New Yard ..

[TheTreeWrangler]

Hi all. ..   

 

As it says were moving into a new yard soon, pretty good size with one container, I had hoped to put another container but the owner wasn't too keen on the idea we are getting this on a 6 year lease with a 3 year clause ..  

 

Was wondering if you guys leave your chippers out side? can't imagine its very good for them,  putting this in and out of the container daily seems like its going to be a bit of a pain ? But at the same time I wanted to keep things as secure as possible.. ?  

Our trailers are going to be out side in the yard, as won't be able to fit everything in one container, but dont think this will be too much of a problem ?..  

 

Wasn't planning on leaving any saws, or personal climbing kit on site, or small tools ..  was mainly for waste, logs, chips , the chippers and such, and I was looking at buying a Spyder lift and a skid steer in the future, and hoped to split and stack logs  ..   

 

any pro tips on keeping things secure Do's and Don'ts from experience ?  its a exciting time for us but wanted to get it right ..    

[Mick Dempsey]

Don’t leave anything (machinery) on the trailer.

Put the chipper in the container.

Get a lock on the hitch of the chipper.

Maybe even a chain around the chassis of the chipper locked to the floor.

Don’t get complacent, they’re like foxes round a chicken coop, get sloppy and within days it’s gone.

Edited 5 hours ago by Mick Dempsey

[Bocca]

5 hours ago, TheTreeWrangler said:

putting this in and out of the container daily seems like its going to be a bit of a pain

What’s even more of a pain is arriving to your yard in a morning to find your chipper gone. It takes 5 seconds to push a chipper inside a container. It’s a two man job which we do every evening. Or for the times I’m alone we have a battery winch set up inside the rear of the container and I use that to pull it in on some spare climbing line. That’s about 30 seconds. 
 

I second what Mick said. I’d just add that you want a box welding onto the lock of the container door so that once the padlocks on you can’t get an angle grinder on it. I’d also park your trailers in front of the container doors and put a wheel lock on them so they can’t be moved. Just an added layer of security to stop them getting in the container quickly.