Is this a proper chipper?

[normandylumberjack]

Having a look at chippers on fleabay and found this. Is it a real vemeer chipper or is it some kind of copy?

 

I dont really know about the chippers available other than Timberwolf and bandit etc. but it looks a bit odd to me. Shouldn't it have a safety stop lever thing around the hopper?

 

Is it worth considering as an option if cheap enough? although i think if you have doubts you should just steer clear.

[Johny Walker]

Having a look at chippers on fleabay and found this. Is it a real vemeer chipper or is it some kind of copy?

 

I dont really know about the chippers available other than Timberwolf and bandit etc. but it looks a bit odd to me. Shouldn't it have a safety stop lever thing around the hopper?

 

Is it worth considering as an option if cheap enough? although i think if you have doubts you should just steer clear.

 

is it that green 1, if nso its fasily old ,4" ,prob no good for fulltime tree work

[normandylumberjack]

Wood Chipper , Like Timberwolf | eBay

 

Sorry forgot to add a link!

[Hedge hunter]

bit small...

[Shane]

We had one of them at school, we used it to sharpen our pencils.

 

Seriously, it looks like a very old model, spare parts might be a problem.

Stick with the popular makes, they are popular for a reason.

[rowan lee]

That's a mid 1980's model. Genuine vermeer alright.

 

this would be its modern day equivalent:

http://www2.vermeer.com/vermeer/NA/en/N/equipment/brush_chippers/bc600xl

Edited September 15, 2013 by rowan lee

[Ty Korrigan]

Hello Chap,

Worthwhile remembering that here in France that trailers over 500kg need to carry their own registration.

There is no chance on earth that you will be able to register a second hand chipper made before October 2012.

 

Trailers greater than 500 Kg (PTAC, laden weight) must:

•be registered, hold a Certificat d'immatriculation (Carte Grise) registration document and have registration plates (apply at the Préfecture)

•have a certificate of insurance (certificat d'assurance), which must be shown in a waterproof holder in the front nearside window of the towing vehicle, on the front nearside of the trailer or next to the insurance certificate (certificat d'assurance) of the towing vehicle

 

Whilst chippers and trailers are less expensive in the U.K, unless they conform to French Norms and manufacturer can supply an EU certificate of conformity then you are wasting your time and money.

You can always unbolt a chipper from it's chassis and transfer it to a legal French one though...OR, buy a tracked chipper OR get a PTO driven one for a small tractor.

I've been through all this last year before we bit the bullet and bought our Quadchip through a French dealer.

Regards

Ty

[PeteB]

Good Post Stewart, thanks for giving the heads up to others with rose tinted glasses. Very best wishes.....