PTO vs mounted engine chippers?

[Root Beard]

Treequip! Nice basal decay in that stem! What caused it?

[Stephen Blair]

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Power is nothing without control.

 

Obviously you havent met Huck before:lol:

 

With all the extra money that is made by going at things 100mph, you can afford a few cheap belts:thumbup:

[skyhuck]

As a rule of thumb 10hp per inch is adequate

 

Modern machines with stress control can get away with a lot less.

 

So 245hp less, lets say 45(for the sake of round numbers) in mechanical loss through the gearbox leaves you with about 200hp at the output shaft. Your chipper could get away with half of that.

 

Power is nothing without control.

 

Mine did have no stress, but the spool block went buggered and I put a cheap pattern one on, so no more stress control.

 

Its not a problem as me and my groundie know the chipper well and have no problem controlling it.

[treequip]

Obviously you havent met Huck before:lol:

 

Met him?........

 

 

I have slept in the same room, him and his pink blankets.

 

 

He snores big time.

[treequip]

Its not a problem as me and my groundie know the chipper well and have no problem controlling it.

 

There you go, power and control

[Brushcutter]

Excellent. Thanks! Know anything about vee-belt transmissions and why they're suitable for tow-behind chippers?

 

Just thought I'd chance asking!

 

The Bandit PTO i had on demo had a belt drive.

[Stephen Blair]

Met him?........

 

 

I have slept in the same room, him and his pink blankets.

 

 

He snores big time.

 

Another story from the drafty barn on the moor, REMEMBER!!! What happened in the shed, stays in the shed:sneaky2:

[ACUF]

I like the V belt design in general, especially now, after reading this thread! I am in the process of adding my hydraulic feed system from my CH140HF to an older x3 V-belt PTO driven CH150 from Valby/Farmi.

 

I would much rather be running the V-belt system if I have the choice.

 

Thanks!

 

ACUF