How to move a broke down tracked chipper?

[Joel77]

Always thought how screwed i would be if the tracked chipper broke down in the middle of nowhere! how would you move it, as in could you winch it onto a trailer? would it even move or would it knacker the hydraulics?

 

I also use tracked chippers in places where if it broke down I'd be f##ked so if it does happen to me

I'll knock up 2 skids out of metal ( like ski,s ) then braise then together with angle iron using nuts n bolts as depending how tracks was set when it broke down use ratchet stap to secure chipper to skids then bolt a winch on front of skids ( if your chipper is not fitted with one ) then use trees, ground anchor, etc to winch it back to a pick up point

To get chipper on skids jack one side up at a time using a farm jack and slide skids under

This should work nicely and will be easy on the winch and batters I'd use the 1200lbs winch about £250 on eBay with mounting plate and power it of chipper battery 1st then booster pack

 

Good luck

[Haironyourchest]

Get an old car bonnet under the front of the tracks and tirfor it out. Buy a crate of beer and invite some mates round to take turn on the handle....

[aspenarb]

Get an old car bonnet under the front of the tracks and tirfor it out. Buy a crate of beer and invite some mates round to take turn on the handle....

 

 

Invite them round for a surf and turf , just dont tell them the chippers doing the surfing and they are doing the turfing:sneaky2:

 

Bob

[Haironyourchest]

Surf and Turf!!! love it...And invite the girls as well, to cheer on the lads. And throw another prawn on the barbie.....

[peatff]

who mentioned the Romans?...though I'm sure even they could move a chipper, tracked or otherwise..

If we're going to be silly

What did the Romans ever do for us ?

 

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[Mark Bolam]

Leave it where it is.

Lie in wait with a 12-bore until the dids have got it back to the road for you, then reclaim it.

[biggarlogs]

Leave it where it is.

Lie in wait with a 12-bore until the dids have got it back to the road for you, then reclaim it.

 

Best plan yet

[33bk]

Make sure you hire the machine , get them to deliver to site .it break down there problem site and watch someone else struggle ?

[Stihllymok]

Arbtalk at its finest:biggrin:

one of the best threads yet!