Hiring out a chipper

[Will Heal]

Just an idea me and a mate were talking about last night. There seems to be a shortage of chippers to hire around here and I know a couple of lads who would hire one a lot. Would it be worth buying a chipper and hiring it out? Do I need insurance for it or any license? Does anyone do this? I would only hire it to people I know and I can do most of the maintenance myself. Thoughts and ideas much appreciated

[Brushcutter]

Chat to your insurance company would be my first step as i bet there is a lot of insurance issues. I also expect there is some sort of plant hire scheme thing too.

 

Will you need to see a CoC before you can hire it to them.

PUWER records (will you need independent ones too?)

Insurance details for the client your hiring it too for hired in plant.

Data protection

Cost of keeping spares

Do you pick it up/take it away or do they?

What size machines your stand 5-6" machines/micro or 10" plus or a range.

 

If you buy yourself a chipper how much hire time does it have to have to pay its keep? Nothing worse than having 30k worth of kit costing you yard/workshop space and insurance to keep and only going out once a week.

 

There is a lot to think about these are just off the top of my head. There must be money in it or nobody would bother.

 

Personally I'd not hire my chipper to anybody without an operator firstly so a load of rakings doesn't go through it at the end of the day. Even with people you know it does happen. I've seen the excuse its only a hire/lease/loan thrown around so much its depressing.

[leafcut]

I think the only way to actually make the chipper pay for itself is to use it yourself on your own arb jobs, but also hire it out "with an operator". That way you know how the machine is being treated/operated/not being abused etc. There are a lot of folk out there who havnt done a chipper course, I shudder at the thought of some inexperienced lad manouvering a tracked chipper off/on the trailer, then negotiating mrs buckets prize roses as well as the neww garage wall/gate etc. The going rate for a 6" infeed chipper is around £180 per day and that includes the person hiring picking it up and dropping it back off. Most of my customers dont want the hassle of running a chipper and prefer a full/half day deal...good luck...Nick Pearson, Timberline-Roe Ltd.

[Hodge]

I used to hire my chipper out but it was not looked after like I would of expected from tree surgeons. I now only hire with an operator, I put a price on to not get the job of chipping other people's crap. The best way to run is to have no worrys, renting your chipper out can be a stupid move.

[michaelknapp]

hi all i would say the same thing i would not rent a chipper oput without an operator as well its like all machinery it is so easy to abuse not care about

[Garyjp]

i need to rent a chipper so made a call today to get a quote... £150 first day, £110 each day after that. (TW150). maybe that helps you figure out if its worth it.

 

Anyone know anywhere cheaper?? southwest/midlands.

[Ian C]

on another forum i use they have a monthly piccy competion,no prizes but the winner gets to choose the subject of the next months compotition.just thought to get the ball rolling

 

I don't rent out either, mugs game shifting other people's crap.

[Tom D]

My heizo is available to hire (with operator) for the right job it would really pay to get it in. I can chip 20 - 30 transit loads in a day, not that you'd use it that way.

 

No way I'd hire my other chippers out, not without a man anyway.

[Mark Bolam]

The thing with chipping other people's crap is that you're invariably working for idiots who didn't think things through.

 

 

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[Hodge]

The thing with chipping other people's crap is that you're invariably working for idiots who didn't think things through.

 

 

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Bravo that man!!