Cheap pto chipper?

[GarethM]

Whatever you're looking at will need to be 540 I'm guessing.

[peds]

Is that rpm? 

[GarethM]

Yes, on older machines are usually 540 rpm on the PTO.

 

Newer ones are usually 540 & 1000, it cuts down on the fuel usage, but you get more torque on 540.

 

The 540 chipper will have a gearbox of some kind, whereas a 1000 will be direct.

[peds]

Ah right, I see.

Yeah, 540 I think.

 

Let me double check with the guy, I could have sworn he ssid about 25hp off the PTO when I was chatting to him, so I guess he's mistaken about something...

 

What are your specs, what have you got on yours?

[GarethM]

Erm closer to 60hp it's a 1970 tractor.

 

Always run tractor equipment at around 50%, gives plenty of reserves when it gets bogged down.

 

Plus you'd realistically never chip over 130mm unless you want biomass chip.

Edited October 12, 2024 by GarethM

[woody paul]

That MF 178 will run both of them, but will struggle lifting the 220 as a heavy lump he will need full set of weights on front. I have run one on a fendt 304 with loader on and that's light on front end. But now use Valtra 6400. 

The GreenMec 220 is a beast of a chipper. 

Timberwolf 150 would suit that a treat, there was one on ebay the other week. 

Edited October 12, 2024 by woody paul

[peds]

Nice one, the 220 is probably a bit much for him then.

I'll look into TW150, I expect they crop up on 2nd hand sites often enough.

 

 

Any idea what this Irish company might be like? 

Wood Chippers for Sale at Hartnett Products, Cork

WWW.HARTNETT-PRODUCTS.IE

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Wood Chippers, Garden Shredders, Mulchers for Sale from Hartnett Products. Turn your woody garden...

 

[GarethM]

Chinesium of the lowest order.

 

Any machine with that stupid numbering screams Chinese tat at that price for something that's new.

[peds]

It does seem a bit too wallet-friendly all right!

[GarethM]

Cut and paste the number into Alibaba or similar and they'll be pages of them, bit like Winton and a few other similar companies.

 

Usual we have designed or improved etc, no mate you have imported a container load of cheap stuff to flog and will probably be their downfall as even their log splitters are looking very Chinese nowadays.