ELECTRONICS

Hour Meter

All our engine-driven wood chippers and the chippers fitted with the reversing auto-feed system are fitted with hour meters. The hours are extremely important as the engines need to be serviced at certain intervals and the blades changed after a certain amount of hours. It is also very convenient to have an hour meter on the chipper if you plan to rent out your chipper and charging at an hourly rate. The hour meters can also be used to track the operator's efficiency and used to work out the chippers production.

The HONDA GX390 petrol engines are fitted with aftermarket TOMCAT branded hour meters connected to the coil wire where the HONDA GX630 V-Twin petrol engine has a built-in hour meter on the engine's control panel.

TRAC-unit (TOMCAT REVERSING AUTO-FEED COMPUTER)

  • All our 150mm to 375mm AFE hydraulic-feed wood chippers are fitted with TRAC-units (reversing auto-feed computer) which controls the action of the feed-rollers electronically and is preset at the factory. The following functions are also available:

- HOUR METER READING

- BATTERY VOLTAGE

- ACTUAL ENGINE RPM

  • The automated feed system gives the owner of the chipper peace of mind as it the allows chipper operator to put any size branch into the chipper without the concern of overfeeding the chipper.
  • The chipper drum, v-belts, clutch and engine are protected, especially when chipping bigger logs.
  • The reversing auto feed system reduces wear on the chipper blades as it enables the in-feed rollers to take logs away from drum while the drum recovers its momentum.
  • The engine can recover quicker which results in higher production per shift, making your chipping unit more efficient.

Ignition Box

  • WATER TEMP GUAGE: This engine is fitted with a water temperature sensor and gauge to allow the operator to check engine temperature during operation. The engine will switch off automatically when temperature exceed 100 degrees celcius
  • IGNITION: The ignition has 4 positions. Heat to the left, off, on and start to the far right. Remember to remove key from ignition before transporting the unit or when performing maintenance. Turn and hold key to the left (heat) for +- 5 seconds on a cold start
  • RED PILOT LIGHT: Indicates engine oil pressure. Light will illuminate to indicate low oil pressure
  • ORANGE PILOT LIGHT: Light will go out once alternator excites. Light will illuminate during operation to indicate alternator not working