Timberwolf 150 or greenmech quadchip 160?

[Hodge]

My bearings lasted 550 hours before i had to replace em, I regularly service it and change the blades, I have had 2 tw 150 and I like em and would not change , the green mech i have seen seemed very plastiky. The support i have had from timberwolf and orange plant has been excellent. so stick that up yer green mech and smoke it!!

[Ty Korrigan]

Well...

If I have a grouch about the Quadchip... its...the lack of mudflaps:001_tt2:

Really, it is a tough decision to invest your house deposit in any machine.

Faith, I have faith that my choice is a good one.

If T.W had updated their models in time, who knows...

Regardless, it is clear that T.W have a strong following and also that their current machines have known issues.

As for the G.M Quadchip, time will tell...all will be reckoned with in time.

Main thing is, buying any popular make of chipper will certainly move your business forward.

They all have their pro's and con's, butter bearings to lightweight 'plastiques'

In the end, having a chipper is better than having no chipper.

Clearly, neither is a product of British Leyland and so thumbs up to them both!

Ty:thumbup:

[SAM66S]

Hello,

New Quadchip owner here with 21hrs on the clock.

Find the turntable an excellent feature and the fact the blades will be easy to access once they need turning.

The blades have 4 sides too.

The grease points are easy to use and remember.

I didn't like the fact the Timberwolf dealer lied to cover up his lack of knowledge and pestered us like the child support agency for weeks after our demo.

Nothing against the TW, its was just older technology and I was put off by the chocolate bearing issue.

Ty

 

Its a hard decision to spend that much of my hard earned it 1 go. Ive got quotes off 2 timberwolf dealers, the 1st never got back to me after keeping me waiting for half hour while finishing a personal conversation. The second quoted me over the phone & failed to email the figures over no offer of a demo from either but i could hire 1 off them if i wanted!! We will just have to see how the greenmech dealer compares although the offer of a demo from the off is a good start!

[willburt]

I have a quadtrac 160 with 600 hrs on the clock. Best investment I've bought. So versatile,can be used as a normal road tow or take it off it's trailer(also greenmech's) and can go anywhere with it. Also tows vans and trucks out when stuck!!

Edited September 9, 2012 by willburt
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[Johny Walker]

You never had one then?

I had to replace the bearings twice in mine and was told by TW (a tecchie at head office 'unofficially mate, they need changing every 200 hours')

 

Just look at the size of the two rear bearings - shameful desigm

 

iv had 2, mate

[monkeybusiness]

Quad Chip for me.

 

You can't really compare the two though, the TW is more comparable to the new GM150.

 

QC has turntable and folding spout, both of which are useful for me.

 

Servicing GM is easy, plus you dont have to replace bearings every 300 hours.

 

Never needed any parts, other than a spring and I got that under warranty, resale value is a bit unknown as there are only a handful of Quad Chips been sold secondhand.

 

From what I've seen/heard/been told, this info is spot on. The brand new GM150 uses the flywheel/feed roller/hopper design of the quadchip, but doesn't include the turntable, and packages it up in-line on the chassis (more like the TW150). I would imagine it will subsequently compete favourably on price, and will benefit from a much bigger letterbox feed than the TW, along with proper bearings. I've got a feeling that this machine will be the one that really steals Timberwolf's thunder...

[Dan Earp]

I trailed the quad chip maybe 5/6 months ago? And it was fantastic, great speed the turn table came in handy etc the only small difference was the bar was at the top, not at the bottom. A small point and would most proberly get used to it. Defo the green mech, even with wet brash we didn't get a blockage like you would with the timberwolf , good luck

[Peter]

The absence of a bottom stop bar is a big plus to me, eliminates most of the nuisance stops, ie brash being pulled in stopping the infeed.

[Mortimer Firewood]

I have a 150 and use to hire in quad chip regularly the 150 is ok but the qc is a lot better designed and built as it has been said some of the plastic parts are poor but do there job if could of afforded a qc i would of had one all down to thr hard earned.

[Gray git]

I will have to say quadchip as I just got my new shiny one yesterday and gave its a test run today on a few lawson tops, far nicer to use than the tw 150 I have had on hire. Monday will be the test on a large sycamore takedown.