Timberwolf 190 or 230?

[Will Heal]

For domestic tree work tho, the smaller and lighter chipper the better. I have a 6 inch petrol entec and can push it round in someone's gravel driveway on my own.

Can't do that with a 190

 

 

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[Old Mill Tree Care]

Now is it really true what some dealers have told me about the 230 being as good as a 190? It seems a little unbelievable if I'm going to be honest. How many have or are using both? It would be greatly appreciated. I'm also pretty interested in the Jensen a540

 

 

I'd choose the Jensen A540 over the Timberwolf as it's built to be stronger and chips bigger stuff.

 

 

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[dan494]

Firm I used to work for had 3 190's

And we used to tow them all over Hampshire with just transits. Transits will tow them fine and they are easier to reverse than a smaller one.

Even with a full load of chip it wasn't too bad.

 

 

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Thanks. I've got a 6 inch jensen 530 but these being 7 inch machines and solidly built seem worth a look as keep seeing them under 7k

 

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[Marc]

I'd choose the Jensen A540 over the Timberwolf as it's built to be stronger and chips bigger stuff.

 

 

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I'd disagree, the Timberwolf has a more practical 160x230mm opening where as the Jenson has a 190 square, the feedbox of the Timberwolf is better at dealing with forked material, it's hopper is better designed for feeding brash, the reversible system is better than the touch buttons for work on site, it's easier to carry out blade changes, the blades are reversible giving you 2 edges so with 2 sets of blades you have 4 edges, it's lighter to push around and it's cheaper.

 

For the money the Timberwolf 230 is hard to beat it feels like a machine designed around the user rather than one designed by an engineer in the workshop.

 

The Jenson is a quality piece of kit mind we have owned and run a few on hire, given a choice though I'd go Timberwolf 230 every time at this point in time.