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    Bigdog12 replied to the thread Chipper drum failure.
    I think that begs the question, what’s “properly fixed”mean? According to the guy who welded it, it’s fixed.. according to some tree...
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    Bigdog12 replied to the thread Chipper drum failure.
    It isn’t unprecedented, I’m just not totally familiar with the process. I believe landmark machinery repairs drums like this fairly...
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    Bigdog12 replied to the thread Chipper drum failure.
    Me too, this thing had heavy wear spots, didn’t seem perfectly cylindrical at all.. never bounced, or “felt out of balance” and the...
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    Bigdog12 replied to the thread Chipper drum failure.
    I’ll take it to another shop for a second opinion.. I doubt their insurance would cover anything.. I run one crew and this is my 3rd...
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    Bigdog12 replied to the thread Chipper drum failure.
    Fair enough, welding isn’t my forte but I will definitely have another set of experienced eyes look at it before I go through the...
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    Bigdog12 replied to the thread Chipper drum failure.
    Idk if I said this already but a new drum from Vermeer is $11,500ish, that doesn’t include the shaft. A different company has drum and...
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    Bigdog12 replied to the thread Chipper drum failure.
    Used the grapple truck to pull the drum out, had to cut off one bearing, otherwise it went smoothly..got the drum back from weld shop...
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