Looking for genuine opinions and suggestions for chipper upgrade

[carlos]

i dont have tons of experience with different chippers but the tracked jensens at work seem to do the job well without too many break downs. have you considered a tracked machine? i think they are the best thing ever... no more draggin.

carl

[Coletti]

i dont have tons of experience with different chippers but the tracked jensens at work seem to do the job well without too many break downs. have you considered a tracked machine? i think they are the best thing ever... no more draggin.

carl

I have and have used them quite a bit. My only concern is there's more to go wrong but it's not crossed off the list

 

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[Farmwood]

Suggestions appreciated...

 

I am looking for a secondhand chipper that won't break the bank to chip about 100t softwood a year for my own boiler.

 

PTO driven up to 170/180hp, up to 12" logs

 

Any ideas please?

 

 

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[Tom D]

Suggestions appreciated...

 

I am looking for a secondhand chipper that won't break the bank to chip about 100t softwood a year for my own boiler.

 

PTO driven up to 170/180hp, up to 12" logs

 

Any ideas please?

 

 

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The economics of that just don't add up, you could get 100ton a year chipped by a contractor way cheaper than you could buy a chipper that size. You'd have to keep the chipper 20 years to make it pay.

[Gray git]

As soon as you go from 10" to 12" the price go's up massively.

This could do the job for you if it's decent timber your chipping

https://www.brianrobinson.co.uk/machines/junkkari-170-chipper/

 

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[Farmwood]

I fully understand the economics Tom D, but being pretty remote here means there is always a cost and hassle factor getting things done, sometimes it's as well to have the flexibility to do it yourself.

 

I think Grey git is on my train of thought, I'm pretty sure it's a bigger and older version of your suggestion my current contractor has but difficult to tell as the decals are all rubbed off.

 

Am I right in thinking the 170 is 17cm max diameter?

 

 

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[aspenarb]

I fully understand the economics Tom D, but being pretty remote here means there is always a cost and hassle factor getting things done, sometimes it's as well to have the flexibility to do it yourself.

 

I think Grey git is on my train of thought, I'm pretty sure it's a bigger and older version of your suggestion my current contractor has but difficult to tell as the decals are all rubbed off.

 

Am I right in thinking the 170 is 17cm max diameter?

 

 

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Are you buying in timber or are you chipping/burning arb waste?

 

Bob

[Farmwood]

I am buying in seasoned logs from Tilhill by the arctic load and also using some of our own windblown timber. Its all Sitka and Lodgepole, but size can sometimes be an issue.

[Gray git]

Pass don't know, just spotted it when I was in picking up some filters for my valtra, very tidy chipper but only single roller feed, looked bigger than 17cm but could be wrong.

 

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[lornah1979]

Try the TP chippers at jaspwilson.co.uk - Simon Clingan is your man to speak to!