Is it worth running a 12inch + chipper for large domestic / Commercial

[Clutchy]

Feeling like taking a punt and just buying this to keep at the yard, looks like a great deal, 2012 - lowish hours. Comes with the bigger 55kw /74bhp engine with a fresh rebuild. weight 2.5 tonne - 

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However, I would ideally like to replace one of the teams arb 130 5-6 inch chipper (still keep it, as tows nicely on skidsteer as a makeshift tracked chipper and for tight jobs) but wondered if something like an evo165d or st6D both with metal outers as staff some how smash everything we own up would be better as would work on 99% jobs. Both can be had for less money, a lot younger 2022ish and 200 to 400 hours on the clock

We already have an 8/9 inch chipper @1.5tonnes 2022 model

Small 23' arb130 would be staying in both scenarios which is what they currently run, so could be used where BC1000 doesn't fit. The 130 chips good but doesn't pull branches in well compared to a larger chipper, weak rollers/crushing power. So a lot more pulling out, turning, cutting again. Nothing wrong with it at all, its a great chipper but obviously has limitations at that size, but can definitely run it as your main chipper if you're just starting out. 

Easy to flip though 😑, twice.

Most our work is commercial and council with maybe 1/3 domestic, usually crap parking though. Council is street trees but parking is bad. 

In the last 20 working days (4 weeks) that bc1000xl would of been better on  6 days for at least 1 of the teams. We rarely do site clearance. The EVO165 would of been better 16 out of 20 days. 

After writing that last line I realise I've just answered my own question, but I'm here now so I'm going to post anyway in case anyone has any insights/advice?

[Mick Dempsey]

I run a 75hp Schliesing, along with a 35hp TW230.

 

The 230 does nearly everything, apart from the odd hedge removal the German stays in the shed. Most stuff over 7’’ is easier to load with the machine into a traile

It is a good back up chipper though, so it stays for the moment.

Edited October 18 by Mick Dempsey

[woody paul]

Only way to make a 12 inch chipper productivity is feed it with 4 big lads or a. digger. 

That's a hell of a lump to tow about, and impossible to move by hand were parking is a problem. 

[swinny]

Up until recently I've been using a 74hp bandit 90xp daily...

Hell of a thing and I chip as much as I can fit in. 

 

We do a mix of works and it's overkill on a lot of jobs. That and price or parts and availability etc pissed me off for now and it's parked up. We also run a gm safetrack and bang for buck that's given me no issues and cost bugger all to run over the bandit. So much so I went out the other week and bought a road tow 1928 for daily works. 

 

I did see that vermeer for sale a while ago. It's been for sale a while. I cannot understand why the engines been rebuilt by 1200 hours and only 30 hours of running it they're getting shut. I would speak to vermeer on parts avaliblity aswell first. Ian flatters runs one also. 

 

Once you go big chipper it's hard to go back. I would just make sure your happy with the company your going to be dealing with as that means a lot!

 

Also towing 2.5t around on domestics on tarmac etc wouldn't bother me. The 90xp is 1950kg... my safe track and trailer is approx 2500kg aswell

[swinny]

5 hours ago, woody paul said:

Only way to make a 12 inch chipper productivity is feed it with 4 big lads or a. digger. 

That's a hell of a lump to tow about, and impossible to move by hand were parking is a problem. 

I've backed in allover due to this. 12" chippers can be productive even with less lads and as long as you've capacity then happy days. Mainly removing big hedges and big removals they're great. Chip packs in well and a lot better than logs. I'd rather take it back in chip than logs due to this

[woody paul]

3 minutes ago, swinny said:

I did see that vermeer for sale a while ago. It's been for sale a while. I cannot understand why the engines been rebuilt by 1200 hours and only 30 hours of running it they're getting shut.

I did dealings with a company a couple of years ago how are not far from that and would of thought he would of snapped it up as he was running 3 of them and was looking for another. 

[John Shutler]

yes bigger is better 

[Pete Mctree]

Chip more volume in a fraction of the time- does not get any better !

[Mark_Skyland]

A guy I used to subby to had a bc1000. It wasnt used for big timber very often but it was great on brash. You hardly ever had to sned it up just chuck it in and forget about it. It was a big heavy lump of a machine and it cost more than a few shillings in repairs over the years but that was down to lack of maintenance IMO. IIRC it was a letter box feed so more like 18 x 12". It was nearly 20 years ago mind so I might be wrong on that one.

 

 

[kram]

I dont know a great amount about chippers and reading this had to check what we use... A Forst ST6P, 6" and 37HP.. Seems to manage everything that fits in the hole.

What stands out to me is we can easily fill a transit sized tipper multiple times a day on a big removal  if theres enough to chip. Obviously not chipping big logs in the ST6..

With bigger chippers are you using  bigger tippers, dumping more often? Or just quicker at chipping?