Chipper advice

[Vedhoggar]

I have a couple of conifers to take down for a client who wants to hire in a chipper and chip the branches himself afterwards along with other stuff which has built up, everything over 3” would be used as firewood but last time he hired in a chipper he had to un-jam it a few times and sites offering Timberwolf chippers for hire he says state that you must not use them for chipping conifer and he wants to chip Leylandii. The trees are at the rear of house with limited access but could get something like a 3” Timberwolf gravity chipper right to job or smaller road tow chipper near to it, burning is not a good option as urban setting surrounded by other houses ... any thoughts on hiring in chippers more prone to jamming and to be avoided when chipping conifer and those that are less likely to be a problem?

Edited April 27, 2021 by Vedhoggar

[Khriss]

Make sure it has sharp blades before you pick it up, hire companies are buggers for it. Insist on a check. K

[Khriss]

( had exactly that model sent over for a job and it was blunt as my arse) 

[nepia]

48 minutes ago, Vedhoggar said:

Timberwolf chippers for hire he says state that you must not use them for chipping conifer 

😂😂😂

[Mark Bolam]

Chipper hire place might as well state that the blades will be blunt.

I’ve yet to hear of anyone hiring a small gravity fed chipper and having a good result.

Those little TW’s (13/75 G?) will definitely cope with conifer IF the blades are sharp.

Which they won’t be.

[Khriss]

45 minutes ago, Mark Bolam said:

Chipper hire place might as well state that the blades will be blunt.

I’ve yet to hear of anyone hiring a small gravity fed chipper and having a good result.

Those little TW’s (13/75 G?) will definitely cope with conifer IF the blades are sharp.

Which they won’t be.

It certainly did when they returned it    K

[PeteB]

Where us the client based?

[Vedhoggar]

11 hours ago, PeteB said:

Where us the client based?

I’ve sent you a message. Thanks