Pros & cons to owning a tracked chipper

[Johny Walker]

Same trailer I had with mine, built like a tank:laugh1:

 

 

why have you cut the runners (that stop the machine tipping off the trailer) down?

 

jensen track are bigger than a tw,its wedged in @ the front never strapped 1. down ,

[JLA Arborists]

 

Can be a pain in the arse to chip when it is on the trailer

 

 

If you get a full width tail ramp on your trailer there's no need to take it off.

[Johny Walker]

What trailer is that Johnny? looks like my Indespension plant trailer only smaller.

 

think it ws made by arbplant as it ws then ,

[JaySmith]

If you get a full width tail ramp on your trailer there's no need to take it off.

 

Yeah we have got a full width ramp but the problem we have is the trailer sits a bit high and the guys don't like chipping with it on the trailer. Some times we might do three jobs in a day for the local council so it can be a bit of a faff to load and unload each time

[simonm]

So it has being decided then...tracked chipper it is! but now the question is what vehicle to tow it??? transit just will not cut it! i have actually got an operators licence but have never registered a vehicle on it so owt over 3.5t is no issue.

[Matthew Storrs]

why won,t transit tow it?? they,re aren't really that heavy circa 1200kg plus a 600kg trailer, surely a transit will cope fine with 1.8t. Or what about an Isuzu grafter?

 

Landy- I tow a 2.8t digger with mine (3500kg by the time its on the trailer) plus 500kg of attachments in the pickup bed- does it but not easily!

[simonm]

why won,t transit tow it?? they,re aren't really that heavy circa 1200kg plus a 600kg trailer, surely a transit will cope fine with 1.8t. Or what about an Isuzu grafter?

 

Landy- I tow a 2.8t digger with mine (3500kg by the time its on the trailer) plus 500kg of attachments in the pickup bed- does it but not easily!

 

Trailer = 550kg

 

Chipper 1335kg

 

Towing capacity of van 2.250 kg

 

So in theory yes it will tow it but in reality its a 2004 transit 90bhp! by the time i have got a wheelbarrow full of logs on board men & tools in will deffo be overloaded and i honestly think it would kill the van. Are them grafters 3.5t? i really like canters or them 6.5t ivecos look decent, its just more expense as usual.

[JaySmith]

Trailer = 550kg

 

Chipper 1335kg

 

Towing capacity of van 2.250 kg

 

So in theory yes it will tow it but in reality its a 2004 transit 90bhp! by the time i have got a wheelbarrow full of logs on board men & tools in will deffo be overloaded and i honestly think it would kill the van. Are them grafters 3.5t? i really like canters or them 6.5t ivecos look decent, its just more expense as usual.

 

Yeah the grafters are 3.5ton, but if you get the wide cab like the one in the pic then essentially it is a 5 ton downrated truck. Has a 3.5 ton towing capacity and pulls the tracked and trailer like a train. Have had the tracked and trailer which weigh around 2ton plus say 3 ton on the back (obviously not on the public highway) and the truck still pulls well. The grafters are well geared for towing

[Johny Walker]

Trailer = 550kg

 

Chipper 1335kg

 

Towing capacity of van 2.250 kg

 

So in theory yes it will tow it but in reality its a 2004 transit 90bhp! by the time i have got a wheelbarrow full of logs on board men & tools in will deffo be overloaded and i honestly think it would kill the van. Are them grafters 3.5t? i really like canters or them 6.5t ivecos look decent, its just more expense as usual.

 

if you want to use a transit ,look for a 140hp engine 1,

[Johny Walker]

Yeah the grafters are 3.5ton, but if you get the wide cab like the one in the pic then essentially it is a 5 ton downrated truck. Has a 3.5 ton towing capacity and pulls the tracked and trailer like a train. Have had the tracked and trailer which weigh around 2ton plus say 3 ton on the back (obviously not on the public highway) and the truck still pulls well. The grafters are well geared for towing

 

them tw150t weigh about 1200kg & the trailer are 550kg =1750