best chipper to buy for £6000approx under??

[Czlowiek Drzewo]

Loooking to buy a chipper in the next couple months and need advice...

 

Timberwolf? jensen? Vermeer? Plus and negatives.

 

thanx

[Big 'Ammer]

Does it have to be in the sub 750kg category?

[Czlowiek Drzewo]

Does it have to be in the sub 750kg category?

 

yes ..i have ldv that ain't to powerful.

[Big 'Ammer]

Is that because of your driving license or the LDV?

[Czlowiek Drzewo]

The ldv had 2.0 diesel engine. with full load on back and heavy chipper ..it will struggle real bad. need a small/medium timberwolf or jensen i think.

[Big 'Ammer]

I had a 2.5 litre ldv and pulled a 222 kwik chip turntable about with it, the smaller one with the 2 cyl engine, and it weighed nearly a ton.

 

Did an awful lot of work with that combo.

 

The ldv is low geared, but I wouldn't tow anything heavier than that.

 

Probably get a jensen or a tw, theres plenty about.

 

You'll get something reasonable for 6K that should last you.

 

Realistically, how many hours a week are you going to be using it?

[tommer9]

Loooking to buy a chipper in the next couple months and need advice...

 

Timberwolf? jensen? Vermeer? Plus and negatives.

 

thanx

 

I am probably going to receive hate mail,......but......dont touch entec with someone elses mate(timberwol) they are cheap for a reason. Jensen, vermeer bandit schleising. Buy a gooc second hand one and it will be better than a new timberwolf, and you will get after sales service not b.s. Check out Global Recycling's website- they have some nice second hand machines in your price range at the mo.

[Czlowiek Drzewo]

I have only being in business for around 16 months and getting 2 to 3 days a week at most. So about 10 to 15 hrs a week at most.

 

It is a ldv convoy i have. takes its time but gets job done.

 

Its a lot of money to spend on something that is second hand though and wan to make sure i get the right machine.

 

sick of mashing down though.

[tommer9]

Seriously mate- you are sooooo much better off with a good second hand quality machine than ANY timberwolf. Their build quality is non existent imo. Every one i have had the misfortune to use has broken or something has fallen off. My vermeer is ancient and never lets me down. Ever.

[Czlowiek Drzewo]

Will check out that site mate..just thinking that timberwolf may begood for spare parts though as they are commom..but by the sounds of it its def spare parts i'll need if i get one.