Location: Marlboro MA
Joined: Dec 8, 2007
Points: 1328
Chipper not mulching. Original Message Nov 8, 2009 7:49 pm
My chipper stopped working. It is not mulching leaves or creating an output wind. I think it has a broken key. From the drawing it looks like the only culprit.How do I install a new key?It seems like I’d have to take off the big cover opposite the motor then the flail section. The key probably slides into the flail hub.If that right?
Location: Marlboro MA
Joined: Dec 8, 2007
Points: 1328
Re: Chipper not mulching. Reply #4 Nov 9, 2009 8:55 pm
Borat - The key is #3 on the drawind just to the left of the engine. I'm not sure it holds the flail in place. I'm guessing it does.
Friiy - I have the 5hp manua for the 247.799891. The body matches my machine. I don't have a way to snip a page out of a pdf so used the louzy drawing.
Location: Las Vegas, The Desert
Joined: Apr 12, 2008
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Re: Chipper not mulching. Reply #6 Nov 9, 2009 10:44 pm
Hey Trouts,
25% chance the crankshaft is broken.... The keys don't shear very often, without a belt to slip the momentum of the chipper stopping suddenly they can snap the crank....
