New chipper which one

[VEG]

Ok we have had the go ahead to get a new chipper the two we are looking at are

 

Timberwolf TW150 DHB

Greenmech Quadchip 160

 

Looking more towards the greenmech at the moment because of the turntable.

 

Which would you reccomend and why?

[turbull]

Quad chip , turntable , letterbox opening and light weight . Only problem the hopper is low down and slopes down rather than flat .

[RobRainford]

go as big as you can afford, your productivity isnt hampered by a chipper that isnt up to the task and then your left thinking ' if only i had another inch on the feed this branch would go in'

 

id vote for the turntable greenmech or a timberwolf 190 if you can go for it.

[WoodED]

greenmech anyday mate

[screwie]

tw150 everyday there is a reason why you see more of them about, ive not heard good reviews of the quadchip but havn't used one so cant really comment! but for wot you boys will use it for i think you need to ask for a bc1000 lol

[Theocus]

Downward facing hopper will drive you crazy. Turntable if you are doing lots of streetwork, remember its sub 750kg and some of that weight is in the turntable meaning less is on the bits that count! but tbh i would favour the 150 just because they are proven, we put 400 faultless hrs on our old one before we sold it for a 9 inch machine. also there are 0% finance deals about at the moment too!

[WoodED]

i would like to say that the jensen machine i used to use daily was a faultless bit of kit... timber wolf frustrate me,, i now yell at the 190 daily because the branches get stuck on the anvil and dont go in.. it love big timber,, but hates branches...

i love the look of the timber wolf but the jensen is fantastic. it just swallows anything you can get to the rollers. greenmech are fantastic to. i guy i did some subbying for had a greenmech cm220 and what a machine that was... we had a greenmech quadchip on hire for a few days when the jensen was being serviced and was a good tool to

[Dean O]

was looking at this option in the summer of last year

ended up going for a tw

the reason being dealer support

although i have heard that greenmech now have a dealer this way

[PeteB]

Quad chip , turntable , letterbox opening and light weight . Only problem the hopper is low down and slopes down rather than flat .

 

The infeed is low so that you can have a top bar which trips out less and the upward slope is dictated, partially, by the H&SE and the turntable effectively raising the height of the roller box.

 

All CE approved woodchippers must slope upwards towards the infeed rollers some do it slightly more than others that is all. I think that I've seen the odd German machine with a right uphill on it!

[Dean Lofthouse]

Upward sloping feed trays also allow some grit and small stones to vibrate out should they find their way in.

 

I'm mulling over the new Bandit 75XP