Chip box airflow.

[TIMON]

The air flow out of the chipper discharge chute into the box pushes the chips back out of the box once I reach about 3/4 full. If I fitted mesh panels in the roof would that let the air flow "through' rather than back out?? Has anyone ever experimented with something like this on their chip box??

Thanks, Ti

[treequip]

I did it once and found it to be a bad idea, it lets dust out and the truck 7.5 ton was permanently dusty inside and out needed a new air cleaner a week later.

[sawman]

We use a mesh top on a 3.5 t canter and I works well. We often chip into to it with a Jensen 340 and that has a fair velocity on chip.

[TIMON]

We use a mesh top on a 3.5 t canter and I works well. We often chip into to it with a Jensen 340 and that has a fair velocity on chip.

 

 

Do you find that you can fill the whole box?or at least improve capacity? I think we probably lose about a cubic meter in volume with the air flow blowing the chip back out....

 

Thanks, Ti

[TIMON]

Or maybe 2x cubic meters even.....

[Stubby]

We have a Canter and a Jensen A 540 and have never experienced what you describe . I adjust the spout to just miss going over the the roof so it makes it right to the back wall and builds from there . We can fill the whole thing right up .

[treequip]

We have a Canter and a Jensen A 540 and have never experienced what you describe . I adjust the spout to just miss going over the the roof so it makes it right to the back wall and builds from there . We can fill the whole thing right up .

 

Same here:thumbup1:

[arboriculturist]

So is the general view closed sides, completely open top?

[Stubby]

So is the general view closed sides, completely open top?

 

Closed sides closed top . Cant really picture whats going on with yours .

[Stephen Blair]

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Distance from spout to bed is too far, the velocity of the chip is slow, no stress makes it dribble.

Often the spout height is lower than the height of the front of the box so is always aimed up the way, so causes ricochete.

Get a Mog and pto chipper, a non spill unit.

Loads of power and draft behind the chip, spout is high and very close to the chip box, mine is actually just inside the box and the opening to the whole box is about 12"x8", so not much room for it too bounce back even when getting full.

 

 

Edit, apologies I have just read again and you haven't mentioned your set up, I have presumed it's a tipper and tow behind!

 

 

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Edited June 27, 2014 by Stephen Blair