DR Wood Chipper Saved from neglect

[@zumbazumba1]

i love your channel-you are like Jesus for old machines,you resurrect them!

[@sixtyfiveford]

That's one of the funniest comments I've ever read! Love it.

[@corydriver7634]

😂

[@haneyoakie14]

My Dad, who would be 96 if he were still here, was that way with manuals. Garden hose purchased from Sears in 1972? Had he sales slip and the paperwork including the Lifetime guarantee. Mowers, dishwasher, washer, dryer, hot water heater, all in that pouch under the phone books, in the kitchen cabinet.

[@sixtyfiveford]

That's awesome

[@maxsands3861]

This is the first home owner chipper I've ever seen that actually works.

[@sixtyfiveford]

I've had a handful of these DR. Brand chippers and they've all been great. This is the smallest that I've used from them. But also the Troy-Bilt Tomahawk made by Garden Way (30+ years ago now)that I showed is the only other chipper I would ever use.

[@maxsands3861]

@@sixtyfiveford Thanks for saying and showing me this because I've considered them all to be garbage but when you put that limb in and it chewed it up like nothing I was shocked. I'll be keeping my eye out for one now.Thanks.

[@DoingItCheap]

Coffee almost came out of my nose when you asked Ginger if she had her safeties on and I saw her.

[@3gcraftsman]

This world needs more wood chippers, and wood chipper operators.

[@Drottninggatan2017]

What do you do with the chips?

[@78trav]

I'm 46 and I have every manual for everything I have ever bought. I've even spent hundreds of dollars on John Deere service manuals for the tractor my grandfather bought.

[@sixtyfiveford]

That is awesome!

[@curranwilliamson1300]

This dude could rule a third world country

[@moose64]

Love that KMart bottle.

[@BacktotheBasics101]

Always wanted to get a chipper, thanks for the information on the oil and belt driven versus shaft driven. I always learned so much from your channel. Thanks again

[@sixtyfiveford]

You can't go wrong with pretty much with any belt drive unit. It's one of those things where all the super old ones were belt drive and to save a buck in the 90's they went direct drive.

[@wyattoneable]

You so correct. No one wants to spend any time to fix things. I was watching a video where these two guys rode motorcycles across China and didn't have a clue about anything mechanical. They relied on locals to help them with simple issues you and I could have taken care of in minutes. Crazy. Love the saves you do. That's a pretty impressive machine.

[@PJBonoVox]

@wyattoneable No-one is a bit strong. There are still huge swathes of people like us who still try and fix stuff if it's saveable. The problem is so much modern stuff *isn't* easily serviceable without hacking the crap out of it.

[@sixtyfiveford]

That's so true. I've watched a few things were guys take adventures and have the most basic mechanical issues. They're dumbfounded. I guess that adds to the video/adventure.

[@Rein_Ciarfella]

Ginger doing her part bringing over a stick to get chipped. Priceless!

[@PJBonoVox]

Half the reason a lot of younger folk don't keep the manuals is because nowadays they're in 50 languages and have no useful information. You have to go online to download the *actual* manual. It sucks.

[@thewolfman61]

20 pages of what not to do like dont drink the gas. and half a page with quick start guide.

[@tedbastwock3810]

@@thewolfman61 make small engine manuals great again

[@Darwinpasta]

Two pages telling you not to stick your hand in the spinny bit, one telling you the paint causes animals in lab cancers, one page of legalese saying you signed away your rights when you opened the box, and then the same thing in French, Spanish, and German.

[@OtherDalfite]

​@@thewolfman61this drives me fuckin crazy. Thank God the manuals are available online.

[@PaulThomas-qo9vy]

Your practical hints, tricks & advice are so valuable & greatly appreciated! In addition to the mechanical advise on the chipper, the scoring of the small branches so they bend & feed into the hopper is really cool. I was given a Trow-Bilt leaf vacuum & chipper with a bad 5hp flat-head Tecumseh that is direct drive, w/1 in. shaft. I may engine swap it to a predator & convert to a belt drive for the reasons you mentioned. To keep it direct drive, I would have to buy a $75 adapter (3/4" to 1") anyways. Might as well put a 1"jackshaft & pillowblocks for the same or less $ & continue modifying from there. Thanks!

