Timber wolf s426 advice

[Jonny pearce]

Hi I'm after some help and advice iam currently in the process of starting another company for basic tree surgery iam looking to do the courses for my tickets in the next few weeks, I have been offered a timber wolf s426 with low hours which iam considering buying is this a machine good  to get me going? what is the pros and cons of it? Or should I be considering something else

Thanks inadvance

 

ps didnt know what category to post this in so went for general chat

 

 

[monkeybusiness]

What do you want it for?

[Dan Maynard]

No.

[Jonny pearce]

8 hours ago, monkeybusiness said:

What do you want it for?

Taking down trees and chipping the branches etc just for domestic customers for the moment, I will be starting small and slow to gain experience this year then look to probably take on staff once it's up and running with regular work coming in

[Dan Maynard]

Welcome to the forum.

 

s426 haven't been made for a while, so it's an old machine that wasn't used much. Thing is it's a shredder not a chipper so good for mashing dirty hedge trimming but not very good at chipping, do a search for s426 on this forum and look back.

 

If you're starting out I'd be looking at a wee chipper, less capital and less maintenance, and you've plenty else to spend on. Vehicle, insurance, kit.

Edited February 16 by Dan Maynard

[monkeybusiness]

5 minutes ago, Jonny pearce said:

Taking down trees and chipping the branches etc just for domestic customers for the moment, I will be starting small and slow to gain experience this year then look to probably take on staff once it's up and running with regular work coming in

They are shredders, designed to handle a bit of contamination in the waste. Not very good at chipping, not very good at shredding. Get an actual chipper if you are at the stage of chucking money around. 

[Jonny pearce]

12 hours ago, monkeybusiness said:

They are shredders, designed to handle a bit of contamination in the waste. Not very good at chipping, not very good at shredding. Get an actual chipper if you are at the stage of chucking money around. 

What model should I be looking at in the timber wolf or equivalent 

[woody paul]

7 minutes ago, Jonny pearce said:

What model should I be looking at in the timber wolf or equivalent 

Depending on budget, and size of stuff you want to chip. 

 

[Mark Bolam]

Why would you want to start a company in an industry you are totally clueless about?

[Doug Tait]

17 minutes ago, Mark Bolam said:

Why would you want to start a company in an industry you are totally clueless about?