The Wee Chipper Club

[Dan Maynard]

On 22/11/2018 at 21:21, equip4ind said:

You bringing the M500 to the chip off Dan?

Oh, you wouldn't want me bringing my old beat up chipper and showing up all your shiny new ones.....

 

Then again, I'm up for it. We all learn something whatever happens, maybe I should be buying a new chipper because new ones are better? Definitely wouldn't be a proper chip-off without a JoBeau there.

[Dan Maynard]

On 23/11/2018 at 11:46, GA Groundcare said:

What's the top speed on one of those ??

 

I ran a 46 mile ultra marathon in Wales last weekend, so there's plenty of power in the pushing haha.

It says 4km/h in the book, although I've never tried to time it over a distance.

 

[GA Groundcare]

If anyone is after a trailer to fit a CS100 onto.. We have one on ebay...

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/264063608056

 

Oh and a CS100 14hp too... Nice tidy example.

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/264063576901

[Swampie]

Can anybody say what's best machine to chim fresh green stuff, lots of holly and brambles.

 

 

[woody paul]

3 hours ago, Swampie said:

Can anybody say what's best machine to chim fresh green stuff, lots of holly and brambles.

 

 

Swan Vester and keep warm?

[ChrisT]

Does anyone know if the diesel 18hp yanmar engine provides any benefit over the briggs and stratton 4 stroke? I have seen a TW 18/100 and for sale with the diesel engine.

[Richard 1234]

9 minutes ago, ChrisT said:

Does anyone know if the diesel 18hp yanmar engine provides any benefit over the briggs and stratton 4 stroke? I have seen a TW 18/100 and for sale with the diesel engine.

Don’t know that much about chippers but yanmar engines will run forever if you don’t overheat them,and obviously service them. I’d go that way just for that reason

[ChrisT]

20 minutes ago, Richard 1234 said:

Don’t know that much about chippers but yanmar engines will run forever if you don’t overheat them,and obviously service them. I’d go that way just for that reason

Thanks, I imagined the diesel offers more torque than the petrol. Quick google and there are some direct replacement engines for around the 1k mark. Loncin for example

[woody paul]

2 hours ago, ChrisT said:

Does anyone know if the diesel 18hp yanmar engine provides any benefit over the briggs and stratton 4 stroke? I have seen a TW 18/100 and for sale with the diesel engine.

Can not see it would pick up speed as quick as petrol engine but as said torque may mean it doesn't bog down as quick. Great chipper for straight timber. 

[ChrisT]

14 minutes ago, woody paul said:

Can not see it would pick up speed as quick as petrol engine but as said torque may mean it doesn't bog down as quick. Great chipper for straight timber. 

I didn't think of it that way, they're not too small either, it is a cheap option and I was debating unbolting it from the trailer chassis and mounting it on wheels to push along. But it might end up unbalanced, the one I am looking at would be a lot less than a CS100.