Is there any reason single cylinder engines arnt fitted on chippers?

[Big T]

Hiya,

 

Is there any reason that chippers arn`t fitted with single cylinder engines, as most seem to be twin cylinder? Has anyone ever fitted a single cylinder engine on an Entec chippit? My twin cylinder Kholer has died and am looking at a new engine, cash is tight so was looking at a 16hp honda copy engine, but its only a single cylinder, will this make any differance??

[geoff]

Most likely it wont have the torque needed to drive the chipper.

[Breezeblock]

none apart from a bit more vibration

[Big Ben]

My Wallenstein chipper only has one cylinder. Honda 13hp. Does the job, if I get carried away and put some big stuff in it slows up a bit but not had any problems with it yet.

[Big T]

My Wallenstein chipper only has one cylinder. Honda 13hp. Does the job, if I get carried away and put some big stuff in it slows up a bit but not had any problems with it yet.

 

Does your chipper have a shoot?

[Big Ben]

Does your chipper have a shoot?

 

Certainly does, and it flys out pretty well too.

[Big T]

Certainly does, and it flys out pretty well too.

 

Thats interesting, what diameter materal does your chipper take?

[Ian C]

The main reason is as you get bigger they get vibey and dont have the torque of a multi cylinder engine rpm is also limited due to piston size and speed.

[predator]

Hiya,

 

Is there any reason that chippers arn`t fitted with single cylinder engines, as most seem to be twin cylinder? Has anyone ever fitted a single cylinder engine on an Entec chippit? My twin cylinder Kholer has died and am looking at a new engine, cash is tight so was looking at a 16hp honda copy engine, but its only a single cylinder, will this make any differance??

 

theres a reason for the choice of engine and if kholer was not upto it then it would,nt be in use today etc longevity oil filter ( no oil filter ) etc etc small engine stressed short lifespan" as for a well balanced smoother power curve vee twin with and oil filter to keep the nastys out thus longer life of engine as its built to last dont get me wrong here a decent honda engine will fight its corner and work hard for you looked after but there must be a reason why its not used on your machine application not suited etc

[Big Ben]

Thats interesting, what diameter materal does your chipper take?

Supposed to take 4inches, I have tried it and to be fair it did chip it. But I wouldn't want to feed 4inch stuff in it all day.

Its perfect for me, and to be honest most of my customers want to keep any burning sized wood for their log burners.

There are a couple of engine options for my chipper going by the website, mine being the smallest.