Fitting crane to a chipper.

[jonsey]

Just priced up a new TP270 at £18k, the Mowi crane attached adds an extra £16K. There must be a cheaper way?? any suggestions?

[Brushcutter]

Is it a tractor mounted chipper?

[jonsey]

Is it a tractor mounted chipper?

 

Yes, I want it to he a one man operation, so not interested in feeding it with a second machine etc, looking for suggestions as 2 a decent crane manufacturer, idea of cost and the ease of which it could be attached??

[treequip]

Get a roof mount

[jonsey]

Get a roof mount

Could do, but I'd rather not.

[Brushcutter]

As said above i'd put the crane on the tractor. Then it can do more things thus adding flexibility and increasing it opportunities to make you money. Its your choice if you want it on the roof or under the window on a frame.

 

Forwarder cranes - www.kesla.fi

Well worth a look they come in all shapes and sizes. can be put on an EH system too.

 

Cranes to look at:

Kronos - most expensive

Kesla

Mowi/fmv

Vren (or however you spell it they were logbus)

Botex

 

 

Either way cranes are expensive but its better on the tractor than just on the chipper.

[jonsey]

As said above i'd put the crane on the tractor. Then it can do more things thus adding flexibility and increasing it opportunities to make you money. Its your choice if you want it on the roof or under the window on a frame.

 

Forwarder cranes - www.kesla.fi

Well worth a look they come in all shapes and sizes. can be put on an EH system too.

 

Cranes to look at:

Kronos - most expensive

Kesla

Mowi/fmv

Vren (or however you spell it they were logbus)

Botex

 

 

Either way cranes are expensive but its better on the tractor than just on the chipper.

 

I appreciate your point, horses for courses obviously, but I've got a forwarding trailer and I don't want to limit my tractors usage by having a great big lump on top and wheels full of water. Ultimately I'm trying to save some dosh, not blow a load more..

[John Shutler]

in my experience, generally unless your a good engineer and decent with a welder you end up with something not quite as good as the thing you can buy for much the same money

by the way I feed my tp 250 with my roofmount

[LGP Eddie]

I'm certain you could get a very cost effective solution with a Farma crane?

 

They do a huge range at a decent price and I would be confident they would get the job done.

 

A TP isn't going to be needing a crane in the full scale biomass chipper league?

 

 

Eddie.

[timtree81]

Get a roof mount

 

 

Yes a roof mount !! £20k for a 560tl