Greenmech Arborist 200

[Yorks Dalesman]

Has anyone used one of these newer GM 200 Arborist models for any length of time i.e. beyond a demo?

and if so,  what they like in the real world day to day?

Comments good bad or indifferent appreciated.

Cheers

[Luckyeleven]

@Ty Korrigan will have some views...

[Ty Korrigan]

I've one since Jan this year.

Although it looks like it's smaller brothers 150/130 it is a very different machine.

Far more robust construction, belt tensioner clutch, 45hp 4 cylinder engine.

We had a 190 before this but the horizontal rollers feed better than the vertical 190 rollers. With it's wide hopper, shoving shrubby material in is far easier and the rollers greedy.

Control buttons on each side of the hopper and 2 stop buttons on top.

3 annoying details, the clutch is the opposite side to the control panel and the chute does not fold so an arse if your storage is a garage or container, the blades require the whole chute to open to one side so plenty of working spade required.

Having said that, the blades are easy to change and the build quality high.

I'd really love a folding chute which would give me more storage options AND some means of locking the hopper when it is folded up. Good for securing kit.

 Sadly, I will be leaving it behind when I move onto my new venture.

Next purchase will be a GM150P as it's chute folds.

 Ty

 

[Yorks Dalesman]

Thanks for the response.

 

[GA Groundcare]

14 hours ago, Ty Korrigan said:

I've one since Jan this year.

Although it looks like it's smaller brothers 150/130 it is a very different machine.

Far more robust construction, belt tensioner clutch, 45hp 4 cylinder engine.

We had a 190 before this but the horizontal rollers feed better than the vertical 190 rollers. With it's wide hopper, shoving shrubby material in is far easier and the rollers greedy.

Control buttons on each side of the hopper and 2 stop buttons on top.

3 annoying details, the clutch is the opposite side to the control panel and the chute does not fold so an arse if your storage is a garage or container, the blades require the whole chute to open to one side so plenty of working spade required.

Having said that, the blades are easy to change and the build quality high.

I'd really love a folding chute which would give me more storage options AND some means of locking the hopper when it is folded up. Good for securing kit.

 Sadly, I will be leaving it behind when I move onto my new venture.

Next purchase will be a GM150P as it's chute folds.

 Ty

 

Do you disengage the flywheel on start up then? It isn't a must..

[Ty Korrigan]

I do disengage when the machine is cold.

  Ty

[Jase hutch]

I would do the same for the first start on a cold day........

[Ty Korrigan]

I have a procedure.

I turn the key and as I wait for the computer to do it's warm up thing I shout CLEAR PROP! Then CONTACT! Before pressing start.

It amuses the 10 year old in me...

   Ty

[Yorks Dalesman]

We've had a150 for 12 months and found it to be a cracking little machine - well built for the weight class, reliable , easy to use. The lads preferred it to the Jensen 750 Contractor we just sold.

Our tracked Jensen needs replacing end of this year / early next hence asking about the 200 as a possible option.