10th GreenMech Restoration.

[Dean Lofthouse]

If I'm reading it right, this machine failed beyond repair after just three years of service?

 

Is that really the machine you want to restore and say: " hey look, we make awesome kit!" ?

 

Not trying to be a parade-pissing sort, just seems odd to me.

 

That isn't how I read it

[Stephen Blair]

Ha ha, I used to use that machine when I was Johns climber in 98!!

 

I had it on the back of the escort van 1 day, slammed on the brakes and it shoved me through a junction in Glasgow!!

 

First chipper I ever jammed up, good times

 

It was a great machine to work.

That machine will have done more on its few years than most would in 10!!

[Stephen Blair]

Edit, just read why it was parked up.

[Gray git]

I think I spotted that being dragged south on the A1 on monday morning closely followed by a safetrack. Think I used one off these about 10 years ago at fountain's good chipper but heavy and never maintain so always blunt but just kept working.

[PeteB]

If I'm reading it right, this machine failed beyond repair after just three years of service?

 

Is that really the machine you want to restore and say: " hey look, we make awesome kit!" ?

 

Not trying to be a parade-pissing sort, just seems odd to me.

 

I'll re-phrase....

 

John purchased this at the Saltex show off of Tony Turner in 1993. Some years later, the engine died, and John parked her up. I would think that that was in the late 1990's. That could be 7 years of hard work before the engine failed. It was discovered in the barn by Alastair Thomson, the GreenMech rep for the north and Scotland after we advertised trying to find the oldest machine....

 

I'll be the first to admit that, compared to today's offerings, our early machines were "awkward", but, you cannot change history.

 

At the time it was sold, this CM200MT45 was a good machine in a market place where you could buy an Exenco gravity fed machine or a Gibbs' WoodChuck. Or a QuickChip or Premier that was a third as much again to buy but did the same job. Nowadays, there are more importers, more dealers, better components and reduced prices and umpteen different models to choose from. H&SE regs have changed as have transport laws - history cannot.

 

There are 4 makes of woodchipper that originate in England, only 3 "volume" suppliers and of them, only 1 true manufacturer. We are proud of manufacturing and proud to have a history that has involved the end users and evolved with changing market places. Look out for the next Factory Tour, we try to take our salesman's hats off and bang on about building machinery instead.

Edited May 22, 2013 by PeteB

[Rich2484]

That looks like it needs to be in a skip for some.

 

For me that looks worth restoring.

 

Do you make any chippers with the sure that opens sideways for access any more? If not why not? If so what ones?

 

Where is the factory again? Just so I know where to look at going for the next factory tour?

[Stephen Blair]

Pete, the last time I fed that chipper was about the 12 th of January 1999.

Johns machines, well Andys really got a hard time. Back in 1999, which is not that long ago, there weren't many tree surgery companies about, a handful compared to now.

The high sided cargo could get filled twice a day easily with that machine, 7 days a week.

Are you giving it back to Andy when it's done?