I signed up to the site today because last night I bought a Rover Compost Shredder 95213. I took it straight home and had a play with it. I shreds quite large branches but the blades do need a sharpen before I put it to use in the garden. We have 20 acres of native bushland thats got quite a lot of fallen branches and I'm preparing to be bushfire ready before the (supposedly) long hot summer that is about to arrive in southern Australia.
I found this site while researching the Rover chipper so I signed up. I've subscribed to the chipper parts list and manuals sections and payed through paypal but can't download the Rover 95213 file. Do I have to wait awhile before I can download. I've read all the download how to's etc.
I'm looking forward to reading the forum and learning from it so I can keep my gardening tools in tip top shape.
It's just annoying when technology does not always work.
I have fond memories of the Rover Shredder. The 95213 is the 5hp 13 series (with white motor). These sold in volume and widely and gave little trouble.
Welcome to the forum. Awesome site? Yeah, we know. Some of the most experienced and ingenious people in the power equipment world hang out here and are always willing to help. Oh, and people like me hang out here too. :-)
I have many rover garden machines with Briggs and Stratton engines. I'm currently fixing a 6hp Vanguard engine with an Onga firefighting pump attached to it that I'm getting ready for fire season. I think it has a dodgy carby.
Thanks for the info and love the old school advertisement. My chipper has a black engine. I'll type in some codes to try and find the year of production for this one.
Those 6HP Vanguards have a crappy fuel tank design where the filler neck is just pressed in and over time screwing the cap on and off weakens the seal and they start to allow water into the tank which then rusts and stuffs up the fuel system. I know this because I have one sitting on the bench at the moment with this exact problem.