Which self powered chippers are the most fuel economical?

[Big 'Ammer]

Following on from Dean's Chipper Revs Mod thread;

 

Which makes and models do you find greedy on fuel and which are the most frugal?

[Ian C]

Thats going to denend on make and model Nige, eg: a tinnywolf 125 with a 20hp petrol is going to be better on fuel that say a 55hp diesel thats in my greenmech. I do find my Greenmech a bit thirsty on juice but it can knock some brash through in an hour. to run all day i reckon it would use 20 quid or so mybe more.

[John Hancock]

I’m not sure you’ll find figures on fuel economy for chippers – would be interesting to find out though. My BC100XL costs over £100 to fill up and lasts a surprisingly long time! I’ll make a note of the hours next time I fill up. Guess it all depends what your chipping and how heavy your working the engine…

[Ian C]

My BC100XL costs over £100 to fill up.

 

No wonder the council charge is so high!

[Big 'Ammer]

I was wondering what the poular Timberwolf and Greenmech models were like.

 

I've never used either make.

 

I found the Kwik Chip 222 with the 27 HP engine very economical providing it wasn't force fed a lot of large stuff, but this was really too small an engine for a chipper of this size and weight.

 

The next 222 I had had a 45hp 4 cyl turbo engine and was well on top of its work and very economical with it.

 

I've used most of the Jensens and have one now.

 

As a direct comparison, the three cyl Kubota in the tracked 530 uses a lot less fuel than the four cyl engine they put in the same machine on wheels.

 

I found the four cyl Kubota very greedy on fuel.

[Johny Walker]

I was wondering what the poular Timberwolf and Greenmech models were like.

 

I've never used either make.

 

I found the Kwik Chip 222 with the 27 HP engine very economical providing it wasn't force fed a lot of large stuff' date=' but this was really too small an engine for a chipper of this size and weight.

 

The next 222 I had had a 45hp 4 cyl turbo engine and was well on top of its work and very economical with it.

 

I've used most of the Jensens and have one now.

 

As a direct comparison, the three cyl Kubota in the tracked 530 uses a lot less fuel than the four cyl engine they put in the same machine on wheels.

 

I found the four cyl Kubota very greedy on fuel.[/quote']

 

great chipper, on a full days chipping it may use half a tank = 2.5 gallons @ the mo a tank lasting all week, but having sharp blades helps the fuel go a bit further

[Stephen Blair]

i would reckon the engine not working hard would be the best, no stress really means the engine is too small. i can run the mog all day with a 10 inch chipper on about 12 gallons.

[Dean Lofthouse]

i would reckon the engine not working hard would be the best, no stress really means the engine is too small. i can run the mog all day with a 10 inch chipper on about 12 gallons.

 

I can run a ten inch chipper all day on about 4 gall, get shut of the mog or get one of those new fangle electronic throttle controls that shuts the revs down between feeds, would be brill for a mog

[Stephen Blair]

I can run a ten inch chipper all day on about 4 gall, get shut of the mog or get one of those new fangle electronic throttle controls that shuts the revs down between feeds, would be brill for a mog

 

no need dean, i have headsets, so i can shout orders from the other side of the building. if someone is doing something that is annoying me i can just say it, or if they need a little pointer on how to organise their chipping i can just tell them. and i never leave a chipper un manned, probably because its out on the street because it wont fit on the driveway:blushing:its all about flow of the branches, when its not flowing sweet. stop the chipper and stack.

[Dean Lofthouse]

its all about flow of the branches, when its not flowing sweet. stop the chipper and stack.

 

Thats the ticket, shouldn't be any other way