Outdoor Power Equipment and Small Engines - parts for old troy bilt tomahawk chipper

I have a old troy bilt super tomahawk chipper shredder. Its been a great machine, but its getting all but impossible to find parts. Most immediately, I need a new drive belt.

Does anyone know what size belt it is so I can at least find an off brand replacement? For the long run, where does one find parts for this beautiful machine?

If you can post the part number for the belt I'll see if I have a cross for it

AJ

Murray took over this line when GardenWay went kapput. MTD didn't want it. But Murray is gone now, absorbed by Briggs & Stratten, and they are not really supporting any Murray products with parts. So your best bet is Ebay, or long time Troy-Bilt dealers that might still have some parts on the shelf. Thankfully, most of the parts on the chippers were really generic. Things like bearings, shredder knives, engine parts and belts can be gotten at most small engine shops and other shredder dealers. The only really tough parts to get are replacement perforated screens and the chipper knife, but I see them on Ebay fairly often. I own a very early Tomahawk from Troy-Bilt that still has W. W. Grinder's name on it (the original manufacturer, now out of business)

You two are a godsend. I KNEW there was a good reason for keeping the parts catalog all these years.

aj Allen -- The part number for the belt is 97133. thanks.

Its really a shame -- these chippers are built to last, but they obviously outlast the companies who build them..... too bad.


bontai Joe - how old is yours? Mine's from 1991.

I'm going to need new flails and a knife pretty soon - its good to know I might have some luck at local small engine shops.

thanks to you both.

Doc 97133 is a 5/8 X 29 1/4 belt many of the after market belts will work
Stens exact match 265-107
Silver Streak 75-592
Rotary 7574

AJ

bontai Joe - how old is yours? Mine's from 1991.

I'm going to need new flails and a knife pretty soon - its good to know I might have some luck at local small engine shops.

thanks to you both.

Mine is from the early 1980's not sure exactly (1981 or 82??). It was the first year that Troy-Bilt sold them and came with a little 4 1/2 HP Tec motor. Thankfully they put bigger motors on later and improved the clutch. I'm on my second belt, replaced all the bearings once, replaced the centrifugal clutch once, rebuilt the carb once (and needs it again). The shredder "T" knives can be rotated 180 degrees to present a new sharp cutting edge on the opposite side. The chipper blade can be CAREFULLY ground to a new sharp edge. It's a DARN hard piece of steel, super tough and I couldn't get a file to cut it.

aj -- thanks for the info. I'm sure I can find it locally. saves me a ton of looking around.

joe -- sounds like you've really kept that chipper running. As for me, i just hope my angle grinder can sharpen the knife. When the engine parts start to go, I may be looking for a new one....

again, thanks to you both!
doc

The engine is replaceble from several sources for around $250 (I'm thinking of the 4 1/2 HP Tec on mine) and if mine were to go, I'd get a replacement motor without hesitation. It's a 1 hour job to swap motors on these for the average do it yourselfer. The machine is built too well to throw away, and can't be replaced for twice what a new motor costs.

that's a good way to think about it. I must have abused my terribly over the years as I've cracked my chipper chute at at the flange/base connection least 3 or 4 times. It would be worth looking into a new engine should it quit, though.

thanks.

doc

i also have a old 1990 garden way bolens/ tomahawk jr. chipper. being in the same boat as every one else with this machine. when looking you find that the machine is no more, parts very hard to find. the ones still working are monster work horse's. i have found the following companys to be of major help in keeping my machine still running. i was even able to repower with a ohv 9hp brigg's from the oem 5 hp tecums thanks to tulsa small engine for 1/2 of a new 5hp tecums.
the following companies web sites are of major help

samsbolens dot com has used parts and a very few new blades still in stock.

sharptool dot com in Hudson,Mass. can and will custom make the blade for very near what they sell for when one can be found. here is another that will make the chipper blade.

zenithcutter dot com both just need a old one to make the new ones from. and man can they do a great job. yes you will wait a number of weeks for the part, as custom is custom time also. just being able to find where i could was major help

i also found the the leading edge of the blade was always were they crack off. useing diamond cutter disc "these bad boys are rockwell 60 hardness" on my hand held grinder and a lot of water.i rounded that edge down just a small amount . maybe 1/4 to 3/8 conture. so as it takes away the point and shoots it closer to the flywheel. taking a lot of strain off the blade. they have lasted me a lot longer the before now.

the shreader fails can be found from chalmersindustries dot com. mine is a direct drive one no belt but when fixing others i was able to get a good heavy duty from our tractor supply store

i hope this helps others like me to keep thier machines running on for years to come. these were from the days of real tools. my own customers love my being able to keep thiers running on like a model t ford

Thanks for the update on where to get some parts. These machines were really well built in their time and it's generally worth fixing them up to keep 'em running.

High,I'm new to these boards,so I hope I have this in the right place.I also have an old Tomahawk that I bought used in 1997 and have no manuals.I have replaced the motor 3 years ago and now I need to replace the frails.I was hoping someone could explain how to change them.I already have a set that I bought on Ebay last year.Thank you,Nick.

I'm looking for a new handle for a Troy-bilt Super Tomahawk 8HP chipper/shreader. Does anyone have any ideas?

I am also new to using forums. I have a Troy Chiper, Model 190412, w/a B&S 8HP Engine. I've used it for years and now the main bearings that thrashes the limbs are shot. Any idea where to get replacements?
Thanks!

Your best bet is to disassemble the unit and take the bearings to a bearing distributer for replacements. I had to have most other parts for the chipper hand built. Mine came with a 5 hp Tec. I work the heck out of it once a year when I clean up the back acerage and make a lot of mulch.

Considering the application, vibration and shock loads. you might want to get the best quality well sealed bearings you can afford. They operated in a nasty dirty environment. If you have no bearing supply or industrial supply places near you, you can Google "Mc Master Carr" on the internet. But I'd check your local phone book yellow pages first. Some local hardware stores will order bearings for you also. Costs nothing to ask 'em.

Kind of new to this I have a 1985 8 hp chipper model #10941 {st} I need a new belt for it whick I can probably find locally but I need to find some replacement parts for the chipper shredder roll pin w2007507, cylinder housing w2030751, cylinder pin w20307508, cylinder hammer w20307503, spacer short w20307504, spacer long w20307505, spacer short w20307506 if anyone can help me please reply thank you Mike

I recently was given what I think is a 1984 vintage Garden Way Super Tomahawk Chipper/Shredder with a Tecumseh engine (no info on engine showing what Hp it is...any clues on where to find info on engine?).
model number is : 10939ST
serial number is : W505279
I have been unable to locate a manual for this machine and would like to start rebuilding it this winter. Any ideas on where I might find one? The MTD manual site doesn't work with the info I plug in.
Thanks for any and all help.

Hi all; Belts are no problem but I now need a new discharge screen for my 5hp Super. vintage '88 '89 Troy-Bilt. PN w20501075. Any of you out there selling off parts or have any ideas. Nothing on eBay when I last looked. The old one is cracked & bent. Thanks.