Big (but not MASSIVE) chippers

[benedmonds]

Looking to update our old TW 250 chipper in the coming year.

What bigger chippers are out there?  What do folk recommend?

We mostly do domestic work but am fond of the 10 inch chippers, I don't want logs to process..

We are NOT often doing site clearance which has become more specialised in recent years and will be mostly hand fed..

 

The TW250 is a great machine and it TW still made them, it would be top of my list. It is compact and chipps everything you throw at it.. 

We have a vermer BC 230xl and it is OK (not as good as TW), not going to rush to get another parts are expensive...

Bandit spares also seem to be costly (we have 2 bandit grinders) 

What else is out there? Have the smaller 7 inch machines improved to a similar degree to the 6 inch machines (our TW230 seems to have the output our old TW190).

[Mick Dempsey]

I got this Schliesing 485, 75hp tier 4motor, on a turntable, not too big to tow behind a pick up.

 

I’m quite fond of it.

 

 

[dumper]

I’ve got a bandit spares are not cheap but I very rarely buy any they are built like tanks,filters hoses and parts for the engine are easy to get and not expensive

[GregM]

I’ve got a GreenMech 19-28 9 x 11” on a turntable 50hp Isuzu engine very capable machine

[GlobalNewark]

12” Bandit [emoji106]

[jmac]

1 hour ago, GregM said:

I’ve got a GreenMech 19-28 9 x 11” on a turntable 50hp Isuzu engine very capable machine

I'd agree, very capable machine but it is only 7.5 X 11 inch

[jmac]

The big tp chippers are worth a look.

[PeteB]

1 hour ago, GregM said:

I’ve got a GreenMech 19-28 9 x 11” on a turntable 50hp Isuzu engine very capable machine

Tom at Balmers GM in Burnley has a couple of these at bargain basement prices. Check their website!

[benedmonds]

12 hours ago, GregM said:

I’ve got a GreenMech 19-28 9 x 11” on a turntable 50hp Isuzu engine very capable machine

We have the tracked GM and it's OK, but not in the same league as the OLD TW250 which I believe is around  70hp 

[benedmonds]

14 hours ago, Mick Dempsey said:

I got this Schliesing 485, 75hp tier 4motor, on a turntable, not too big to tow behind a pick up.

 

I’m quite fond of it.

 

 

Look good but some serious Euros...