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[Pat Ferrett]

Im having a hard time with storage for machines and accessing sites, Wondering if a narrow set of tracks powered by remote caravan mover motors could piggy back a chipper or stump grinder that had its original chaiss removed. The unit would be no higher than its own tracks and could also be used as a barrow or even the base for a tower for hedge cutting given a bit of time and effort.

Im not an engineer but when I look at some of the tools and equipment we buy it makes me wonder if the people designing them make a poor job so each year they can tweek it and we'll all stump up some more cash.

The difference in price between a towable Timberwolf and tracked is about 10k you would think that for that sort of money you would be able to use the tracked chassis for other tools in the range. Stihl have done a similar thing with the combi system when are the chipper and stump grinder manufacturers going to catch on , or is it going to be us that design it in the pub and build it in the shed

 

 

What do you all think ( feel free to take the Mickey) I've got wide shoulders:001_rolleyes:

[armchairarborist]

sounds like you need a dumpytruck to mount a chipper onto, this one is 1030mm wide:thumbup:[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-i2TsO4C8Y]YouTube - Dumpy[/ame]

[Pat Ferrett]

Nice one! Looks like you get your moneys worth out of the old girl

 

Im sure that with a bit of thought all tracked chippers and stump grinders could de-mount to double as the platform for another machine

[armchairarborist]

yea, i'd love to use it as a base for a chipper but its so damn handy, used it on jobs for extracting 4ft rings, carries 750kg up muddy banks/fields/gardens etc, and manouveres chipper round a treat.

[Lorry thompson]

I've thought the same thing mate I'm quite new in business and find it hard deciding what to buy we've been through a stage where we needed a 4 wheel drive and nearly bought one then a stage where we needed a little tracked platform and then a tracked chipper same story but we've got through it and still have that money we didn't spend I'd hate to buy a bit of kit and it's sitting about doing nowt so the universal idea would be awesome

[eggsarascal]

sounds like you need a dumpytruck to mount a chipper onto, this one is 1030mm wide:thumbup:

 

I want one of those

 

What sort of money was that one?

 

tell me not to be nosey if you like:sneaky2:

[Stephen Blair]

I have never seen a high tip 1 . Very cool

[armchairarborist]

it was stupid money haha, i paid £300 plus 1.5days labour, then paid for a diesel engine to replace the petrol one. i haven't seen one that cheap ever, all the ebay ones are bigger and loadsa dosh, the company that made it only make wheeled loaders now so probably hard to find one

[Lorry thompson]

I remember you posting that up before canny bit of kit. I like to wait for things like that to come along instead of blowing a load of money on something you might not use much. We improvise everyday in our work would be nice to do it with machines to save us a packet.