O/T Troy Built Wood Chipper Blades

Fergienewbee · Dec 1, 2011

I found an eight horse Troy Built wood chipper on Craigslist. He said he had trouble getting new blades from Troy and wanted to have a machinist make a couple. He wants $200.00 and from the picture looks to be in good shape. I'll know more if I look at it. Any information on replacement blades? Would you buy it?

Larry

Gun guru · Dec 1, 2011

If you cant find the blades then have them made with heat treated and tempered tool steel. About a 40Rc hardness would be good.
If you have a print to go off of it would be very helpful for the machinist.

soder33 · Dec 1, 2011

Isn't Troy Built an MTD product. If so, then maybe an MTD chipper of about the same year and size would work.

Geo-TH,In · Dec 1, 2011

I bought a new 8 hp troy built a long time ago. It was a BPIA to use. You can only chip straight limbs. It was very loud. Stopped using it after a few years, was in the garage for many years. Finally found someone on craigslist to buy mine for $200.

We have a place 3 miles away that takes everything but stumps for free. After a storm this spring, I hauled 17 6x10 ft dump trailer loads of branches.

That's when I decided a 8 hp chipper was worthless and sold mine.
George

El Toro · Dec 1, 2011

I bought one back in the 80's and used it for shredding sweet corn stalks. I found out it did a better job if I put the stalks in a big shock and let it dry. I didn't have it long and the bearings went out. The dealer replaced them. Hal

larry@stinescorner · Dec 1, 2011

i fixed a set of steps fpr a guy and he gave me one of those in payment,it doesnt chip very well.real slow,I gave it to my neighbor he uses it to vaccuum leaves it was called a troy bilt chipper vac I would have rather got paid for the step repair,but it was that or nothing

Bob UT · Dec 2, 2011

Not sure which model you have. Mine is a chipper/shredder. The shredder is top loaded with flail type blades. Easy enuff to re-sharpen. 2" x 4" x 1/4 with simple notch at end to do the cuttin.
The chipper is a side mount/feed. It has one cutter blade ona heavy flywheel. That could be fabbed by any good machinist.
Hope that helps, and for 2 bills, worth a shot.

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