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Assess Chipper Damage & Plan Repairs

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Wood Chipper Fire part 2: Weld, fabricate and repair

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What happens here

The presenter, Josh from Stoney Ridge Farmer, introduces the project of repairing his wood chipper which previously caught fire. He first mentions that basic maintenance like replacing a tire, fixing a wheel, checking grease in wheel bearings, installing a new gas tank, and rewiring the machine have already been completed. He then walks viewers through the visible damage to the chipper's hopper, pointing out areas where welds have failed, metal has bent, and holes have formed due to the fire. He also notes the exhaust issue that initially caused the fire, the damage to the fender, and the need for new paint in burned areas.

Goal: The initial phase involves an introduction to the wood chipper and its fire-related damages. The presenter highlights previously completed repairs such as tire replacement, wheel bearing maintenance, gas tank and wiring updates, and discusses further structural and mechanical issues needing attention.

Tools and materials

  • Axe/Sledgehammer
  • New Battery
  • New Gas Tank
  • Pipe Wrench
  • Wood Chipper

What they say

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[Music] this is Josh JY Ridge farmer today we're going to work on the chipper get things back in place like they should be change the oil in it a little later on either today or tomorrow and uh get back to chipping last video we had uh was part one and uh there was a nice fire Bur my chipper up I put a new tire on it fixed the wheel check the grease in the uh wheel bearings put a new gas tank on new battery rewired it and now we're ready to start chipping again here as soon as I uh do a few little maintenance things that need to be done so you might think what in the world is going on here a little project we got going on here this is our wood chipper the uh Hopper part of it some of these uh welds have come loose and I've got some holes here that I want to uh repair I also have a bent out piece of metal here and this piece isn't straight either so we're going to work those uh pieces of metal back together and make some necessary repairs to uh get this chipper up and running right so uh the last video we had on this chipper uh was when it caught on fire the gas tank was black it was right here I ordered a new gas tank off Amazon and uh fabricated these mounts to get it going we're in some new gas line here all the way to the engine uh new battery cables which we need to secure and a uh new battery so she fires up she runs good now no problems I've got toh do an exhaust repair uh this is my exhaust issue that caused the fire um pipe is just hanging in there loose and that's what caused my spark which caused my fire going to replace this cap and also going to uh change the oil got a new fuel filter on there put a new tire on here also went ahead and did a new tire on the other side I uh have to replace this Fender as it you can tell it's been damaged by the fire we'll uh take this to a tractor guy or just do it ourselves and repaint all these areas that were burnt uh everything got crisp ified the other day so we got it up and running again though

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