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<\/a>Auction house in Canyon, TX<\/p><\/div>\n
I drove to Canyon on Sunday and stayed overnight, planning to tow the chipper home on Monday. Monday morning I arrived at the auction site office, took care of the paperwork, then\u00a0went to their lot to hook up to the chipper. That is when the difficulties began.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Hooked up to chipper. Note almost flat tire on chipper<\/p><\/div>\n
One of the tires\u00a0was flat and would not hold air after it was inflated. Luckily there was a tire store on the other side of the interstate from the auction house. I was able to – slowly – drive over to the shop and get a used tire mounted\u2026another $33.00 and a delay in getting on the road home.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Getting tire replaced<\/p><\/div>\n
The trip home was uneventful but long, 11 hours of driving. I arrived late Monday evening. (I had arranged to take Monday and Tuesday off as vacation days.)<\/p>\n
Tuesday I began making repairs. First, the ball coupler, part of the hitch, had been incorrectly assembled – it was a replacement for the original – and this had made hook-up difficult. I was able to reassemble the coupler correctly. Then on to the next project – the trailer jack.<\/p>\n
The handle had been bent making its operation very difficult. I was able to remove the handle and straighten it out with the help of my shop vise and a hammer. Jack mechanism was cleaned and lubricated\u00a0and the jack\u00a0now works very well.<\/p>\n
Then on to the lights. I had used my magnetic light kit to provide tail, running, turn, and brake lights on the way home but I wanted the original lights to work as they were intended. Repairs were made to the wiring harness and now all the original lights work OK.<\/p>\n
Having downloaded a service manual from PowerTek, the manufacturer of the chipper, I went though the maintenance check list and did a preliminary examination of all the working parts, including the chipper blades, or knives as they are known. All components look to be in good condition.<\/p>\n
The chipper was missing a battery so I used jumper cables and\u00a0the Ford F-150 truck to provide battery power. The chipper engine fired but would not keep running. I removed the carburetor top plate and quickly came to the conclusion a carb cleaning and rebuild would be needed. Parts are on order (two separate kits, one for the carb, one for the choke) and I hope to complete the rebuild next weekend. Combined total for the two parts kits came to about $85.00 with shipping.<\/p>\n
So now I have my chipper\u2026if I can rebuild the carb and get the engine running! I still need a battery but will hold off buying one until I have the engine repairs completed. I hope to report, in my next post, that the rig is ready to go to work.<\/p>\n
The chipper, a Power Tek model 727, is still in production. A link to the Power Tek chipper page is here.<\/a>\u00a0The rig has the specifications I was looking for, and I really hope it proves to be of value when we again resume\u00a0the clean up of The Lot later this spring.<\/p>\n