Is this a forage harvester conversion?

[skyhuck]

Claas 651 HD 6in Wood Chipper | eBay

[Johny Walker]

it certainly looks like it ,didnt know class made chippers

[Stephen Blair]

I wonder if the flywheels heavy enough?

Grass seems nice and soft compared to trees .

[shavey]

hello yes it looks like a class 61 judging by the pics

[Rich2484]

Big machine for just 6 inch...

[Lyn Ed]

i'd say yes it is a claas forage harvester, years ago one dealer down our way used to feed logs into one on demo days.

[treequip]

Certainly looks like a conversion.

 

I used a converted on once, cumbersome to say the least

 

This particular example isn't HSE compliant and that in feed control looks like its going to get a false trip every second branch

[T33eco]

Wow there's an accident waiting to happen

[Tom D]

I reckon chopping grass is as hard as chopping logs, its wet and very heavy, they are certainly horsepower hungry, the self propelled ones are in the 400Hp+ range so they must be built strong, not sure the blade design will be the same though…

 

Why not just buy a chipper though, thats designed for the job?

[Stephen Blair]

More like there's a huge wood chipper market and a very small tow behind forage harvester market!

It would be ideal for crane feeding with your tractor , just take off that hopper. The pro will run at any angle so you can kick out the front end for feeding.

1 job would pay for itself and you could shuttle trailers aswell.