pto chipper

[skyhuck]

Has anyone got any more thoughts on PTO chippers?

 

We are a farm that does a healthy sideline in tree surgeon/green waste processing. We now need our own chipper and have a number of tractors that we can hook it up to - plenty of horse power.

 

So what should I be considering? Probably going to APF, what should I have a look at there?

 

Thanks.

 

What size material are you wanting to chip?

[RichardJ]

That's right. Anything big enough goes for logs.

 

It is the smaller branches and brash that we struggle to deal with. Stobarts take a lot of woodchip off us for their biomass power stations. So if we can convert some of the smaller stuff into acceptable chip for them it would be great.

 

Anything left we are permitted by the EA to compost. So by chipping these smaller branches and brash it should compost quicker/better.

[Brushcutter]

Bandit chippers are worth a look. They don't like short bits too much though.

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

You won't go wrong with a TP chipper easy to maintain and a good strong chipper and does produce some nice chip

 

TP

[arboriculturist]

TP - Inexpensive in comparison to many and if you decide this business is hard to make a decent living from it will be easy to move on. Good luck.

[RichardJ]

Thanks for the advice.

[walkerboys]

Try and go for the tp250 if the buget can stretch to that there's nothing they carnt handle

[Stephen Blair]

Tp 250 is a brilliant machine!

Spec says 100 hp will do it, but better with 120 plus.

[RichardJ]

So a TP 250, any ideas on a ball park figure for one second hand but in decent condition?

 

And any recommendation for a dealer?

 

Thanks everyone for your help.

[walkerboys]

Were abouts are you?theres Atkinson vos in Bentham there tp dealers mine came from there!think they are around 14k for a new 1 worth every last penny