[@sixtyfiveford]

I'm glad you like the videos of me tinkering around. If you did do an upgrade from the Tecumseh you might as well just go with the 8 horsepower Predator as that has a 1-in shaft. I think that motor goes for around $100 more than the predator 212 which is in reality only around 5-6 horsepower. That will be a noticeable increase in power and chipping larger 3-in. I have owned a handful of those red Troy-Bilt lawn vac chippers; they're very well built machines. The exact same machine came with an 8 horsepower Briggs if I recall. The 5 horsepower was the slightly cheaper model but I don't think anything else changed. They could have put a smaller lighter flywheel on the chipper.

[@lewiemcneely9143]

I had 8 mpowers I got rid of when my health gave up. All ran wonderful but I can't fix them any more. Two were 85 models and still ran. My pal with his own saw shop got them. Ran them last week. I miss them but the battery jobs suits us better now and I had the books for them. Good fix and Ginger had one too! BGlessings!

[@buzzard6410]

We just got a used one a week ago. I think the owner used it for one job and it sat for the next 3 years. For $14 we are just going to change out the carb with brand new. Ours is a direct drive and will only do 1/2' brush. But we did get it ridiculously cheap. So we're happy. Going to really enjoy come leaf raking time when we can just grind it all up into one load.

[@maxhammontree3169]

Excellent! I’m a fixer myself. I enjoy your creation videos.

[@sixtyfiveford]

Thanks

[@Guishan_Lingyou]

I kindof want a little chipper like that but whenever I think about paying for one, I remind myself that it since my town will haul limbs away for free, I should just go find someone with chips they want to get rid of.

[@adamorsini4585]

The Troybuilt Tomahawk is a great machine . My dad bought one brand new in the mid '80's . He still owns it and uses it. He rebuilt the original engine on it and straight piped it with a flapper topper to keep rain out of the exhaust.

[@sixtyfiveford]

Love it.

[@Asomesauc]

So happy 2 videos back to back thank you 😊

[@plakor6133]

The magic internet taught me to slide a length of small diameter vinyl hose on the end of the spark plug, and use for a handle to install spark plugs in those impossible-to-reach ports. Works.

[@67comet]

Nice - but living near by, it was 104 today. I'm far to big of a pansy to be out doing stuff in the day time (I'm also old, retired flight line guy, and soft) .. Great job, good info, glad to know belt drive for the win and I gain a lot of ideas from your page ..

[@MikeyMack303]

That's a nice chipper. Easy, simple fix. Thank you, Moe.

[@hdpro66]

I have a milk crate that I save all my manuals and paperwork in my shop. I go thru it every once in awhile and find manuals for tools I've sold or given away 😁. Some, I wish I still had!

[@richardross7219]

Good video. I have a 5hp Tomahawk and an 8hp direct drive. The direct drive snapped its crankshaft. Got them them both for free at our town transfer station. Yours works real nice. Good Luck, Rick

[@sixtyfiveford]

I used to buy and sell a lot more chippers and it got to the point where it wouldn't even touch a direct drive generally not even for free.

[@richardross7219]

@@sixtyfiveford I'm hoping to salvage the engine with a crank out of an engine that can't keep a valve seat. Good Luck, Rick

[@foxwood67]

I shake my head every time I see someone throw away paperwork for appliance or tool. I even save packaging for 1-2 months to make sure I have something to send it back in if it breaks

[@sixtyfiveford]

I have a horrible habit of saving the boxes. I started breaking them down so they're flat. Problem is the last couple times I've sold something that was 10-15 years old with and offered the original box. The people just look at me like I have two heads. They don't want it. But anytime I have somebody that is 70 plus years old come buy something, they always ask me where the manual is. 20 years ago I'd print the manuals off for everything I fixed and sold.

