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Yeah. I have a height adjustable towbar so my initial idea was buy a spare coupling section, weld up a some box section going straight back then angle or channel sections to make a kind of slot for the wheels. Also a section t'ing to bolt the rest of the frame to. I don't think it would be that complicated as it's barely 100kg. Just the vibration to keep an eye on. I'd attach a large chain to it as well incase it ever failed and fell off the back.

 

In a day I might prune 150 trees but only produce a couple of cubes of chip/shred so ne tip back at the yard should be easy. This particular job doesn't include Limes so there are just a handful of finger sized branches per tree.

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Yeah. I have a height adjustable towbar so my initial idea was buy a spare coupling section, weld up a some box section going straight back then angle or channel sections to make a kind of slot for the wheels. Also a section t'ing to bolt the rest of the frame to. I don't think it would be that complicated as it's barely 100kg. Just the vibration to keep an eye on. I'd attach a large chain to it as well incase it ever failed and fell off the back.

 

In a day I might prune 150 trees but only produce a couple of cubes of chip/shred so ne tip back at the yard should be easy. This particular job doesn't include Limes so there are just a handful of finger sized branches per tree.

 

They already make what you are describing for motorbikes on the back of the towball mount. A motocross bike weighs about 100kg and would be a similar size to your chipper.

 

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I've got a CS100, good for what it is, especially when it's saving a drag through tight spaces, we chip into wheelie bins!

 

I'm thinking of upgrading or buying an additional chipper this year, problem I've got is it run a mitsubishi L200 and a 16ft caged trailer. I was thinking of a compact tractor and PTO chipper, only downside is can see is having to do a double run at three end of the day to take it back to the yard or if it's local enough I could drive it on the roads!

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