Crane fed chipper

[waz77]

I get the picture gray git,could do it the other way round with the link ends welded to the chipper bracket so no need to modify the crane, thanks for info so far guys

[waz77]

Some big box section that is welded up with some mounts on it. Chipper bolts to the frame frame bolts to the crane and the crane bolts to the linkage.

 

Hope you have a big tractor as it will be heavy.

 

That's pretty much what I had in mind, rear links hold 5t so is doable, might be a bit bouncy on the road tho :-/

[Gray git]

Once the crane is swung over the cab and onto a grab bar it shifts s lot of weight forward so reduces the bounce loads and reduces the rear overhang/tailswing.

[Stephen Blair]

Things to think about.

Bandit 90 is pretty small for crane feeding.

Your hopper will get wrecked, and you will take out your stop bar.

Operating the stop bar from the controls.

If your seat doesn't spin in the tractor, your going to get a sore neck and back very quickly.

If the controls are outside, it's not going to be pleasant and shutting things down quick isn't ideal.

Disc Chippers don't like getting rammed with wood, it's easy done, I've broke blades with a 5" thick, length of Conny.

Is this for just making life easier on the odd tree surgery job or for serious Woodfuel chipping.

Most things that get adapted are always a large compromise and steep learning curve, and whatever amount of money you think it will cost, time and effort and loss of earnings trying to get it all to work will really add up.

If you added up your crane, chipper and tractor and compared it against a valmet roof mount and small heizo and had work lined up for it doing Woodfuel then I'd go for the right kit.

Just my 2p:001_smile:

[Brushcutter]

That's pretty much what I had in mind, rear links hold 5t so is doable, might be a bit bouncy on the road tho :-/

 

I have a bandit 150 it weighs 1.5 tonne and my 3 tonne linkage only just picks it up.

 

Not sure how much a 90 and a crane weighs but maybe 2 tonnes. It's all a long way from the ball ends so its probally in real terms closer to 4t.