Show us your Arb Diggers please.

[doobin]

1 hour ago, s o c said:

Latest toy on its second job.(hitachi Zaxis 30

long back garden with some hefty ash to come out.

only 2 inches to spare getting in gate at tight right angle.

brash out front, timber out back to cul de sac surrounded by cranky ladies.

would have been a tough one without mini digger.

I don't like to piss on anyone's chips regarding using diggers for arb work, as I'm a huge fan. But what am I missing? Why on earth didn't you park the chipper under the tree?

[s o c]

 

 

2 hours ago, doobin said:

I don't like to piss on anyone's chips regarding using diggers for arb work, as I'm a huge fan. But what am I missing? Why on earth didn't you park the chipper under the tree?

Chip has to be removed.

cul de sac at back has , cranky ladies,French tree huggers, guesthouse,

city council parking spaces, powerline ,fancy wall, 4 feet higher than site

We have to stack the timber back there with mini digger and reach in with tractor/crane Saturday morning when cul de sac is quiet .

This way, 2 lads are climbing steadily and rigging where necessary.

digger is keeping drop zones clear ,

chipper noise is at clients house and not beside cranky ladies.

each crew member working nice and steady and hydraulics doing the heavy dragging and lifting.

 

Edited April 10, 2022 by s o c

[doobin]

15 minutes ago, s o c said:

 

 

Chip has to be removed.

cul de sac at back has , cranky ladies,French tree huggers, guesthouse,

city council parking spaces, powerline ,fancy wall, 4 feet higher than site

We have to stack the timber back there with mini digger and reach in with tractor/crane Saturday morning when cul de sac is quiet .

This way, 2 lads are climbing steadily and rigging where necessary.

digger is keeping drop zones clear ,

chipper noise is at clients house and not beside cranky ladies.

each crew member working nice and steady and hydraulics doing the heavy dragging and lifting.

 

Each to their own. Personally I like to avoid the trail of bits and pieces leading to the chipper as much as possible, especially with stuff like ash- I'd have chipped into a couple of ton bags or even a big bulking bucket and carried it out if the only lift was a digger. I also have no problem telling neighbours who complain about noise where to stick it 🤣

[woody paul]

30 minutes ago, doobin said:

even a big bulking bucket

Have been thinking of making a chip bin to put on my little loader to get chips out of garden, would probably be less trips back and forth then grabbing brash and carrying it to chipper. 

[doobin]

48 minutes ago, woody paul said:

Have been thinking of making a chip bin to put on my little loader to get chips out of garden, would probably be less trips back and forth then grabbing brash and carrying it to chipper. 

It’s so much easier. I reckon even with just a mini chipper and loader the average (back) garden tree removal is more efficient. 
 

Im a total convert, especially for things like bramble etc growing up in the tree. Just feed it straight into the hopper. You really notice (or rather don’t) the lack of mess from the drag too. 

[dumper]

2 minutes ago, doobin said:

It’s so much easier. I reckon even with just a mini chipper and loader the average (back) garden tree removal is more efficient. 
 

Im a total convert, especially for things like bramble etc growing up in the tree. Just feed it straight into the hopper. You really notice (or rather don’t) the lack of mess from the drag too. 

So can you attach the chipper to the skidsteer?

[woody paul]

54 minutes ago, dumper said:

So can you attach the chipper to the skidsteer?

The loader is a Tobroco giant 204 so yes can tow timberwolf 150. 

[Stephen Blair]

10- 12 armfuls of branches fills a wheelybin full of chip going through a micro chipper.

  Definitely worth doing compared to dragging brash.  

[carlos]

4 hours ago, s o c said:

 

 

Chip has to be removed.

cul de sac at back has , cranky ladies,French tree huggers, guesthouse,

city council parking spaces, powerline ,fancy wall, 4 feet higher than site

We have to stack the timber back there with mini digger and reach in with tractor/crane Saturday morning when cul de sac is quiet .

This way, 2 lads are climbing steadily and rigging where necessary.

digger is keeping drop zones clear ,

chipper noise is at clients house and not beside cranky ladies.

each crew member working nice and steady and hydraulics doing the heavy dragging and lifting.

 

sounds pretty efficient to me. there always what you would like to do but then there is what you can do onsite, part of the arbwork puzzle, blending the two together so everyones happy

[doobin]

32 minutes ago, dumper said:

So can you attach the chipper to the skidsteer?

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