. Some of it I think was just waiting for Gary to get a full container order. Can't blame him though, my company orders products from overseas also, and you just can't afford to ship less than a container full. But I think at the price 1/3 of here in Mi. it will be worth the wait. I'll touch base again if I hear any new info.
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ken4210 · Dec 16, 2003

Tony C - Sound like they should be at Gary's place this weekend.
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TonyC · Dec 16, 2003

Thats great! The timing could be better though. With the holidays it's going to be tough to get time to go get it. It's about a 3 1/2 hour drive for me each way. Oh well, you can bet I'll get there as soon as I can!

ken4210 · Dec 25, 2003

/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif TonyC - They're in and unloaded from the truck for pickup. I'll be on my way there tomorrow afternoon! We'll soon see if it was worth the wait, I hope so.

TonyC · Dec 26, 2003

Are you driving there from Michigan? Quite a hike! I thought my 4 hour ride was long. I won't be able to get there until next week. Good luck and have a safe trip. Let me know how it does...with photos!

ken4210 · Dec 28, 2003

TonyC - Well I finally got home from picking up the chipper. 18 Hours drive there, 13 back. Got caught in a highway shutdown in PA for 4 1/2 hours. Other than that the trip went well. Also picked up a second chipper for a fellow TBN'er about 30 miles North of me. Now the big problem, how to get a 900 lb chipper off the back of my pickup "twice!" I removed all of the loose pieces, and parts. That should drop it to about 800. Going to try to pick it up in the shipping crate with the front loader.
Ran in to one snag though, no instructions, the assembly seems pretty straight forward, but the photo attachments from DIYguy eariler in the post are a lifesaver.
I'll let you know how it works out, I should have mine together and working before the New Year. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

DIYGuy · Dec 28, 2003

You're welcome. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif The assembly of the chute is the only difficult piece to figure out as it rests on the support and doesn't have a firm connection to the chute. I used really big tiewraps as a safeguard.

Careful not to drop the access panel screws into the unit when pulling the access panels, and adjust the auger drive belt tension as you would any other drive belt.

DiYGuy

ken4210 · Dec 29, 2003

Thanks again DIYGuy for the photos they really helped. It only took a couple of hours to put together, and get running. I see what you meant about putting the base together. Fortunately I was able to lift the main chipper body with a chain to my backhoe, and it went pretty smoothly. I can share a picture if anyone is interested.
Took it out for it's first field trial this afternoon. Man does this thing work great! /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif I fed a couple of 4" x 30' Aspens into the unit, and it just gobbled them up like nothing, didn't even make the tractor work. Thats right I did say 30 feet! Just stuffed em in and let it do its thing. Didn't even worry about chunking it into logs, just let it take the whole thing. Smoooth, and quiet. Even my wifes not afraid to use this one like she was with our Troybilt. That one was a joke compared to this! Unfortunately I had to give up after only a 1 1/2' pile of chips, it started raining too hard to stay out, but sure was fun!
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TonyC · Dec 30, 2003

Great news, Ken. I'm glad to hear it's working so well. Yes, I want pictures...as many as you can take! I'm working hard on my schedule to pick up my chipper but so far nothing is working out.

Good luck and be careful with that thing!

MajMac392 · Dec 30, 2003

Ken you mentioned it didn't come with any instructions. Did that present any problems and why didn't it have an owners manual, etc.? Can the dealer that you bought it from give you one? Was the chipper crated up and if so how big was the crate? One last question, what is the warranty for the chipper?

Thanks for your info on the chipper. Glad you got it ok.

Junkman · Dec 30, 2003

I would like to know how much it weighs once it is assembled. I know what you said about the boxed crate weight, but have no idea how much the crate weight is.....

DIYGuy · Dec 31, 2003

I can only guess at over 800 lbs. It requires front weights on the tractor to lift it and even then, If the clutch comes out too fast, the front wheels come up. The units come shipped two to a crate. I picked mine up in 1/2 a crate, the dealer just cut the crate in 1/2. The total weight of the my crate parts was under 50 lbs.

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