Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Thanks,

-S

P.S. I just got a Mackissic...gotta' love it!

My mail address is budewis@hotmail.com...if you could scan the manual or whatever you have, that would be great. I do believe that he's looked into the website, with little success.

Yea, I got the Mackissic a few days ago. The summers are very dry here, ordinarily, but since I got the Chipper it's been either snowing or raining. Hopefully I'll be able to use it more next week.

-S

Thanks for the response...Happy chipping and shredding :)

-S

If memeory serves me correctly ,the belt can range in size and when the PTO pulley is adjusted correctly it should work well ,BUT you need to engage the belt rather slowly ,to get the frails and flyweight rotating ,once at proper speed ,the belt finally gets locked into place !
Jim

You guys are great...Thanks again.

-S

E-Mails should say Hey Red in subject line

I have a old 8 hp Tomahawk. Bought it new and have used the heck out of it. Sand in my area is tough on this equipment. Wet leaves - forget about it. If you insist, use the 1.5 diameter or bar screen or use none at all. If you insist on doing wet leaves, like I do, keep a supply of small branches at hand to clear the clog. Belts, go to a automotive/hardware store or farm supply. If your counter man is worth his salt, he can help you. I get mine there and only pay a couple of bucks for the belt. It is flails I need. Anyone have a line on flails? Id like to get an entire new drum if I could - I am on number three!

milleraba@comcast.net

Can anyone tell me the difference between a Tomahawk and Super Tomahawk chipper?

I just bought a set of them

I just bought and fixed up a super tomahawk. It needed both bearings and the shaft. I had the shaft made at a machine shop for 50 bucks and bought the bearings at an implement dealership for 10 bucks apiece. Just take the bearings to any dealership worth their salt and they'll match them up, either by number or measurements.

Hey Mike, Johnny and Mark,

Lots of parts, including manuals, can be had on ebay. I see the belts, shredder flails, screens, and chipper blades for sale on there all the time.

Hey Richard,

Any engine with the right shaft size will work. You might have to drill the mounting points if the holes don't line up. The model number on my engine is 190402. Go to an old small engine shop in your area. You'll know you're in the right one when you can barely make it through the door for all the old mowers and snowblowers laying around. Ask them for a B&S I/C 8 hp engine. Odds are they'll have one or know where there is one. Just don't sue them for 54 million if it doesn't work! :-)

Thanks!

Go to any farm equipment dealership worth it's salt with the bearing in hand. If they can't reference it from the part number, they can just match one off the shelf. The bearing they have might not look exactly like your old one( may have a different locking mechanism, etc.), but it'll work. This bearing will not cost more than 12 dollars. I bought two of them from a Case dealer three months ago.

The Tomahawk I bought had two bad bearings and a bad shaft. The previous owner had run it with bearings that had come loose from the shaft. When the bearings come loose, the shaft gets the worst of it. I tore it completely apart and had a shaft made for it for 50 bucks and bought two bearings for 10 bucks each. Make darn sure you lock the bearing to the shaft.

Can anyone tell me what URL is?

I can scan to a CD-ROM in JPEG format.

Email me at tbob@midamer.net if you are interested and we can discuss details.

I also have a question about mulching. Is there some screen or other add-on I'm supposed to install beneath the blades to keep the material inside the unit longer so it gets chopped more. I see signs that the previous owner might have had something else (I didn't receive) to do the mulching.

I have the manual. It covers 4, 5 and 8 hp models. If someone needs a copy, let me know. I will send it for just what it costs to copy and mail.

I really liked my TB ST and would still own it if I hadn't bought a BCS chipper/shredder to mount on my 715.

I think the super tomahawks were made from the early 80s to the early 90s. Mine was an 84 or something and the new price was close to 2 grand. The newer models have sort of a discharge chute. Mine, being older, did not. It shot the material up to 20 feet. The B&S engine is an I/C and is about bulletproof as long as you keep the oil in it, keep it protected from the weather, and keep the gas sta-biled or seafoamed.

$400 is fair for a perfect unit. I bought mine for $175 but needed to put in new $13 bearings and a new $50 shaft. I also rotated the flails. You can rotate the flails four times before you need a new set. I sold it this spring for $350 after running it a summer.

As far as having problems, I think about half the posts on this thread are trying to find manuals. Troy bilt sold thousands of them and they're getting to be 20 to 30 years old. Of course some machines were misused or used up. You just gotta determine if the one you're considering was a garage queen or a beater.

Good luck. I wouldn't hesitate to buy one again if I needed it. Let us know if you need some pointers on how to run it. Put it on a new thread, though. This one is getting a tad long.

I have a Manual printed in 1989 by Garden Way covering the 4, 5 & 8 which I will scan along with the Parts Catalog; however it does not help alot except to make sure you get the right part on e-bay etc. Send request to skisdlc@yahoo.com - It won't be by return mail until after I get it scanned.

I have the Chipper Blade problem like others (around here it's $100 to have one made) I LIKE the idea welding with a hardening rod and grinding it down to specs.

I too bought "Flails" on e-bay but they are NOT hardened steel like the orginals and do not last as long.

I will be chipping up a large building soon and let you know how it works

ps Simplicity Belt # 97133 can be added to your list

For folks looking for TB sheet metal parts, based on my experience, you might as well go down to the local fabricating shop and have it made. I had a drum made at a machine shop. Not cheap understand, but it was as good or better than original. AND - at the time, I couldn't get a replacement at any price. A machine shop can probably make a knife too. Just about all the mechanical parts, belts, bearings, engine tune up, etc., can be found in a genuine auto parts/hardware store. Forget looking at the 'fast food' auto parts outlets.

To Art5910
Check Ebay NOW. There are two or three sales for tomahawk flails.
Can you tell me the width of you chipper outlet? 10"?
Can anyone tell me the difference between a Tomahawk and Super Tomahawk chipper?

Yes I can ... My Super had a 10 inch wide frame while the Tomahawk was based on a 8 inch wide frame.

and ... Yes, I can ... Super Tomahawk comes with 8 or 5 HP engine while the Tomahawk came with a 4 HP engine ... oh yes, it had 12 flails instead of 16 like the Super. The Tomahawk also used a 13 X8 inch flywheel/chipper. It was also 10 inches shorter due to a shorter chipper chute. There were of course other differences, but I think that will answer your immediate question.

Thanks ...

Art5910
milleraba@comcast.net

Have a good day,

My problem is the engine pulley is out of alignment with the lower pulley and the idler. It's on the key'd shaft with a setup I've never seen before. It's marked "H Plus +" and the pulley has GQ BK40 H FHP.

How does this come off and adjust? Where might I obtain a replacement pulley as this one is cracked?

Also need a cross part number for suitable belt.

Many Thanks. Please drop the "NOSPAM" from my email address.

parts:
http://www.partsandservice.com/html/TroyBilt/cs/

manuals:
http://manuals.mtdproducts.com/mtd/public/list.jsp?BrandCode=10001

Thanks
Sheldon

My belt is about ready to break and trying to find the correct belt size and type that I should use with this machine. Are there any aftermarket belts that my local dealer may carry that will work on this machine?

Also, trying to find copy of owners manual with parts list. Anyone have one they can e-mail for this model or know of a web site that you can download a copy?

Any help someone can provide would be great. This is a great machine still starts on first pull. Want to keep it maintained and running for a long time.

I'm not at my home computer, otherwise I'd check the item number. Regarding the operator + owner's manuals, check the link below. I located my model, printed and then wire-bound the original booklets I needed.