crane fed pto chipper hire needed south wales

[robert t]

pics? will maybe get a few up tomorrow but i'm talking just your generic heap of <4" ash & hawthorn which has developed after a little bit of thinning over winter.

 

theres about half a dozen fairly dense piles about 5m x 5m x 3m it needs shifted so i can put a hardstanding down so i dont get so bleedin muddy this winter.

 

i was toying with the idea of handballing it all into the 6" towalong but its not really roadside thats the problem. plus i'm lazy this month.

 

 

Would it be an option to get a grapple and rotator for your mini digger. Probably want manage to feed brash right into your towalong, but will save you so much time and effort not dragging brash to the chipper.

[clueless]

hello Robert

 

to be honest, the setup you have in your pic is what i am aiming for but i am looking at trimming down over the next few months so i am getting rid of kit.

 

the micro digger is too small for grapple work really so i was looking for a 3 tonner but theyre still holding theyre value and i couldnt justify the expenditure to get something half decent.

 

out of interest how much quicker would you say feeding that chipper with the digger is rather than by hand?

[robert t]

I know what you mean about the cost, my mate is looking for one just now to. I have just built my house and I justified some of the cost through the house build.

 

To be honest my chipper isnt the best for feeding with the digger as the brash keeps catching the safety bar.and stopping the feed rollers. I would guess that I feed 50% with the digger but I usually have someone standing next to the chipper to manually feed the rest of what I lift the hopper. Its certainly a lot quicker and easier than doing all by hand.

[David Riding]

I have a 21 inch vermeer with crane (200hp engine) pulled by a JCB fastrac for hire if any use.

[clueless]

your oop north though arent you david? may not be worth it just for a day or two?

[david]

theres about half a dozen fairly dense piles about 5m x 5m x 3m it needs shifted

 

just a thought, can you pull it out and burn it in a small controled pile

[clueless]

no not at the moment theres too much risk and time involved with burning. plus i wouldnt have any chip to use. good suggestion though. although you should have seen the fire i had last week i ended up melting a few pto guards unexpectedly.

[jamesw]

Is it a nasty big pile of stuff? coz if its not i would throw it though your chipper for you:thumbup: did i say for a small labour fee:001_cool: