Forst

[GlobalNewark]

Good point IC.

 

What about approaching the dealer and asking to hire the machine for a week/month and if you buy it, will they knock the rental off the purchase price.

 

 

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Yes that's exactly what we do if anyone needs it for that length of time.

[GlobalNewark]

I like that idea. you cant get the feel for a machine in just a few hours of use.

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Simon sorry if I hijacked the thread but you mentioned an interest in our products, not sure where your based but if you would like a demo we have a machine ready to go. If it doesn't work or you don't like it fair enough, all demo/hire options are available.

[oldwoodcutter]

We must have put i dont know how many tons of lime and conifer through the Forst all day today,it performed effortlessly as usual,and having used most makes of chipper at one time or another,i like it.

[Andrew Barrett]

Good point IC.

 

What about approaching the dealer and asking to hire the machine for a week/month and if you buy it, will they knock the rental off the purchase price.

 

 

Sent with my iPhone from me, to you!

 

That's what we did with our towed Jensen 530 we bought from Redwood in Dec 2012. We agreed a reduced rate hire charge for up to a couple of weeks if we didn't keep the demo machine.

 

Prior to that I had hired Charles from Arbrep Services's then eight year old hire Jensen 530 with 700+ hours for a week so I could be sure what a well-looked after older machine would be like.

 

I couldn't agree more strongly with Dean Lofthouse re: using a chipper for only even a few weeks. I thought our last Timberwolfs and Greenmechs were great after even a few months. We'd got rid of both of them between one and two years from purchase. That's why I went to such trouble with the Jensen - didn't want to get stung again. It has been a big relief to have a really good workhorse machine that doesn't go wrong.

 

I have thought for some time that it would be interesting if nobody was allowed to comment on a chipper on Arbtalk unless they'd owned and used it for at least a year!