Small chipper help

[Ty Korrigan]

10 hours ago, PeteB said:

Go for the GM (okay, I am biased, but it will hold value and be worth something in the future).

A new start up here over West is going for one of those generic 15hp chippers marketed under any-one of a double dozen brands. Lumag being his choice. We wait to see what will come of this choice and if it is £1500 well spent or well flushed down the tubes. 

Meanwhile, any-one got a price forxa Haecksler 4 with the Vtwin18hp Vanguard? I emailed in the course of research for said new startup but got nowt back.

  Ty

[Vespasian]

18 minutes ago, Ty Korrigan said:

A new start up here over West is going for one of those generic 15hp chippers marketed under any-one of a double dozen brands. Lumag being his choice. We wait to see what will come of this choice and if it is £1500 well spent or well flushed down the tubes. 

Meanwhile, any-one got a price forxa Haecksler 4 with the Vtwin18hp Vanguard? I emailed in the course of research for said new startup but got nowt back.

  Ty

Last year when I was thinking of getting a small chipper I phoned them up and was told they'd be about four grand including VAT..

 

As to all these small chippers, the problem is getting them onto/into a trailer or back of a van.. its something of a nightmare if your asking me..   Its ok if theres two of you but on your own its a nuisance..

 

I'm torn between putting a trailer chassis on mine or installing an electric winch in the back of the van to get it on a trailer..

 

As always theres a compromise somewhere to think on...   

 

Speaking of those generic Chinese chippers, my main concern would be the engine, after that access to the blades..   I think for the most part they're bit lighter as well, which I have to be honest is gotta be a plus.   

[dan494]

1 minute ago, Vespasian said:

 

 

I'm torn between putting a trailer chassis on mine or installing an electric winch in the back of the van to get it on a trailer..

 

 

you wouldn't need an electric winch, with my last stump grinder (which wasn't self propelled) I could get it onto the back of a transit up scaffold boards easily with a hand winch like this 

[Vespasian]

11 minutes ago, dan494 said:

you wouldn't need an electric winch, with my last stump grinder (which wasn't self propelled) I could get it onto the back of a transit up scaffold boards easily with a hand winch like this 

I've got one of them on my trailer..  

 

Maybe its my age but I fancy gettin it on by pressing a button, I can then guide it on by hand when it pulls to one side..  

Edited January 21, 2018 by Vespasian

[dan494]

Whatever works for you. Either way, get something bought and start earning with it 

[Rough Hewn]

Got a winch on the trailer already.[emoji106]
Probably call Pete b tomorrow.
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[Andrew McEwan]

I got my mini chipper from RSL near Watford, it's certainly built on a budget, does the job though, 13hp loncin engine and has paid for itself quickly on the occasional narrow access job. I think Richard got them in from Rima in China ~£1600 but that was  a few years ago.

[Rough Hewn]

Last year when I was thinking of getting a small chipper I phoned them up and was told they'd be about four grand including VAT..
 
As to all these small chippers, the problem is getting them onto/into a trailer or back of a van.. its something of a nightmare if your asking me..   Its ok if theres two of you but on your own its a nuisance..
 
I'm torn between putting a trailer chassis on mine or installing an electric winch in the back of the van to get it on a trailer..
 
As always theres a compromise somewhere to think on...   
 
Speaking of those generic Chinese chippers, my main concern would be the engine, after that access to the blades..   I think for the most part they're bit lighter as well, which I have to be honest is gotta be a plus.   

What did you get in the end?

[MAPLE LEAF]

I was always looking at the costs of chippers. I looked at a lot of cheaper ones and I always went back to the greenmech cs100. I thought if I couldn’t pay off in one go get a very small loan from the bank and buy the best I can. I am always thinking buy good buy once or pay double for the cheaper versions.

 

[Rough Hewn]

Totally agree with you maple leaf.
Not sure how I'm going to pay for it.
But cs100 is a probability.
Thanks for all the input guys.
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