New chipper time..

[AHPP]

Don't worry. He'll have found your posts.

[woody paul]

150 diesel as they run Kubota, early 125 ran Kohler 23hp then switched to Honda they bought engines in bulk and what is cheapest at the time. 

Refurbished can mean anything, lick of paint covers up rust, 

If you can push to £10k you should get something. 

[parkertrees]

Theres no such thing as a chipper that's too big for the job,

 

just too big for the jobsite.

 

engine wise Kubota V1505 are great. 

 

TW150 are solid machines but the bearings are a constant battle, and theyre not exactly going to set the world alight chipping wise

[TheTreeWrangler]

hi all thanks for the replies some useful info ..     Im still on the fence which way to go, but going to have to make a decision soon ..  

 

been thinking ..   if the prices of a TW150 was cheaper then id be happy with that, but seems like a lot of money for an old machine , tho I have found someone who sells them fully refurbished ,  Have seen a fair few Forsts now, some scruffy looking ones, but cheaper than the TW230 about the same price as TW150 ..    I have been looking at some TW230 and I prob could stretch to around 10k  

 

Something id like to ask is there much init between petrol and diesel ?  what would you pick and why ..?  

 

thanks ..  

[TheTreeWrangler]

the above post was from early on, forgot to press the button...  

 

anyway , im going to look at a TW230 this week, has around 800 hours and looks ok from the photos , it was this or a Forst st6 which was a lot cheaper 

 

what to look out for, any one of two things ..  I know engines  

[MattyF]

I would go diesel over petrol any day of the week, they just chip better, petrol seems to lack torque. 
as said you can’t go wrong with the kubota v1505 in most chippers and pretty bomb proof.. only problem I’ve ever had with one and I’ve had 8 machines with them in is once had to do the crank seals on one machine.