New chippers...

[TGB]

And your reply was...

[Burgess]

Yesterdays client asked us if we needed to plug in the chipper...

Ty

 

Well some big mining equipment is Mains powered. So are some of the huge Bandit chippers.

[GlobalNewark]

Bandit have had gas, electric & energy recovery systems for years now, the UK is a little behind the times

[Ty Korrigan]

And your reply was...

 

Only for the kettle...

Ty

[Mick Dempsey]

Very sharp!

[PeteB]

We had a look at hydrogen generators on machines but the engine people weren't impressed. So we removed them.

[scbk]

We had a look at hydrogen generators on machines but the engine people weren't impressed. So we removed them.

 

The way things are going, in a few years time even generators will be battery powered!

 

 

[Ian C]

Small plant will go back to petrol simply due to omissions and the fact of fitting all the gubbins associated with clean diesels isn't practical to fit on small confined machines.

The plus side is one day we can spec a chipper with a flat 4 scooby engine with big bore exhaust [emoji13]

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Edited November 26, 2016 by Ian C

[PeteB]

There was the start of a plan with Global Sales to lob a V8 with open headers into a GreenMech just for fits and giggles!

 

Cannot beat the sound of V8 'on cam'.

[openspaceman]

There was the start of a plan with Global Sales to lob a V8 with open headers into a GreenMech just for fits and giggles!

 

I would have thought he'd choose a bike engine!

 

I'm a diesel fan, I like them for their frugality, longevity and luggability, having sat a few feet away from the exhaust of an open cabbed tractor for many years I don't yet know if it has caused me damage.

 

I do concede that particulates are a problem but less convinced about NOx for this climate.

 

Anyway, if the SI engine can last as well, what is the cost of the change? The SI engine is lighter and uses how much more fuel?

 

The issue most likey to cause expense is leaving it at high idle as you fetch more branches but this could be mitigated by auto stop and start on demand or better still going for cyclic hit and miss like Daimler Benz were investigating for their bigger engines, it might sound strange but it gets around one of the problems with a lightly loaded SI engine which is poor volumetric efficiency.

 

The other thing is running it on LPG, this gets around the tax issue somewhat but adds a weight problem. However a dedicated LPG engine will run a higher compression and this is directly related to extra power and efficiency.

 

Cannot beat the sound of V8 'on cam'.

 

Yes I still love the sound after having them in various landrover products, still got a range rover engine with weber in garage looking for a home.