[@09FLTRMM77]

MM77 Approved 👍🏼 👍🏼……………………………………………………………LOL! My dad was born in 1920 and he’s been gone for a while. He threw away EVERY instruction manual for EVERYTHING that he ever bought! ME , on the other hand, I have SAVED every instruction manual for everything that I have ever bought! I think I learned my lesson growing up with a dad who threw away everything and growing up in a time when you couldn’t get on the internet and look up old owners manuals. Every time a piece of equipment broke, daddy would take it to the shop and have it fixed. I would always tell him if we had the manual, we could probably figure out how to fix it!

[@sixtyfiveford]

That's funny.

[@corydriver7634]

Ginger with the safety gear…good on ya!

[@earl3358]

7:33 I thought it was 2 dogs, but slowed down its Ginger chasing Mr Fence Squirrel and a nutty splice 'YUP....Got It'

[@sixtyfiveford]

Back and forth all day entertaining the neighbor dog.

[@BTimmer]

This week I replaced my 5hp MTD direct drive chipper which I've owned for 30 years and my dad owned it for at least 10 years before me. I tried re-powering it with a Predator motor, but I wasn't satisfied with the results (not good clearances). But I found the same model a bit newer than mine and in great shape. It works well for my needs shredding small limbs from time to time. Belt drive units are pretty pricey in my neck of the woods.

[@2LateIWon]

Love the scoring hack Great job as always

[@robertmailhos8159]

I have a DR ranger limb chipper that I bought from the lawn mower repair shop it is a great limb chipper

[@sixtyfiveford]

I've had a handful of the DR stuff and it all seems basic and well put together.

[@robertmailhos8159]

@@sixtyfiveford you got that right about that equipment I have the craftsman limb chipper leaf shredder that is direct connection to the engine My Dr limb chipper is the kind that you roll around like a wheel barrow

[@finbah5706]

GINGERRRRRRRRRRR BABY!!!! Love these videos.

[@sixtyfiveford]

@@finbah5706 I don't know who has more fun ;Ginger or me when I get these things running.

[@finbah5706]

@@sixtyfiveford we'll call it a draw. lol Ginger is the cutest dog ever. so smart. I love your videos, and of course seeing her at do something amazing and funny at the end, always makes me smile.

[@wtbm123]

I have my dads old direct drive chipper . Somereason i am thinking it is rated for branches all the way up to 3/4 inch or was it 1 inch. Dad used an old wiffle ball bat to push the last down in the chipper.

[@dalehazelton-np2le]

I can see that sheet metal pan the unit sitting on flexing away. DR does take some shortcuts. It's also nice to have a larger hopper too, for dumping leaves and such into.

[@chryco63]

Ginger with PPE made my day.

[@scottjohnson5449]

nice save on the wood chipper , oh and thanks for the tip on getting a belt drive type instead of direct drive.👍

[@sixtyfiveford]

Thanks 👍

[@Incaensio]

I always use that tube type of loctite

[@sixtyfiveford]

@@Incaensio That's awesome. I find it so much more convenient than the liquid. I didn't mention it in the video, but the primer simply makes the loctite setup almost instantly.

[@adnacraigo6590]

Appreciate the oil info and belt drive recommendations

[@bolig84]

Keep up the great work man. Side Note: I’d love to see you get the channels namesake back on the road, would make for a great series!

[@jacobwrona]

Thanks for all the years of free education! I feel like you should dedicate a video specifically to Ginger. This is just a suggestion but I'm sure there are plenty of people who are fellow dog lovers and have unanswered questions. 😊

[@DoingItCheap]

I don't know if I told you about these hose pliers I use. Harbor Freight part number 37909. I like them so much I bought a back-up set.

[@sixtyfiveford]

You have told me about those in the past. I've seen these forever. I just need to buy a set.

[@sixtyfiveford]

I just bought a set yesterday.

[@DoingItCheap]

@@sixtyfiveford I know you will find them very useful. I even use mine to pull spark plug wires.

