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: Las Vegas, The Desert
Joined: Apr 12, 2008
Points: 600
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....
