loading a chipper

[Charleton Chips]

what do you use for loading your chipper. do you use a crane or loader. pictures would be helpful. also what equipment do you use for reducing the size down

[LGP Eddie]

I'm very lucky in having a couple of Engcon equipped excavators to load my Farmi Chipper.

The ability to see exactly what's happening plus the ability to tilt and rotate a grab that is fixed and not free swinging gives so much more control of the operation.

 

We differ slightly in mainly doing wetland work and usually trying to get willow through the chipper in some dodgy places, so not really a production chipping operation.

My point however is that in many applications I'm certain that an excavator could be a much safer and productive way of loading a chipper than some currently utilised.

 

However it's all about cost and what works for your own system, plus a bit of use what you've got already?

 

Eddie.

[combined tree services]

Hi Josy , we run a jensen a240 (10x12 inch) machine and although its a world apart from your new chipper i can say that we find feeding the chipper with the crane on our valtra to be really simple and effective , although it is hard to see into the hopper from the cab it is still very productive , the plus side to this system is that if your site is limited on space then this is a compact set up that can deliver a good output , we have tried using diggers with grabs but it always seems to be a load of hastle having to get the tractor and chipper into one position , then get the digger into position but oh then that wont work as thee is nowhere to put the trailer we are chipping into .

 

Have you thought about speaking to A.C Price to see if they can fit a crane onto your chipper ? i thought that it was an additional option that you can get when ordering ?

[woody paul]

What's wrong arms beginning to ache.

[Rich2484]

I have never used a machine to load the chipper. It would work tho. Greenmech cm220. Thought about trying it one day but don't have a machine to load it with.

[jamesmerriman7]

Thats a tidy setup you have there Eddie! I was looking at an 8 tonne excavator but went for a 6 tonner mainly due to price and it could fit onto my multi purpose trailer. Who sells those grabs looks neat... Guessing the wide tracks are alot more stable and good in wet areas! 13 tonne machine be too big in woodlands where as 8 tonne machine more nimble...

Here's mine Doosan DX60R With JPM multi purpose trailer bought from Jack @ Mason Bros.

 

 

 

[Gray git]

 

 

This is the setup I use for a fellow arbtalker to chip biomass, 3ton jcb with a botex grab.

Visability is good but sometimes a pain having 2 things to take to site if its a 1 man job.

[Charleton Chips]

jamesmerriman7 what else do you use the doosan for

 

combined tree services have you got any photos

 

LGP Eddie you have some nice equipment

 

Gray git what model is that heizohack is the photo

[combined tree services]

jamesmerriman7 what else do you use the doosan for

 

combined tree services have you got any photos

 

LGP Eddie you have some nice equipment

 

Gray git what model is that heizohack is the photo

 

i will get tommer to post some pictures tomorrow , although our chipper is not anywhere near the size of yours i would still highly recommend a valmet and crane , we are looking to fit a camera into the top of the chipper in-feed hopper that will allow us to see exactly whats going on in the hopper while we are loading it

[LGP Eddie]

James and Josy, many thanks for your kind comments and the Kubota's are very high spec machines.

 

James your own is a very tidy setup and in reality you chose wisely with the 6 tonner, which are packing some serious punch these days whilst being really easy to transport plus very frugal to run.

 

The Grab is part of the Engcon Tiltrotator systems that both machines are equipped with, and these really do take things to another level.

Having the grab solid mounted and being able to both Tilt and Rotate allows for angles never previously possible and fantastic control.

 

We do a lot of wetland clearance, and the system can take really high sustained loadings whist removing roots etc with no issues.

 

The wide pads are obviously for our intended applications, but they never really cause hassles in any applications always minimising surface damage plus giving brilliant stability.

 

There's an early video of the 8 tonner with the Engcon and Grab in action here, it's only done by a cable tie and the Blackberry but you'll get the idea of the control available.

It makes chipper loading easy for me and I like to see what's going into the chipper.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxJ-OLUOrGQ]'Swamp Logging' by Moorlands Specialist Excavations Ltd - YouTube[/ame]

 

I've got to say I'm really getting into this roof mount idea and the 'Jake' mounting system.

I've not yet seen a Botex mounted on a Jake?

Can it be done or has it been done?

 

Those Heizohack certainly look the way forward for me, but the Kesla that was pictured on another thread has a lovely twin axle setup on the rear that looked big enough to carry a 3 tonne machine along to site in one go?

 

Eddie.