[@TNWWDGTFilms]

So my pops always kept the manuals. I always threw them out because he used a drawer in one of the toolboxes for them. Honestly since he has alzheimers now and im spending more time with him in the shop working on my projects or his. I regret messing with him on those things, i should've just let it be and respected his decision. Always when doing stuff either mine or his/family I always go with his decision first just because.... Remember kids even if elders decisions seem wack or stupid at the time, later in life you will understand

[@orangetruckman]

Man, I had no idea there were belt drive wood chippers. Starting the direct drive ones is a pain in the backside, hand, arm, leg! Guess I’ll be on the lookout for a belt drive chipper.

[@raymondpetrovits2336]

DR also makes a large chipper for a 3 point hitch farm tractor. Good quality chipper for the money.

[@skyscraper37]

I’m 48 and I keep all the docs. If I get something that doesn’t have it, I find it online and print it.

[@sixtyfiveford]

You're a man after my own heart

[@PJBonoVox]

@skyscraper37 I'm 44. I don't think we're classed as 'young people' any more 😬

[@bidders77]

Top tip when using secateurs either manual or powered like your DeWalt ones, cut diagonally not at 90 degrees. Much easier to cut through.

[@cosmopezzolla996]

Love the videos, Love seeing Ginger! Thanks man! Great find, enjoy it and don't work Ginger too hard 😂

[@rharris7635]

Yup, I save all the manuals and parts lists,,,and I thought I was the only one! (Ginger should be the OSHA mascot).

[@JackdeDuCoeur]

Nice work. Ginger's the best!

[@wg4405]

Yep your right can't beat those Troy Bilt and those DR are great too . I have both but my DR has a Briggs opposed twin cylinder . The Troy Bilt does chipp smaller chips though .

[@jameskim62]

Your dog is more excited when the engine starts!!!!~~~~~~

[@sixtyfiveford]

So true

[@TheDistur]

Would love to get a good deal on one of those. Would be nice to mulch up the limbs on all the firewood I cut.

[@georgegibson707]

Great advice thankyou. I have been thinking getting a decent sized chipper and will look for a belt drive version. Also getting a cordless power pruner and mini chainsaw.

[@sixtyfiveford]

I didn't think I'd use the pruner as much as I have. Mini chainsaw as well.

[@davidgridley3643]

Another cool and informative video, thank you for sharing ..your content is top notch ,

[@corydriver7634]

I keep the manuals and I’m 65 so maybe that’s the cutoff age. Sure makes it easy to look up a part number.

[@DAS-Videos]

That looks like a good one. I had one years ago that wasn't so great.

[@gabrielgreenham]

I'm just 54 years old and I have a drawer in my toolbox for r then.

[@sixtyfiveford]

That's awesome

[@gabrielgreenham]

@@sixtyfiveford they have come in handy more than once. And for the younger guys and gals out there, hey they've got the part numbers. They've usually got contact information on where you can source parts if the company is still in exist and in existence. In south Georgia now not too many moons ago I used to live in Kearns and then Grantsville

[@GrandsonofKong]

I'm one of those guys that saves everything like that. These days except for a "quick start guide" all you get is a link to a Website for the PDF of the full manual, if you want more info. Makes sense if most toss the stuff or never look at it.

[@34k5]

I’ve been watching for years and always wondered what the plan or story is on the Ford pickups? 😊

[@sixtyfiveford]

That's a great question. Towards the end of the video you saw the front's of a '59 and '66 F100's. The '66 Ford was originally bought just for parts for my '65 in the garage. I still plan on using the bed off of it as it's pristine but it was an impulse buy for I think $700. That was probably 15 to 20 years ago though. It runs and drives. The blue truck is a 1959 F100 that was just given to me by a family member as it had a transmission issue. I fixed the transmission issue and it has just been parked for 15 to 20 years. I start it on occasion but don't have a ton of plans for it.

[@phillyfathead]

Very, very informative!!

[@redneckbryon]

Sometimes you can deal with decent customers. I was selling a Riding Mower recently. The machine was working perfectly fine up until the guy came to look at it. About 15 minutes before he arrived, it started leaking gas. He came anyways and still bought it for my full asking price, but I did fix the carburetor. A $2.50, gasket failed due to the ethanol fuel. Ironically, the carburetor was the same style you are working on in this video.

