Small Chipper Advice 4" 100mm

[woody paul]

3 hours ago, scbk said:

 

Bare in mind hedge cuttings, prunings etc aren't something you can really feed through a chipper

Why not cut on to sheet and then feed in to chipper, I chip 99% of my hedge cutting jobs and the other 1% leave on site for customer to burn.

[Martin Edis]

Hi Jamie

As you are a garden maintenance business you may produce more green waste than brown in which case it may be worth looking into shredders as opposed to chippers has they generally perform better on green waste but can still shred brown waste, 2-4" for example.

The Eliet range of shredders are worth a look as they are very good quality, narrow enough to get down alleys, gateways etc and are light enough for one man to manage (may need ramps if going in back of van)

I would advise doing what you can to encourage the customer to let you leave the shredded material behind (spread in the hedge bottoms as mulch for example) has it is going to become more difficult and expensive to dispose of waste.

Hope the information above is of use and of course the above is just my opinion and I am sure there is plenty of other options out there.

 

Martin

 

 

[PeteB]

16 hours ago, scbk said:

The main advantage of a wee chipper is leaving the chip in situ

 

 

 

Bare in mind hedge cuttings, prunings etc aren't something you can really feed through a chipper

You can feed hedge cuttings etc into a chipper! Sometimes a push stick is a good thing and as long as the stuff is clean, it should go through. I certainly have chucked great handfuls of conifer shavings into a CS100, just to see if it was okay. The bloke brought it and he was a private buyer who wanted a professional piece of kit for his large garden.

[scbk]

Did it really reduce the size though? Seems easier to lob it straight on a compost pile! Also bit of a risk with stones etc

 

The last hedge I cut I blew the trimmings straight back under

[marne]

Maybe a two wheel tractor could be a good choice, there are toy chippers as implements available which you could use for branches. 

Clippings and and general greenwaste can nicely be powdered using a flail mower implement, they're surprising capable. 

Probably that tractor finds more uses later on your yard. 

 

If it strightly has to be a chipper, I would choose a self propellered one like the m500. Or a hydraulic feeded like the balfor bf100. 

It's really affordable, even new.  But big and not the easiest to drag around. 

Choose one: mobility or self feeding. 

 

The best of both worlds would be the rabaud 100 but they're pricey. 

Edited October 6, 2017 by marne

[GazN]

I've got a cheap Forrest master that take 4" and I've hammered it to be honest and it still runs a treat! I never expected it to last like it has or to take the work I give it and (touch wood) it's still running great and easily one of the best investments I made. 

 

As for hedge trimmings, I don't chip them, I drop onto a tarp and drag into the trailer as that quicker and easier than putting through a chipper IMHO.

[Jamie Jones]

Thanks for all the replies.... Greenmech CS100 Chipper is ordered now... Decided not to get a cheaper copy... Did look at the Eliott Machine buy they were even more crazy money...

The advice has been most grateful... Thanks