the 'todays job' thread

[Ian Flatters]

Nice pics Ian, although it took me a few seconds to work out how that log was 90 degrees off the stem.

 

Today back at the mental hospital removing the conifers.

 

The lads dropped the trees and quickly snedded them up for mechanical feeding whilst I sorted some green waste on the site. We reduced feed roller speed down to about a 1/3. One guy on the chipper, one guy by the stems in case something didn't get snedded right and one guy on the skid steer. All chipped with ease.

 

And last of all what I got my mate rob to make up for the skid steer so I didn't have to change grabs when moving bits on site.

[Taupotreeman]

Is that a chuck and duck chipper?

 

 

Yep, cheap, cheerful and bloody fast.

[Ian Flatters]

Yep, cheap, cheerful and bloody fast.

 

 

The videos I've seen they scare the hell out of me.

[Taupotreeman]

I

The videos I've seen they scare the hell out of me.

 

 

I've seen the same videos Ian and I'm not sure what's going on with those chuck and ducks but they look like they're on steroids. Mine's a whole lot more civilised although it does have a ford commercial 4.9l straight six engine. The worst I've had is a smack around the back of the head on a cold day. I've even been hooked on a branch and been able to pull the branch back out of the blades. I did some research and can't find any serious injuries or fatalities from the old chuck and ducks but heaps come up from the bigger, feed roller choppers. The chuck and ducks, are, at best, agricultural but they're cheap to maintain and buy. I'd love a nice 9 inch bandit or Carlton but just can't justify it at the moment. Still, the C&Ds aren't for everyone.

[Fredward]

Want to buy a 6inch Hansa Ian?

[Taupotreeman]

Want to buy a 6inch Hansa Ian?

 

 

I'd probably want a 9 to be honest mate. I've gotten used to the speed this thing goes at so I reckon a 6 would be a little slow. Happy to be proved incorrect though.

[Fredward]

Ian what size material can go through your chipper without causing issues? It'd be cool to see it in action if you can get a video one day.

[Taupotreeman]

Ian what size material can go through your chipper without causing issues? It'd be cool to see it in action if you can get a video one day.

 

 

The blades are around 11-12 inches but it'll suck through six inches without blinking and at a fair rate of knots. 8 inch logs it'll do too but I can throw a 20 foot long 6 inch chunk in and it's gone in a second or two. I'll try get a video for you. We were chucking full length Dougie fir branches in one after the other off the job and there's no waiting. In fact, you have a hard time keeping up. Like I say, it's pretty agricultural but it does the job. Turned up on a Treescape site with it one day here in NZ. The Treescape boys laughed at me. By the end of the day their 9" Bandit sat quietly on the drive while the boys took turns chucking stuff into the C&D trying to bog it down. Reckoned it was better than their Bandit for chipping Gum.

[Marksquirrell]

First ever tee dismantle today. Bit tricky with BT lines on two sides but rigged it all successfully. Obviously I forgot to take the final picture but I promise you it was a stump. Weather not the best here in crickhowell!

 

 

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[Mick Dempsey]

Nice one, wires is bastids!