[@sixtyfiveford]

The most frustrating thing in the world when it works perfectly day after day and then the moment you go to sell it it craps out on you.

[@burtreynolds3143]

that thing works great !

[@pine6163]

Salty Cracker would approve of this video on wood chipper maintenance ….those who know😅

[@dutchdykefinger]

love is love and a woodchipper is a woodchipper :D

[@bustedjunk4674]

Another great one 👍🏻

[@thatotherguy9917]

never ever had issues with synthetic oil in the summer, the problem comes when gas gets in it, been running 5w30 in everything for years

[@sixtyfiveford]

It's common misconception about running 5w30. Literally the comment right above yours. The guy's riding mower engine went out ( started smoking/burning oil) after 7 years because he ran 5w30 and religiously changed it. That's meant for car engines that never exceed 215° f. Air-Cooled engines can Spike at 300 plus as the oil isn't simply a lubricant but also the coolant for the engine. If you read charts for temperature ratings on oil, if you push a oil to these temperatures in a car, you're supposed to only drive them maybe 100 mi before an oil change. A 5W oil is a 5weight base stock oil with viscosity improvers that get broken down by thermal breakdown and mechanical shearing. These small engines are running on 1950s tech with gears for the cam that shear the oil and air-cooled that exceed the oils s ratings. But I guess it doesn't really matter because everybody thinks an engine that easily goes 30 to 40-years is trash after only 7-10yrs

[@TheShadeTreeFixitMan]

Good tutorial Moe.

[@sixtyfiveford]

Thanks!

[@goodfortune6399]

Now you might as well throw away the paperwork because whatever it is it's only made to last a couple years if you're lucky

[@zlindauer5315]

im so tired of replacing fuel line everything i get, i really should use soft copper.

[@JDeWittDIY]

Safety ginger!

[@nitrous07me]

That’s one hella of a diag & repair all in one video

[@carloskawasaki656]

Thank you for sharing, i learn a lot 👍👍👍👍

[@Pete.Ty1]

👍👍👍. Thank you

[@78trav]

Put a little grease on all carb gaskets and they will never tear or need replaced.

[@pjkentucky]

Thanks for another video! Years ago I saw you build a shed from pallets, is the shed still standing?

[@sixtyfiveford]

@@pjkentucky The pallet shed is actually in excellent condition. Still standing. I'm not sure when I did that video but it's probably pushing 15 years now.

[@DougAskin]

You seem to get things for a good price, I'm not much good at haggling. It handles the big stuff ok, I thought it would have trouble.

[@sixtyfiveford]

Buy everything broken in your life and it ends up being pretty cheap.

[@arnearne12345]

i always look through the manuals briefly just to see if they contain anything of note which today tends not to be the case in fact more often then not the maintenance section just tells you to go back to the dealer

[@sixtyfiveford]

True

[@waltschannel7465]

How do you get propane to burn so hot? My cheapo torch will heat copper for sweating, but not steel like that...

[@sixtyfiveford]

I have about a dozen propane blow torches. The one I use in the video is a vintage Sears that gets way hotter than it should. The entire tip of the torch will start glowing red. My other torches will do it. It just takes way longer as they're not as focused of a flame.

[@I_Do_Not_Know_What_I_am_Doing]

Our Troybuilt goes through a belt every use.

[@sixtyfiveford]

The bearing at the front/back likes to go out. The front's a really quick 15 minute fix. The back requires a little bit more because you have to remove the pulley. I think the actual part from Troy-Bilt is obsolete but there's replacements that fit perfectly for cheap.

[@JohnTheFrugalFatGuy]

Yeah, we're watchin;' !

[@benmudn]

The torque tester channel shows how old loctite really affects torque specs for the worse. I ruined my Craftsmans mower by running 5-30 syn. After 7 seasons, the engine is shot. I changed the oil, oil filter and air filter before every season.

[@Kyle-ev4fk]

easy peasy!

