360 degree turntable chippers

[Mike]

So you can get on top of it and get your groundies to spin you round and round in dull moments!

 

classic!! should we fit hydraulic motors with remote to make it easier!!

[MattyF]

My gravely has a turntable and to be honest i forgot it was on there untill last week when it came in handy in a tight situation.

cant stop using now!

[Peter]

Used to use 8 inch greenmechs on double axles with a turntable. Used it twice in 14 months, but 99% of our work was on street trees, so it was of limited value. On other types of work I can see it being more useful. On the smaller machines I use now we just unhitch the chipper and turn it sideways!

[bob]

used turntables for too many years to go back and use all 360 degrees towing a timberwolf 250 behind a 17 tonner often hiab stuff over walls and fences onto back of truck then straight into chipper blowing onto another truck

[Mike]

used turntables for too many years to go back and use all 360 degrees towing a timberwolf 250 behind a 17 tonner often hiab stuff over walls and fences onto back of truck then straight into chipper blowing onto another truck

 

So you feed the chipper from the truck. By Hand?

[bob]

So you feed the chipper from the truck. By Hand?

 

no stand on road between back of wagon and chipper not something we do often but can be the perfect way when no where to put brash

[Canuck]

Thats the only feature I miss about my first chippr. A little 6" bearcat. Awesome for moving brush out of back yards through gates and such

[tockmal]

Just wondered how many people think this is a worthwhile feature? is it worth the extra expense? and is it best on a single or dual axle?

Personaly, I built my own 12" turnable chipper a few years ago, and found it invaluable on domestic type work, especially when feeding stuff through a gateway into a chipper parked on the street. Mine was built on a Knott 2 axle low profile chassis.

 

Ed, one of the guys I work with has used this 6" turntable Jensen for 6 years, after doing many jobs with him I reckon it is a great feature to have on a chipper.

 

In the set up we use, combined with the area we mostly work in - having wide streets and large driveways the turntable makes life so much easier, the Ifor trailer can take about 3 ton(sometimes more ) of chip, which is a lot more than a transit or similar.

 

Having said all that there have been a few times when a tipping truck towing the chipper would have been so much easier. But I suspect there would have to be an extension on the outshoot as the draw bar is so long. Sometimes we have to unhitched the chipper and have it sit behind the trailer with the tow-hitch sitting at a weird angle running past the back of the trailer.

 

Anyway, overall - a good option to have, heres some pics of the chipper and set up;

 

 

another;

 

[PeteB]

Do you (collective) think that a sub 750kg six inch machine on a turntable would be any good?

[Mr Ed]

nope! if its under 750kgs, its easy enough to unhitch and spin round.