Cheap wee chipper dilemma!!

[Big T]

Hiya,

 

I have decided to sell my entec chippit 18 to help fund a wee chipper as the majority of my work as a one man band would be easier with a chipper I can wheel to the job! I don't have alot of cash to play with due to a rubbish year last year for various reasons! Would love a cs100 but havnt got that kind of money and finance is not an option. I have seen a few chippers that would fit the bill but now have a dilemma, the options are;

 

1) Brand new "Oxdale" 13hp 3" chipper. Good cause it has a Honda engine and moveable spout, but not so good as its a disc chipper and have been lead to believe that a drum is the better option for a wee chipper. £2300.

 

2) Second hand GTM 1300 chipper. 13hp 3". I believe this is a drum chipper so better but has a Honda copy engine on it, fixed spout (moveable is an option @£350). £1200.

 

Am I better off with a drum chipper with a Honda copy engine or a disc chipper with a Honda engine? Anyone had experience of either machines?

[Bigfellers]

keep, your entec until you can afford a cs100.

[s.varty]

If your going to rely on this on a daily basis, don't touch the Honda copy engine, you may as well flush your cash down the lav or better still send it to me.

[Big T]

Thanks mate but I'm working inefficiently with the entec and my back ain't what it was! Most ofy jobs are crap access so I'm changing the way I work. Smaller truck and smaller chipper!

[Big T]

If your going to rely on this on a daily basis, don't touch the Honda copy engine, you may as well flush your cash down the lav or better still send it to me.

 

What's your address mate or do u take PayPal! Lol!

[tree_beard]

Cheaper alternative that leaves you with a more versatile machine than a mini chipper...

 

Keep the chippit... buy a tracked barrow... mount chipper... fin.

[s.varty]

What's your address mate or do u take PayPal! Lol!

 

:laugh1:cash only:laugh1:

[Big T]

Mmmm.....what width are power barrows generally? Go through a gateway?

[s.varty]

Mmmm.....what width are power barrows generally? Go through a gateway?

 

I hired one,500kg payload, walking pace , skip loader up to around 5ft, and went through a 3ft gateway

[tree_beard]

Mmmm.....what width are power barrows generally? Go through a gateway?

 

Tis what they were designed to do.. the flat carriers like the honda powerbarrow have a better center of gravity than the hydraulic tip type, and can be persuaded up a step or three. They're very capable machines, carry 200 kg plus, much lower ground pressure than a micro chipper and (bar the dismantle machine and carry through house jobs) will get more places with less hassle than a micro chipper.