[@jo_nathan_nation6544]

The reason that the younger generations throw all their manuals away is because we have this amazing thing called the Internet, where all those manuals exist.

[@sixtyfiveford]

Yes and no. There's a lot of stuff that is either outdated after a few years and or not even possible to find online. A lot of older manuals as well can never be found as they were never uploaded by the manufacturer. There's that honeymoon period of 5-10years where stuff can be found and after that a lot of times there's no reason to maintain the resource.

[@jayinla81]

So you recommend SAE 30 in the summer even in mild summer climate? I’m in Southern California.

[@sixtyfiveford]

SAE 30 It's safe to use down to 20°F. The biggest problem with using automotive oils is those are liquid cooled versus an air cooled engine. A car engine sits at maybe 215° F Max. An air-cooled engine will push 275 300°F and break that oil down. These Small engines are also running like a 1950s style engine with all the internals. The oil is the lubricant and the coolant for these air-cooled engines. They have gears that shear the oil and/ splash lubricated. This is all severely damaging to automotive motor oils. They add what is called viscosity improvers that essentially makes the oil stay thick as it warms up. These molecules get sheared and broken down mechanically and through thermal breakdown. You're then left with just the base stock oil. The chipper in this video the oil was a 5 weight max after it's breakdown (probably 5w30 to start). So running this was the same as running an SAE 5 and 100°F outside temperature.

[@billhacks]

What manuals? You mean that Tp quality piece of paper with 9 different languages telling you the same useless safety info? or better yet, the QR code?

[@sixtyfiveford]

True. Old manuals came in one language, had fun cartoons of people dieing from misuse, featured a parts breakdown with detailed photos with part numbers and then had a mailing address where you could order parts.

[@Joseph_fab_shop]

I always run 1030 or 530 oil and never have any problems

[@sixtyfiveford]

If you're sold on multiviscosity, use at least 10w40 or 20w50 Automotive oils are meant for cars that are liquid cooled and have a maximum temperature of around 215° f. Air-Cooled engines the oil is the coolant along with the lubricant. They commonly see temperatures pushing almost 300° F. You have to remember these small engines are running on 1950s tech. There's really no difference. They have gears that shear and are splash lubricated in most situations. So you got thermal breakdown along with mechanical shearing viscosity breakdown. I guarantee if you sent it off a sample to Blackstone Labs with a multiviscosity and then with a straight SAE 30 you would see a huge difference in where material. But I guess it doesn't really matter because most people throw away an engine after 10 years anyway versus the 30 to 40 years all these small engines can easily last.

[@monstertrucklt]

@@sixtyfiveford what about gy6 scooter engine ? I change oil every ~600miles or less of city "doordash" type of work. 10w40 is what I use. Cheapest I have on hand. Or mix of 5w40 and 10w40 if I have some leftovers from cars.

[@finbah5706]

do you refill that KMART tank? or is it 1 then done?

[@sixtyfiveford]

I refill it.

[@finbah5706]

@@sixtyfiveford i figured. how do you refill them? might make a good video.. if you didnt already do one.

[@Flowing23]

👍👍

[@thomasbradley4868]

You don't think we see when you stop the recording fix it then start recording to make it look like you fix fast ! We all can tell !

[@earl3358]

How much Wood would a WoodChip Chip?

[@rharris7635]

...if a Wood Chip could chip wood?

[@corysonsoucie6114]

That oil probably had gas in it

[@sixtyfiveford]

No gas in it.

[@anajay78]

Fargo style.

[@mr1pearl]

Who needs a manual 💪🧠🥸

[@poolmotorrepairguyFL]

The Florida pool pump motor repair guy 32750 approved ! that was good info & see =sixtyiveford

[@trxtech3010]

I use the chapstick tube style LockTite. TO funny I do the same thing when removing Oil Drain bolts like those. As fpr oil I always have used Rotella or Delo Diesel oil.

[@sixtyfiveford]

Absolutely with the diesel oil. If I don't have SAE30 sitting around it's 15w40 diesel.