RE: PTO chipper & Crane advice.

[Quercus925]

 

I currently have a Farmi Forest CH260 PTO chipper on a Valtra T130. Ideally I would like to feed this chipper with a crane. Is it possible to run this chipper with a 3 point linkage crane (eventhough the chipper is attached to the tractor on the 3 point linkage). If so what crane would you recommend ?

At present its a 2 man operation as I have been feeding it with an excavator but would prefer it to be a one man operation.

Thanks in advance.

 

[MattyF]

Botex 360 should from memory have brackets to mount a chipper.

[Rich Rule]

@Mike Hill

 

Any ideas?

[Spruced]

It's certainly possible but there are downsides:

 

1. You can mount the chipper on the back of a three point linkage crane but it pushes the weight out and makes the front end light, you can counter this with weights

 

2. You're feeding the chipper with no vision

 

I had a CH260 with integrated crane and found the blocking to be an issue. 

[woody paul]

As said above blind feeding chipper but it has been done. 

Jake plate mounting crane would bring chipper closer.

[Andymacp]

I have the set up and it works well, yes you can’t see great but after a few hours you get the feel for it.

[s o c]

Just fit remote control to the feed rollers and continue to feed with mini digger.

we fitted one last year , makes a huge difference. Rarely need a helper now.

being able to see the feed rollers makes  chipping a lot easier.

also , tractor and chipper with crane added is a heavy unit with fairly limited reach, needs good ground and can’t really venture into tight spaces for bunches of brash.

Mini digger with a few groundmats will handball stuff out of a lot more places.

[monkeybusiness]

Depending on how you are providing oil to the crane you might need a flow restrictor as the tractor will be running at high engine rev powering the chipper.

 

It will be much harder to feed than with a digger too, as potentially less control (depending on what is on the end of your digger) and zero visibility.

[woody paul]

1 hour ago, Andymacp said:

I have the set up and it works well, yes you can’t see great but after a few hours you get the feel for it.

Do's that tractor even know its go that chipper on the back.

[richy_B]

2 hours ago, s o c said:

Just fit remote control to the feed rollers and continue to feed with mini digger.

we fitted one last year , makes a huge difference. Rarely need a helper now.

being able to see the feed rollers makes  chipping a lot easier.

also , tractor and chipper with crane added is a heavy unit with fairly limited reach, needs good ground and can’t really venture into tight spaces for bunches of brash.

Mini digger with a few groundmats will handball stuff out of a lot more places.

This is what I have on my 260. Remote control for the feed rollers. Doesn't control the rotate or angle for the chute (which would be ace) but its still really handy.